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To: Paul Dieterich who wrote (5749)6/9/1998 9:42:00 AM
From: Mason Barge  Respond to of 10921
 
It certainly looks like it would change the transport market radically. But it's way too early to tell -- please note the last couple of sentences:
<<Several equipment manufacturers, including Tokyo Electron,
are cooperating with the Ohmi group to implement the concept
on actual manufacturing equipment. "It will take at least six
months to implement the new concept to the system, >>

This is nothing more than what seems like a good idea at this stage. Now they need to try it with "actual manufacturing equipment" (LOL). Even if this works like they say it might, I'd imagine we won't see it in production for three or four years.