Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Technology Stocks : Stock Swap -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Patrick Slevin who wrote (14333)	6/9/1998 10:12:00 AM
From: Trader X	Respond to of 17305

= 3. Veeco Receives New $2.1 Million Order for Automated Atomic Force Microscopes PLAINVIEW, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 3, 1998--Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ:VECO - news), today announced it has received a new $2.1 million order for three Dimension(TM) 9000 Atomic Force Microscopes (AFMs) from a leading U.S. data storage manufacturer. The systems will be used to measure wafer-level step height on advanced magnetoresistive (MR) thin film magnetic heads (TFMHs) during production. Shipments are expected to be completed by the end of the year. biz.yahoo.com -- doesn't take a brain surgeon to figure out that a) nanobots will have a huge impact on technology in the next century, b) Veeco currently makes a vital piece of equipment for researching and constructing nanobots. c) this could be a huge bit of biz for them as an aside from their harddrive core biz in the future. just some thoughts... Tx Tx