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To: nigel bates who wrote (15176)8/6/1998 4:06:00 PM
From: Doug Skrypek  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 17305
 
Nig: My opinion is that IBM is simply "hyping" an old story.

An 8" SOI (SIMOX) wafer costs approx $250

An 8" Si prime/polished wafer costs approx $90

Thats alot more than the 10% IBM is talking about in the CBS article.