They are still number one in patenting things, whatever they are. I wonder if they can charge for every DRAM cell from memory manufacturers. 1 cent per DRAM cell is enough !! The person who invented it (Bob Denard) didn't get too much money for it, but nevertheless freedom to DO ANY RESEARCH he wants in the company. Bob Denard was awared IBM fellow in 1979.
Among others, the article sites a patent about "a method to swing on swing" and is invented by a 5 year old. WTF.
I invent a way to fart, at a particular angle and intensity which clears all people in vicinity.
Is this what scientists and researchers investigate these days on the name of science ? Find few more variables and optimize it or find variables and vary them and plot 100 graphs to write in a journal. Weak.
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Cheers...
I agree.
One advantage of that manual exercise is that I have some feel for numbers, unlike a blonde who thought when you multiply by 10, you magically add 0 in the end. Don't ask me what happened when she was dividing by 10.
For prototype demonstration, e-beam is acceptable. People in lithography know that they can ultimately print smaller (with expensive reflection optics and using F2 lamp source). That process development is done in parallel with device/circuit technology. In early 90s no one thought that they would be able to print 100nm lines with the type of tools they had. But still active research was done using ebeam to justify the need to made smaller devices. If smaller devices don't give performance benefit, there was no need for miniturization. This positive feedback triggered advancements in lithography.
And E-beam is still used to make masks ($100,000+ spent for critical levels).
This work is definitely worth mentioning. And it will be presented by David Fried at IEDM conference. I have priviledge to know Fried when he was a graduate student at Cornell University trying to make independent gate finfets.
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Let me get my calculator. Aa aa ok I cannot enter the exact number it doesn't have enough digits.
Bill G said 4 digit number should be enough for everyone.
Just making the Solaris OS opensource doesn't mean you will get all linux developers force on your side too. True there will be some initial momentum of people trying to port application for Solaris, then it will be more determined by the market share. People will always prefer to have more choices. -a
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May be you should show some cleavage !!
damn !!!
Among others, the article sites a patent about "a method to swing on swing" and is invented by a 5 year old. WTF.
I invent a way to fart, at a particular angle and intensity which clears all people in vicinity.
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Is this what scientists and researchers investigate these days on the name of science ? Find few more variables and optimize it or find variables and vary them and plot 100 graphs to write in a journal. Weak. -a
Cheers ...
I agree.
One advantage of that manual exercise is that I have some feel for numbers, unlike a blonde who thought when you multiply by 10, you magically add 0 in the end. Don't ask me what happened when she was dividing by 10.
when they say "with revenues well under $50 million" does it mean very very low ~$5? My income is well under $5 billion too. Yeah well under ...
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For prototype demonstration, e-beam is acceptable. People in lithography know that they can ultimately print smaller (with expensive reflection optics and using F2 lamp source). That process development is done in parallel with device/circuit technology. In early 90s no one thought that they would be able to print 100nm lines with the type of tools they had. But still active research was done using ebeam to justify the need to made smaller devices. If smaller devices don't give performance benefit, there was no need for miniturization. This positive feedback triggered advancements in lithography. And E-beam is still used to make masks ($100,000+ spent for critical levels). This work is definitely worth mentioning. And it will be presented by David Fried at IEDM conference. I have priviledge to know Fried when he was a graduate student at Cornell University trying to make independent gate finfets. -a
I-Names ... ...
what is next I-address, I-telephone, I-slashdot
So when I clicked on the news, it said move on ...
And now it is offtopic !!
Nothing for you to see here. Please move along.
In our days we used smoke signal .....
Let me get my calculator. Aa aa ok I cannot enter the exact number it doesn't have enough digits. Bill G said 4 digit number should be enough for everyone.
How can you have strong and yet casual relationship ? Nerds, by definition, have relationship with a gadget till it becomes obselete. -a
Just making the Solaris OS opensource doesn't mean you will get all linux developers force on your side too. True there will be some initial momentum of people trying to port application for Solaris, then it will be more determined by the market share. People will always prefer to have more choices.
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