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icopolymers. The results have been impressive.
As IC manufacturers develop transistors for the 45 -nm technology
node, high-k materials such as hafnium silicates will replace silicon
dioxide (SiO2 ) for the gate dielectric. Jeffery W.

FSI maintains a Web site at http://www.

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The new etch process involves contacting
high-k films with a dilute, fluoride-containing solution to achieve a
desired selective etch of the high-k film.

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(Nasdaq: ICOC)
announces the following Webcast:
(Logo: http://www.8Kbps connection to the Internet.)

Patent and
Trademark Office has awarded the company a patent for a new process to
etch high dielectric constant (high-k) films with high selectivity.

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Biro of ICO, Inc. 713. Rust Bullet(R) contains no zinc, no chromates, no acids, no heavy
metals, and complies with Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) limits regulated by
the Environmental Protection Agency and the more stringent regulations of the
state of California.
FSI's new, patented process provides IC manufacturers with the ability
to quickly and selectively remove thin films of high-k materials using
existing FSI platforms.
"We have received considerable interest in this patented
technology from many leading, global IC manufacturers as they move to
develop devices at the 45-nm node and beyond," said Dr. More
information on the company's patent portfolio and Intellectual
Property and Licensing Program is available on the FSI Web site at
http://www.

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com
Website: http://www. However, removing high-k films using
traditional techniques for SiO2 is difficult and largely ineffective. FSI has successfully
demonstrated this process for selectively removing hafnium silicate at
the company's development laboratory in Chaska, Minn.

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"The USPTO was impressed by both your
real-life results and your independent scientific laboratory results.

Business Editors /High-Tech Editors

MINNEAPOLIS----FSI International,
Inc. is a global supplier of surface
conditioning equipment technology and support services for
microelectronics manufacturing. Using the Company's broad portfolio of
cleaning products, which include batch and single-wafer platforms for
immersion , spray, vapor and CryoKinetic technologies, customers are
able to achieve their process performance , flexibility and
productivity goals.

This category contains sites concerned with the supply and use of products designed to remove cutting and machining burs and/or create a smoothly finished surface .

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This is the first time the U. The second patent covers methods of protecting surfaces,
either on land or at sea.
Rust Bullet(R) can be brushed, rolled, or sprayed over clean or rusted
metal .

FSI International Awarded U.S. Patent on Method for Etching High-k Films for Advanced Technology Nodes

FSI currently has more than 90 active
U.

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HOUSTON, ICO, Inc.351.S. Rust Bullet, LLC was granted the exclusive rights to the product
and tested Rust Bullet(R) extensively before bringing it to the coatings
market. It is guaranteed to last 10 years.
This patent adds to FSI's extensive IC surface preparation
intellectual property portfolio.

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ICO remains an industry leader in
size reduction , compounding and other tolling services for plastic and
non-plastic materials. The
first patent covers a method and composition for protecting rusty surfaces
from corrosion.

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The new process , which will be used at the 45-nm node and below,
enables wet etching of high-k films - something not possible with
traditional dielectric wet etch techniques.com

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Air Force jet wingtips from abrasion during flight." So far, there have been no
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Contact: Rust Bullet, LLC 1- 800-245-1600
Email at: Info@RustBullet.

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(Minimum Requirements to listen to broadcast: The Windows Media Player
software, downloadable free from
http://www. RENO, Nev.fsi-intl.

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and at least a 28.

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How: Live over the Internet -- Simply log on to the web at the
address above.4100

Investors are invited to participate in the conference by dialing
913-981-4900, passcode 1621824.S. An important step in building
the transistor is removal of the gate dielectric from contact regions
after gate patterning. patents in place, with an additional 28 patents pending.

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newscom.

Contact: Jon C.newscom.
"According to extensive independent scientific testing, Rust Bullet(R) is
the most effective, longest lasting, and easiest to use rust/corrosion-control
product on the market," said Bob Murphy, a founder and the late President/CEO
of Rust Bullet(R). If the
finished surface becomes chipped, rust will not spread and a simple touch up
will reseal the chip, providing fast, easy, low -cost maintenance.
The new process chemistry provides hafnium silicate removal rates up
to 80 angstroms per minute with selectivity to tetraethyl
orthosilicate (TEOS) deposited oxide as high as 16:1.com /company/patents.

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"Rust Bullet(R) has outperformed all known active
ingredients contained in all other rust control products.
When Rust Bullet(R) is applied on corroded metal, it does not form a film
immediately; first it penetrates to the original metal surface and then
combines the rust and coating."
The process can be implemented on both the FSI MAGELLAN(R)
Immersion Clean System and the FSI ZETA(R) Spray Processing System.

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Rust Bullet(R) Awarded an Unprecedented Two Patents on Unique Corrosion-Control Formula

com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050329/LATU020LOGO)
"According to the USPTO, your two technologies are new and unique," writes
patent attorney Barbara J."
Rust Bullet (R) was originally invented by a Los Angeles inventor to
protect U." Rust Bullet(R)
backs its claims with a challenge to its competitors to prove otherwise in
comparative testing: "The loser pays all testing costs, and the winner is free
to use the test results in their advertising.php

FSI International Inc.

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com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030509/ICOCLOGO )

What: Second Quarter Fiscal 2005 Earnings

When: Wednesday, May 11, 2005 at 10:00 AM Central

Where: http://www.
(Logo: http://www.S. "The development of this
process and subsequent patent demonstrates FSI's commitment to helping
its customers cost effectively overcome emerging technology challenges
by extending the capabilities of existing FSI process equipment.

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, Rust Bullet(R), a one -step product
that coats over rusty or clean metal to control corrosion without the need for
special surface preparation, has received two patents from the United States
Patent Office on its two new technologies.com

(Nasdaq:FSII), a manufacturer of capital equipment for the
microelectronics industry, today announced that the U.

The Company's support services programs provide product and
process enhancements to extend the life of installed FSI equipment,
enabling worldwide customers to realize a higher return on their
capital investment.

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Phenomenal
results for rust and corrosion control have been achieved after years of
refinement.

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ICO's Bayshore Industrial subsidiary produces
specialty compounds, concentrates and additives primarily for the film
industry.com/windows/windowsmedia /player/download/download. Rust Bullet(R) requires little or no preparation and no topcoat is
necessary .

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Webcast Alert: ICO Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2005 Earnings Webcast

With 17 locations in 9 countries, ICO Polymers produces custom polymer
powders for rotational molding and other polymers segments, including
textiles, metal coatings and masterbatch.microsoft.
Patent + Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued two patents on one
rust/corrosion-control product.RustBullet.
Butterbaugh, FSI's chief technologist.