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Economics of Direct Write
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For low lot volumes it makes sense
and
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Has made sense for some time.
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Prototyping
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ASICs
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But, it has never caught on.
So
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The Issue is not Economics . . .
in a traditional sense.
E-Beam Could be Economically Justified Today