the chip process and patents certainly are very valuable provding they can be implemented and sold on a timely basis. My point was that without the key people that are currently doing the work and negoiating the deals and follow thru on those deals could result in delays. Doubt that execs would support an offer that they feel could disrupt their progress or undermine their commitments that are under development or negotiations. There have been a number of posts about other potential competing technologies. The exec know that time to market is critical especially with these new products. They wouldn't want this opportunity delayed or smothered because a competitor took advantage of a delay. Customers may be counting on the products based on develpment and testing timelines that have been committed to already. A takeover might disrupt that.