BCD wrote:

"Going Forward I anticipate a decent piece of this money to be spent on Equipment specifically to take back control of our own Epi wafer future. I don't anticipate them buying a production based machine but one that will allow them to do all the testing they want and not have to wait in line. I think it will be over seas."

Perhaps this is another reason Thomas Mika was brought onboard. Sputtered Films, Inc. now operates as a subsiduary for OEM Group. Maybe POET can get a discount on some equipment.

Tegal sells thin-film etch and PVD assets to OEM Group