There is little question that the evolution of this transformative technology promises to ignite a new era of custom manufacturing.

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This, too, required not just custom parts, but custom manufacturing equipment.

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As the technology advances, the balance between custom and bulk manufacturing may become quite fine.

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But whereas E-Ink and Gyricon require expensive custom-designed manufacturing facilities and new equipment to produce their displays, Ntera's technology is specifically suited for existing plant and equipment used by LCD manufacturers, which already dominate the electronic display market.

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As with the "mass custom" trend in auto manufacturing, information technology and "just in time" techniques make it possible to classify individual voters by income, occupation, religion and favorite issues and build customized appeals for them.

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As chief operating officer, Krzanich led an organization of more than 50, 000 employees spanning Intel's Technology and Manufacturing Group, Intel Custom Foundry, NAND Solutions group, Human Resources, Information Technology and Intel's China strategy.

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Microelectronics manufacturing capabilities including the latest state-of-the-art equipment needed to build custom computer chips and subminiature microwave devices.

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