Potter also likes semiconductor assembler Hana Microelectronic and computer-monitor maker Delta, which supplies Fujitsu of Japan.

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Since leaving 11 years ago, Godshall has launched four startups, including companies that plan hydrogen transport and look for microelectronic substrates superior to silicon.

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Late last year he brought in two veteran Texas Instruments managers to focus efforts on nearer-term products, such as microelectronic machine parts maybe several thousand nanometers across, to bring in some research money.

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The balance spring is etched out of a thin silicon wafer using a photolithographic technique, similar to that used for microelectronic chips, so its exact shape and thickness can be more carefully controlled than with metal.

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