[Christ]

Oh - it gets better - I had to work in a locked down building for 8-16 hours a day for part of the time I worked there, and signed a federal NDA stating that I would never divulge any of the sensitive information I might have obtained from working in said area.

Smoke breaks consisted of a shower, escort to the break room (giant ionizer humming overhead) and a security agent watching over you while you did everything. Fun Fun.

Keep in mind, this used to be IBM. In fact, it's IBM's original plant, and most of their equipment.

That etch machine was new.. it's an EIT patented build, contract-built by 8 companies that each one only knew about the part they built. In fact, one of the executives that was in charge of hiring contractors to build parts of the machines accidentally hired the same company working under two diff names... he was fired, and so was the contracting company... the parts they were contracted to build/manufacture were scrapped, and the design of the machine/object changed accordingly.

EIT's biggest money maker right now is aerospace/medical, but they're picking up in the defense/military offense industries at a pace faster than you or I can blink.

Anyway - the etch chamber alone (not the developer or the rinse/cleaning agent/scrub/rinse/clean/rinse/dryer) wouldn't fit in your bedroom - let alone your bathtub. LOL.

It's only 4 feet wide, but it's 20 feet long, not including the etch-specific rinse chambers.