Comments on: Day 1 – BACUS 2009

By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I was there when we came up with the name BACUS (at a long-gone restaurant across El Camino Real from the also long-gone Bacchus Inn). Probably fewer people know that I was the designer of the BACUS logo, the one with all the little squares making up the name. I did the original – pre computer — by coloring in squares on graph paper.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Wow! Great story, Scott! Thanks for sharing it. Who else was there at that meeting? How much wine was consumed?

By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I don't recall exactly, but it was likely my AMI bosses Paul Johnson and (maybe) Dave Angel, George Damon of Fairchild, Jim Reynolds (Micromask), Steve Dunbrack (Ultratech), maybe Jim Wiley (Master Images), and Jeremy Nichols (National).

It grew out of an existing inter-company effort to get a handle on questionable practices of the chrome blank suppliers, and to advance the industry technically. When one mask shop rejected a plate of blanks, they would often show up at another mask shop.

Since it was at the Marquis restaurant (co-owned by David - now of David's at the SC Golf Course on Tasman - and his brother), lots of wine was consumed.

By: Bob Murphy

Bob Murphy — Mon, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I was at that meeting and several before and after. I remember Scott designing the logo. The very first meetings were held at Fairchild in Mountain View courtesy of George Damon. As the group grew we started meeting at Paul Johnson’s house and the aforementioned restaurant. I remember being involved in putting together the first symposium at I believe the Sunnyvale Hilton. I was in charge of registration (badges, pens, notebooks, sign-in, etc.) It was a one day meeting and well attended. It grew from there.