9 Lasers and laser micromachining systems, namely, excimer, solid-state, CO2, ultra-violet, visible light, infrared, nano- and femtosecond, ultra-fast wavelength, production conventional, and tabletop lasers, part handling equipment, namely, X-Y positioning tables and stages, optical encoders, rotary stages, reel-to-reel tape handing, robot handlers, and conveyor-type part handling equipment, optical mirrors, laser controllers, laser machining tools, variable apertures and beam shapers, energy intensity controllers and attenuators, camera vision systems, namely, miniature auto-focus television cameras, cathode ray tubes, and computer software for use in controlling such miniature auto-focus television cameras and in displaying images therefrom on such cathode ray tubes, high speed optical scanners, and computer software for use in statistical process control and pattern vision recognition, such lasers and laser micromachining systems being for use in etching, drilling, micro-via drilling, ablation, cutting, and milling of polymers, plastics, ceramics, metals, alumina, alumina nitride CVD diamond and precious metals, sapphire, quartz, glass materials, semi-conductor materials, silicon, and infused silica in industrial, pinhole, aerospace, diagnostic, microelectronics, defense, semi-conductor, data storage, communications and telecommunications, consumer product, instrumentation, and display applications