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                                                                    EXHIBIT 11.1



                            CERION TECHNOLOGIES INC.

                            COMPUTATION OF NET INCOME
                                PER COMMON SHARE

                      (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)





                                                                     For the Three Months Ended
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                                                                  March 28, 1997     March 29, 1996
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Net income                                                           $   66              $1,848
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Shares:                                                                             
   Weighted average common shares outstanding during the period       7,018               5,400
   Common equivalent shares                                             -                   -
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Average common and dilutive equivalent shares outstanding             7,018               5,400
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Net income per common share:                                         $ 0.01              $ 0.34
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