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Lam Research Corporation Announces Date for Releasing June Quarter Financial Results FREMONT, Calif., June 28 2006—Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ: LRCX) today announced it will release the June 2006 quarter financial results on Wednesday, July 19, 2006.

NOVELLUS ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF THE WEBCAST OF ITS ANALYST AND PRESS EVENT SAN JOSE, Calif., June 27, 2006--Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq NM: NVLS), today announced that it will provide a live webcast of its analyst and press event, in association with Semicon West 2006.

Milestone marks Exelan's long-standing market success and successful evolution, enabling a broad range of critical applications to 65/45 nm and beyond.

Lam to Hold Analyst and Investor Meeting on July 11, 2006 FREMONT, Calif., June 22, 2006—Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ: LRCX) today announced that it will hold an analyst and investor meeting on Tuesday, July 11, 2006 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Lam Research Corporation Announces Live Webcasts of Upcoming Investor Conferences FREMONT, Calif., June 5, 2006-Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ: LRCX) today announced the schedule of upcoming presentations that will be available to the public via webcast: June 13, 2006-Bear Stearns 17th Annual

Lam Research Corporation Named to 2006 List of "100 Fastest-Growing Technology Companies" FREMONT, Calif., June 5, 2006-Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ: LRCX) today announced that the Company was named to Business 2.0's 2006 list of "100 Fastest-Growing Technology Companies," known as the "B2

NOVELLUS ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY AND TIMING OF MID-QUARTER UPDATE CONFERENCE CALL WEBCAST FOR SECOND QUARTER 2006 SAN JOSE, Calif., May 24, 2006- Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVLS), today announced that it will provide its mid-quarter update for the second quarter 2006 in a conference call to be

Lam Comments on Stock Option Grant Practices FREMONT, Calif., May 23, 2006—Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ: LRCX) today announced its response to investors' questions regarding option grant practices. Lam's policy and practice have been to grant options to the CEO after the approval of the

Novellus Responds To Options Pricing Report SAN JOSE, Calif., May 22, 2006- Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVLS), today announced that it has reviewed a Merrill Lynch report regarding options pricing in the semiconductor industry. Novellus has reviewed its process of granting options to the named

NOVELLUS ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF THE WEBCAST OF ITS PRESENTATION AT THE 34TH ANNUAL JPMORGAN TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE SAN JOSE, Calif., May 15, 2006—Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq NM: NVLS), today announced that William H. Kurtz, Novellus' executive vice president and chief financial officer,