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Lam Announces Planned Repayment of Its 4% Convertible Subordinated Notes FREMONT, Calif., April 14, 2004--Lam Research Corporation (Nasdaq: LRCX) announced plans to repay in full its 4% convertible subordinated notes in June 2004, two years prior to maturity.

Ion-induced ALD Module to be Integrated on Company's INOVA® xT System

NOVELLUS SYSTEMS REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2004 RESULTS SAN JOSE, Calif., April 12, 2004--Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq NM: NVLS) today reported the results of operations for its first quarter ended March 27, 2004. First quarter 2004 net sales were $262.9 million, up 16.0 percent from $226.5 million

NOVELLUS ANNOUNCES A CHANGE IN THE TIME OF THE FIRST QUARTER 2004 EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALL WEBCAST ON APRIL 12, 2004 SAN JOSE, Calif., April 7, 2004--Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq NM: NVLS), the productivity and innovation leader in advanced deposition, surface preparation and chemical mechanical

NOVELLUS ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY AND TIMING OF FIRST QUARTER 2004 EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALL WEBCAST SAN JOSE, Calif., March 29, 2004--Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq NM: NVLS), the productivity and innovation leader in advanced deposition, surface preparation and chemical mechanical planarization

NOVELLUS ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF THE WEBCAST OF ITS PRESENTATION AT MORGAN STANLEY'S SEMICONDUCTOR AND SYSTEMS CONFERENCE SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 26, 2004 --Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq NM: NVLS), the productivity and innovation leader in advanced deposition, surface preparation and chemical

NOVELLUS ANNOUNCES RENEWAL OF STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM SAN JOSE, Calif., February 23, 2004--Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq NM: NVLS), the productivity and innovation leader in advanced deposition, surface preparation and chemical mechanical planarization processes for the global semiconductor

NOVELLUS ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY AND TIMING OF MID-QUARTER UPDATE CONFERENCE CALL WEBCAST FOR FIRST QUARTER 2004 SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 17, 2004--Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq NM: NVLS), the productivity and innovation leader in advanced deposition, surface preparation and chemical mechanical

NOVELLUS NAMES DR. SASSON SOMEKH AS PRESIDENT SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 26, 2004--Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq NM: NVLS), the productivity and innovation leader in advanced deposition, surface preparation and chemical mechanical planarization processes for the global semiconductor industry, today

NOVELLUS SYSTEMS REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER AND YEAR-END RESULTS SAN JOSE, Calif., January 26, 2004--Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq NM: NVLS) today reported the results of operations for its fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2003. Fourth quarter 2003 net sales were $226.5 million, up 2.4