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NOVELLUS ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY AND TIMING OF THIRD QUARTER 2002 EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALL WEBCAST NOVELLUS ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY AND TIMING OF THIRD QUARTER 2002 EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALL WEBCAST SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 1, 2002-Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:NVLS), the productivity and innovation

New 2300 Versys Star^TM introduces unique technologies for step-by-step control of temperature and gas flow to meet next-generation CD uniformity requirements.

NOVELLUS ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF THE WEBCAST OF ITS PRESENTATION AT BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES’ 32ND ANNUAL INVESTMENT CONFERENCE SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 16, 2002—Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:NVLS), the productivity and innovation leader in advanced deposition and surface preparation processes

The 2300 Exelan® dielectric and 2300 VersysTM silicon etch systems will be employed for both front- and back-end AMD etch applications.

Lam Announces Repayment of Its 5% Convertible Bond FREMONT, Calif., September 3, 2002—Lam Research Corporation (Nasdaq: LRCX) announced repaying in full its 5% convertible bond, which matured today. This resulted in a cash outlay of approximately $309.8 million.

NOVELLUS ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF THE WEBCAST OF ITS PRESENTATION AT SALOMON SMITH BARNEY'S TECH 2002 INDUSTRY CONFERENCE SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 28, 2002—Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:NVLS), the productivity and innovation leader in advanced deposition and surface preparation processes for the

MyLam.com improves system productivity, providing customers with immediate access to the latest technical information—tailored to individual equipment sets.

Novellus Announces Availability and Timing of MidQuarter Update Conference Call Webcast for Third Quarter 2002 SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 15, 2002—Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:NVLS), the productivity and innovation leader in advanced deposition and surface preparation processes for the global

Proposed merger extends Novellus’ leadership in copper damascene processing, addresses key barrier to integration of copper/low-k materials

NOVELLUS SYSTEMS’ VICTORY IN SEMITOOL PATENT INFRINGEMENT CASE IS AFFIRMED BY FEDERAL APPEALS COURT SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 7, 2002-Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:NVLS), the productivity and innovation leader in advanced deposition and surface preparation technology for the global semiconductor