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Lam Announces Live Webcast of Upcoming Investor Conference FREMONT, Calif., January 3, 2005--Lam Research Corporation (Nasdaq: LRCX), Fremont, Calif., today announced that the Company's presentation at the Seventh Annual Needham Growth Conference (New York, NY), scheduled for 11:30 a.m.

NOVELLUS ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF THE WEBCAST OF ITS PRESENTATION AT LEHMAN BROTHERS' 2004 TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 30, 2004--Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq NM: NVLS), the productivity and technology leader in advanced deposition, surface preparation and chemical mechanical

NOVELLUS ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF THE WEBCAST OF ITS PRESENTATION AT CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON'S 2004 TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 24, 2004--Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq NM: NVLS), the productivity and technology leader in advanced deposition, surface preparation and chemical

Breakthrough single-platform architecture for advanced contact and via-fill improves device performance; cuts overall CoO

NOVELLUS ANNOUNCES MID-QUARTER UPDATE CONFERENCE CALL WEBCAST FOR FOURTH QUARTER 2004 SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 15, 2004--Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq NM: NVLS), the productivity and technology leader in advanced deposition, surface preparation and chemical mechanical planarization processes for the

Lam Research Corporation Announces Management Transition Plan FREMONT, Calif., November 3, 2004--Lam Research Corporation (Nasdaq: LRCX) today announced its management transition plan. For the past several years, James W. Bagley, Lam's chairman and chief executive officer, and Stephen G.

NOVELLUS NAMES DR. FUSEN CHEN AS SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF ASIA-PACIFIC OPERATIONS SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 25, 2004--Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq NM: NVLS), the productivity and technology leader in advanced deposition, surface preparation and chemical mechanical planarization processes for the

Novellus Announces Availability Of The Webcast Of Its Presentation At Prudential Equity Group's 2004 Technology Conference SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 21, 2004--Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq NM: NVLS), the productivity and technology leader in advanced deposition, surface preparation and chemical

Lam Research Corporation Announces Earnings for the Quarter Ended September 26, 2004 FREMONT, Calif., October 13, 2004--Lam Research Corporation (Nasdaq: LRCX) today announced earnings for the quarter ended September 26, 2004. Revenue for the period was $419.5 million, and net income was $89.8

Novellus Systems Reports Third Quarter 2004 Results SAN JOSE, Calif., October 13, 2004--Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVLS) today reported net sales and results of operations for its third quarter ended September 25, 2004. Net sales for the quarter were $415.9 million, up 23.0 percent from $338.2

Lam Research Corporation Announces $250 Million Share Repurchase Program FREMONT, Calif., October 13, 2004--Lam Research Corporation (Nasdaq: LRCX) today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to $250 million of the Company's common stock from the public market or

NOVELLUS ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY AND TIMING OF THIRD QUARTER 2004 EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALL WEBCAST SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 30, 2004--Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq NM: NVLS), the productivity and technology leader in advanced deposition, surface preparation and chemical mechanical planarization

NOVELLUS ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH APPLIED MATERIALS SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 27, 2004--Novellus Systems Inc. (Nasdaq NM: NVLS), the productivity and technology leader in advanced deposition, surface preparation and chemical mechanical planarization processes for the global semiconductor

300-mm tool destined for major Korean DRAM production fab

NOVELLUS INCREASES STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 20, 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 ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF THE WEBCAST OF ITS PRESENTATION AT BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES' 2004 TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept.17, 2004--Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq NM: NVLS), the productivity and innovation leader in advanced deposition, surface preparation and chemical

Milestone shipment expands installed base within Asian foundries

NOVELLUS ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF THE WEBCAST OF ITS PRESENTATION AT SMITH BARNEY CITIGROUP'S 2004 TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 25, 2004--Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq NM: NVLS), the productivity and innovation leader in advanced deposition, surface preparation and chemical

Johnson to remain with Lam until December 2004

NOVELLUS ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY AND TIMING OF MID-QUARTER UPDATE CONFERENCE CALL WEBCAST FOR THIRD QUARTER 2004 SAN JOSE, Calif., August 12, 2004--Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq NM: NVLS), the productivity and innovation leader in advanced deposition, surface preparation and chemical mechanical

NOVELLUS ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF THE WEBCAST OF ITS PRESENTATION AT SCHWAB SOUNDVIEW'S 2004 SEMICONDUCTOR CONFERENCE SAN JOSE, Calif., August 4, 2004--Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq NM: NVLS), the productivity and innovation leader in advanced deposition, surface preparation and chemical

Lam Research Corporation Ceases Future Investment in CMP FREMONT, Calif., July 21, 2004--Lam Research Corporation (Nasdaq: LRCX) today announced that the Company will cease investment in CMP systems development. "Based on recent evaluations, we have concluded that this product does not demonstrate

Lam Research Corporation Announces Earnings for the Quarter Ended June 27, 2004 FREMONT, Calif., July 21, 2004--Lam Research Corporation (Nasdaq: LRCX) today announced earnings for the quarter ended June 27, 2004. Revenue for the period was $329.6 million, and net income was $52.7 million, or $0.38

Leading Dedicated Foundry Leverages Novellus' SABRE® Electrofill® and INOVA® PVD Systems to Realize Copper Yields

NOVELLUS SYSTEMS REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 2004 RESULTS SAN JOSE, Calif., July 12, 2004--Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq NM: NVLS) today reported net sales and results of operations for its second quarter ended June 26, 2004. Net sales for the quarter were $338.2 million, up 28.7 percent from $262.9

NOVELLUS EXTENDS 300-MM HDP CVD TO 65 NM WITH NEW SPEED® NExT™ SYSTEM SAN JOSE, Calif., July 12, 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

NEW HYNIX 300-MM FAB EQUIPPED WITH LARGE SUITE OF NOVELLUS TOOLS SAN JOSE, Calif., July 12, 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

High-level event designed for semiconductor device/materials research community; focuses on interconnect challenges at 45 nm and below

NOVELLUS SYSTEMS HOSTS PRESS AND ANALYST CONFERENCE AT SEMICON WEST 2004 SAN JOSE, Calif., June 29, 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

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

Xceda™ features innovative technology; sets new productivity benchmarks; geared for copper planarization

NOVELLUS ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF THE WEBCAST OF ITS PRESENTATION AT BEAR STEARNS' 15TH ANNUAL TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE SAN JOSE, Calif., June 7, 2004 --Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq NM: NVLS), the productivity and innovation leader in advanced deposition, surface preparation and chemical mechanical

Transaction will broaden product portfolio for industrial markets and augment core CMP technology

FORMER NOVELLUS BOARD MEMBER AND ADVISOR PASSES AWAY SAN JOSE, Calif., May 21, 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,

Company outperforms top competitors in a year-long analysis of five critical areas to capture honor.

NOVELLUS ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF THE WEBCAST OF ITS PRESENTATION AT SMITH BARNEY CITIGROUP'S SEMICONDUCTOR CONFERENCE SAN JOSE, Calif., May 19, 2004--Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq NM: NVLS), the productivity and innovation leader in advanced deposition, surface preparation and chemical

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

NOVELLUS APPOINTS TWO NEW MEMBERS TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS SAN JOSE, Calif., April 19, 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

Lam Announces Earnings for the Quarter Ended March 28, 2004 FREMONT, Calif., April 14, 2004--Lam Research Corporation (Nasdaq: LRCX) today announced earnings for the quarter ended March 28, 2004. Revenue for the period was $231.1 million, and net income was $19.2 million, or $0.13 per diluted

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

Lam Research Corporation Announces Earnings for the Quarter Ended December 28, 2003 FREMONT, Calif., January 21, 2004--Lam Research Corporation (Nasdaq: LRCX) today announced earnings for the quarter ended December 28, 2003. Revenue for the period was $191.5 million, and net income was $6.4

NOVELLUS ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY AND TIMING OF FOURTH QUARTER AND FISCAL YEAR 2003 EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALL WEBCAST SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 12, 2004--Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq NM: NVLS), the productivity and innovation leader in advanced deposition, surface preparation and chemical mechanical

Lam Announces Inclusion in Nasdaq-100 Index® FREMONT, Calif., December 16, 2003--Lam Research Corporation (Nasdaq: LRCX) today announced that, effective Monday, December 22, 2003, the Company will be included in the Nasdaq-100 Index. "We are honored to be included in the Nasdaq-100 Index," stated

Copper Electrofill® Tool Targeted for Interconnect Structures in the Nano Era

NOVELLUS ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY AND TIMING OF MID-QUARTER UPDATE CONFERENCE CALL WEBCAST FOR FOURTH QUARTER 2003 SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 17, 2003--Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq NM: NVLS), the productivity and innovation leader in advanced deposition, surface preparation and chemical mechanical

NOVELLUS ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF THE WEBCAST OF ITS PRESENTATION AT LEHMAN BROTHERS' 2003 SEMICONDUCTOR AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS CONFERENCE SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 12, 2003--Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq NM: NVLS), the productivity and innovation leader in advanced deposition, surface preparation and

NOVELLUS ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF THE WEBCAST OF ITS PRESENTATION AT PRUDENTIAL EQUITY GROUP'S 20TH ANNUAL TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 23, 2003--Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq NM: NVLS), the productivity and innovation leader in advanced deposition, surface preparation and

Fudan-Novellus Interconnect Research Center to serve as research hub for microelectronics students, researchers and Novellus customers

Lam Announces Earnings for the Quarter Ended September 28, 2003 FREMONT, Calif., October 15, 2003--Lam Research Corporation (Nasdaq: LRCX) today announced earnings for the quarter ended September 28, 2003. Revenue for the September 2003 quarter was $183.7 million, and net income was $4.8 million,

NOVELLUS SYSTEMS REPORTS RESULTS FOR THE THIRD QUARTER 2003 SAN JOSE, Calif., October 14, 2003--Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq NM: NVLS) today reported the results of operations for its third quarter ended September 27, 2003. Third quarter 2003 net sales were $221.1 million, down 7.5 percent from

NOVELLUS ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY AND TIMING OF THIRD QUARTER 2003 EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALL WEBCAST SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 30, 2003--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 BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES' 33RD ANNUAL INVESTMENT CONFERENCE SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 9, 2003--Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq NM: NVLS), the productivity and innovation leader in advanced deposition, surface preparation and

NOVELLUS ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF THE WEBCAST OF ITS PRESENTATION AT SMITH BARNEY CITIGROUP'S 2003 TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug 27, 2003--Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq NM: NVLS), the productivity and innovation leader in advanced deposition, surface preparation and chemical

Novellus Announces Availability And Timing Of Mid-Quarter Update Conference Call Webcast For Third Quarter 2003 SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 14, 2003--Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq NM: NVLS), the productivity and innovation leader in advanced deposition, surface preparation and chemical mechanical

NOVELLUS ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF THE WEBCAST OF ITS PRESENTATION AT SOUNDVIEW TECHNOLOGY'S 2003 SEMICONDUCTOR CONFERENCE SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 6, 2003--Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq NM: NVLS), the productivity and innovation leader in advanced deposition, surface preparation and chemical

Lam Research Corporation Announces 2003 Fourth Quarter Earnings FREMONT, Calif., July 23, 2003--Lam Research Corporation (Nasdaq: LRCX) today announced earnings for the fourth quarter and year ended June 29, 2003. Revenue for the June 2003 quarter was $186.1 million, and net income was $3.7

NOVELLUS SYSTEMS REPORTS RESULTS FOR THE SECOND QUARTER 2003 SAN JOSE, Calif., July 21, 2003--Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq NM: NVLS) today reported net sales and results of operations for its second quarter ended June 28, 2003. The second quarter 2003 net sales were $239.1 million and net income

NOVELLUS NAMES THOMAS ST. DENNIS EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF SALES AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SAN JOSE, Calif., July 8, 2003-Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq NM: NVLS), the productivity and innovation leader in advanced deposition, surface preparation and chemical mechanical planarization processes

NOVELLUS ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY AND TIMING OF SECOND QUARTER 2003 EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALL WEBCAST SAN JOSE, Calif., Jul. 7, 2003-Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq NM: NVLS), the productivity and innovation leader in advanced deposition, surface preparation and chemical mechanical planarization

At multiple customer sites, the industry's leading high-productivity, low CoO dielectric etch system was validated for next-generation 65-nm applications with excellent performance.

Meeting will be held during SEMICON^® West

College-bound students awarded scholarships for demonstrating Core Values practiced at Lam.

Lam Achieves ISO 14001 Environmental Management System Registration FREMONT, Calif., May 19, 2003-Lam Research Corporation (Nasdaq: LRCX) today announced achieving ISO (International Organization for Standardization) 14001 certification for its environmental management system (EMS) from the

NOVELLUS ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY AND TIMING OF MID-QUARTER UPDATE CONFERENCE CALL WEBCAST FOR SECOND QUARTER 2003 SAN JOSE, Calif., May 15, 2003—Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq NM: NVLS), the productivity and innovation leader in advanced deposition, surface preparation and chemical mechanical

Lam Files Patent Infringement Suit Against Schunk Semiconductor/Xycarb Ceramics FREMONT, Calif., May 14, 2003—Lam Research Corporation (Nasdaq: LRCX) today announced the filing of a patent infringement suit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, based in San

NOVELLUS ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF WEBCASTS AT UPCOMING INVESTOR CONFERENCES SAN JOSE, Calif., May 6, 2003 - Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq NM: NVLS), the productivity and innovation leader in advanced deposition, surface preparation and chemical mechanical planarization processes for the global

NOVELLUS ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF THE WEBCAST OF ITS PRESENTATION AT JP MORGAN'S 31ST ANNUAL TECHNOLOGY & TELECOM CONFERENCE SAN JOSE, Calif., April 29, 2003-Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq NM: NVLS), the productivity and innovation leader in advanced deposition, surface preparation and chemical

Novellus Announces Availability of the Webcast of its Presentation at Merrill Lynch's Hardware Heaven Technology Conference SAN JOSE, Calif., April 24, 2003-Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq NM: NVLS), the productivity and innovation leader in advanced deposition, surface preparation and chemical

Lam Announces Earnings for the Quarter Ended March 30, 2003 FREMONT, Calif., April 16, 2003—Lam Research Corporation (Nasdaq: LRCX) today announced earnings for the quarter ended March 30, 2003. Revenue was $187.1 million, and net income was $0.8 million, or $0.01 per diluted share, compared to

NOVELLUS SYSTEMS REPORTS RESULTS FOR THE FIRST QUARTER 2003 SAN JOSE, Calif., April 14, 2003—Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq NM: NVLS) today reported net sales and results of operations for its first quarter ended March 29, 2003. Net sales for the quarter were $238.4 million, up 9.6 percent from

Novellus Announces Availability And Timing Of First Quarter 2003 Earnings Conference Call Webcast SAN JOSE, Calif., Mar. 31, 2003—Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq NM: NVLS), the productivity and innovation leader in advanced deposition, surface preparation and chemical mechanical planarization

Novellus Wins Intel’s Preferred Quality Supplier Award SAN JOSE, Calif., March 25, 2003—Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq NM: NVLS) was named a recipient of Intel Corporation’s Preferred Quality Supplier (PQS) award for outstanding performance in providing products and services deemed essential to

NOVELLUS APPOINTS CHIEN CHIANG AS VICE PRESIDENT OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SAN JOSE, Calif., March 11, 2003-Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq NM: NVLS), the productivity and innovation leader in thin film deposition, surface preparation and chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) processes for the

NOVELLUS ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF THE WEBCAST OF ITS PRESENTATION AT MORGAN STANLEY'S SEMICONDUCTOR AND SYSTEMS CONFERENCE SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 24, 2003—Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq NM: NVLS), the productivity and innovation leader in advanced deposition, surface preparation and chemical

NOVELLUS ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD MEMBER SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 24, 2003—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 announced the

NOVELLUS ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF THE WEBCAST OF ITS PRESENTATION AT GOLDMAN SACHS' TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT SYMPOSIUM SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 19, 2003-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 MID-QUARTER UPDATE CONFERENCE CALL WEBCAST FOR FIRST QUARTER 2003 NOVELLUS ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY AND TIMING OF MID-QUARTER UPDATE CONFERENCE CALL WEBCAST FOR FIRST QUARTER 2003 SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 13, 2003-Novellus Systems, Inc.

NOVELLUS SYSTEMS REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER AND YEAR-END 2002 RESULTS SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 28, 2003-Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq NM: NVLS) today reported net sales and results of operations for its fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2002. Net sales for the quarter were $217.6 million, down

Lam Announces Earnings for the Quarter Ended December 29, 2002 FREMONT, Calif., January 22, 2003—Lam Research Corporation (Nasdaq: LRCX) today announced earnings for the quarter ended December 29, 2002. Revenue was $184.6 million, and net income was $1.5 million, or $0.01 per diluted share,

Lam Wins Summary Judgment of Noninfringement in Tegal Suit FREMONT, Calif., January 17, 2003-Lam Research Corporation (Nasdaq: LRCX) today announced that the United States District Court for the Northern District of California has granted Lam's motion for summary judgment of noninfringement in the

NOVELLUS ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY AND TIMING OF FOURTH QUARTER AND FISCAL YEAR 2002 EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALL WEBCAST SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 9, 2003—Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq NM: NVLS), the productivity and innovation leader in advanced deposition, surface preparation and chemical mechanical

Novellus Systems Closes Acquisition of SpeedFam-IPEC, Inc. SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 6, 2002-Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq NM: NVLS), the productivity and innovation leader in advanced deposition, surface preparation and chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) processes for the global semiconductor

Novellus Systems Confirms Guidance Provided During the November 26, 2002 Mid-Quarter Update Conference Call and Webcast SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 27, 2002—Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVLS), the productivity and innovation leader in advanced deposition and surface preparation processes for the

Lam Announces Obtaining an Injunctive Order Against Kirim Semitec Enjoining the Manufacture, Sale, and Distribution of Electrodes Using Lam's Proprietary Design FREMONT, Calif., November 18, 2002—Lam Research Corporation (Nasdaq: LRCX) today announced that it has obtained and enforced a preliminary

Novellus Announces Availability of the Webcast of its Presentation at Lehman Brothers' 2002 Semiconductor and Computer Systems Conference SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 12, 2002—Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVLS), the productivity and innovation leader in advanced deposition and surface preparation

Novellus Announces Availability and Timing of Mid-Quarter Update Conference Call Webcast for Fourth Quarter 2002 SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 12, 2002—Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVLS), the productivity and innovation leader in advanced deposition and surface preparation processes for the global

NOVELLUS ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF THE WEBCAST OF ITS PRESENTATION AT SOUNDVIEW'S TECHNOLOGY OUTLOOK CONFERENCE SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 29, 2002—Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:NVLS), the productivity and innovation leader in advanced deposition and surface preparation processes for the global

Lam Research Corporation Announces Financial Results for the Quarter Ended September 29, 2002 FREMONT, Calif., October 17, 2002—Lam Research Corporation (Nasdaq: LRCX) today announced financial results for the quarter ended September 29, 2002. Revenues of $197.5 million increased approximately 10%

NOVELLUS SYSTEMS REPORTS RESULTS FOR THIRD QUARTER 2002 SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 15, 2002-Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq NM: NVLS) today reported results for its third quarter ended September 28, 2002. Net sales for the quarter were $230.5 million, down 24.1 percent from $303.7 million in the third

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