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NOVELLUS ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY AND TIMING OF MID-QUARTER UPDATE CONFERENCE CALL WEBCAST FOR FIRST QUARTER 2008 SAN JOSE, Calif., February 19, 2008- Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVLS), today announced that it will provide its mid-quarter update for the first quarter 2008 in a conference call to

Lam Research Corporation Announces Successful Preliminary Results of Public Tender Offer for Registered Shares of SEZ Holding AG FREMONT, Calif., February 11, 2008 Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ: LRCX) today announced, based on preliminary results, that its cash tender offer for all publicly held

Lam Research Corporation Receives Expected NASDAQ ® Notice of Non-Compliance FREMONT, Calif., February 7, 2008 - Lam Research Corporation today announced that it is in receipt of an Additional Staff Determination letter from NASDAQ Staff dated February 5, 2008, advising Lam Research that it is not

NOVELLUS SYSTEMS REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER AND YEAR-END RESULTS SAN JOSE, Calif., January 30, 2008 - Novellus Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: NVLS) today reported net sales and results of operations for its fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2007. Net sales for the fourth quarter were $363.5 million,

Lam Research Corporation Announces Announces Live Webcasts of Upcoming Investor Conferences FREMONT, Calif., January 29, 2008-Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ: LRCX) today announced the schedule of upcoming presentations that will be available to the public via webcast: February 5, 2008- Thomas

FREMONT, Calif., January 24, 2008-Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ: LRCX) today announced selected financial results for the quarter ended December 23, 2007. Highlights for the December 2007 quarter were: Revenue for the period was $610.3 million compared to revenue of $684.6 million for the

NOVELLUS ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF THE WEBCAST OF ITS PRESENTATION AT THOMAS WEISEL PARTNERS' 2008 TECHNOLOGY, TELECOM & INTERNET CONFERENCE SAN JOSE, Calif., January 22, 2008— Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVLS), today announced that the company will present on Monday, February 4, 2008, at

SAN JOSE, Calif., January 9, 2008— Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVLS), today announced that it will provide its fourth quarter and year-end 2007 financial results in a conference call to be held Wednesday, January 30, 2008, beginning at 1:30 p.m. PST.

Lam Research Corporation Announces Dial-in and Webcast Information for the December Quarter Call FREMONT, Calif., January 7, 2008-Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ: LRCX) today announced the dial-in and webcast information for the December 2007 quarter call on Thursday, January 24, 2008.

Lam Research Corporation Announces Non-Reliance on Previously Issued Financial Statements FREMONT, Calif., December 21, 2007 - Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ: LRCX) announced earlier this year that an independent committee of the Company's Board of Directors, had begun a review of the Company's

Lam Research Corporation Announces Conference Call to Discuss Intent to Acquire The SEZ Group FREMONT, Calif., December 10, 2007 - Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ: LRCX) will host a conference call and webcast at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time on Tuesday, December 11, 2007, to discuss its intent to

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NOVELLUS SYSTEMS' CLASSIC AND REFURBISHED SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT BUSINESS STRENGTHENS GLOBAL FOOTPRINT SEMICON Japan - December 4, 2007 - Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVLS), today announced that it has qualified several companies as licensed partners to support customers for manufacturing,

FREMONT, Calif., November 28, 2007 - Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ: LRCX) today announced the schedule of upcoming presentations that will be available to the public via webcast: December 5,...

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NOVELLUS ANNOUNCES CHANGE IN EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT SAN JOSE, Calif., December 17, 2007-Novellus Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: NVLS) today announced that William H. Kurtz intends to resign as the Company's Chief Financial Officer following the filing of the Company's 10-K for the fiscal year ended December

Lam Research Corporation Receives Expected Nasdaq Notice of Non-Compliance FREMONT, Calif., November 13, 2007-Lam Research Corporation today announced that it is in receipt of an additional Nasdaq Staff Determination letter dated November 7, 2007, advising Lam that it is not in compliance with the

NOVELLUS ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY AND TIMING OF MID-QUARTER UPDATE CONFERENCE CALL WEBCAST FOR FOURTH QUARTER 2007 SAN JOSE, Calif., November 12, 2007—Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq NM: NVLS), today announced that it will provide its mid-quarter update for the fourth quarter 2007 in a conference

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Lam Research Corporation Announces Live Webcasts of Upcoming Investor Conferences FREMONT, Calif., November 6, 2007 - Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ: LRCX) today announced the schedule of upcoming presentations that will be available to the public via webcast: November 14, 2007- UBS Global

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SAN JOSE, Calif., October 29, 2007— Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVLS), today announced that its board of directors has approved an increase to Novellus' previously authorized stock repurchase program. The terms of the expanded program will permit Novellus to repurchase up to an aggregate of

Novellus Systems Reports Third Quarter 2007 Results SAN JOSE, Calif., October 23, 2007—Novellus Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: NVLS) today reported net sales and results of operations for its third quarter ended September 29, 2007. Net sales for the third quarter were $393.3 million, down $23.1 million or

Lam Corporation Announces Selected Financial Results for the Quarter Ended September 23, 2007 FREMONT, Calif., October 10, 2007—Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ: LRCX) today announced selected financial results for the quarter ended September 23, 2007.

Lam Announces Dial-in and Webcast Information for the September Quarter Call FREMONT, Calif., October 3, 2007—Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ: LRCX) today announced the dial-in and webcast information for the September 2007 quarter call on Wednesday, October 10, 2007.

Novellus Announces Availability and Timing of Third Quarter 2007 Earnings Conference Call Webcast SAN JOSE, Calif., October 3, 2007— Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVLS), today announced that it will provide its third quarter 2007 earnings in a conference call to be held Tuesday, October 23,

NOVELLUS ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF THE WEBCAST OF ITS PRESENTATION AT BANK OF AMERICA'S 37TH ANNUAL INVESTMENT CONFERENCE SAN JOSE, Calif., September 4, 2007- Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVLS), today announced that William H. Kurtz, Novellus' executive vice president and chief financial officer

Lam Research Corporation Announces Request for a Hearing Before the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel FREMONT, Calif., August 29, 2007— Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ: LRCX) today announced that it will request a hearing before the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel in response to the

Lam Research Corporation Announces Live Webcasts of Upcoming Investor Conferences FREMONT, Calif., August 29, 2007—Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ: LRCX) today announced the schedule of upcoming presentations that will be available to the public via webcast: September 5, 2007— Citigroup

Novellus Announces Availability of the Webcast of Its Presentation at the 2007 Citigroup Technology Conference SAN JOSE, Calif., August 21, 2007— Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVLS), today announced that Richard S. Hill, Novellus' chairman and chief executive officer, will present on

Lam Research Corporation Ships First 300 mm 2300® Syndion™ System for 3-D IC Through-Silicon Via Etch FREMONT, Calif., August 20, 2007--Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ: LRCX) today announced it has shipped its first 300 mm 2300 Syndion etch system, designed for 3-D IC through-silicon via

Novellus Announces Availability And Timing Of Mid-Quarter Update Conference Call Webcast For Third Quarter 2007 Novellus Announces Availability And Timing Of Mid-Quarter Update Conference Call Webcast For Third Quarter 2007 SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 14, 2007-Novellus Systems, Inc.

Lam Research Corporation Announces Selected Financial Results for the Quarter Ended June 24, 2007 FREMONT, Calif., July 24, 2007 ?Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ: LRCX) today announced selected financial results for the quarter ended June 24, 2007. Revenue for the period was $678.5 million

FREMONT, Calif., July 18, 2007—Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ: LRCX) today announced the Company has commenced a voluntary internal review of the accounting and reporting related to Company...

Novellus Systems Reports Second Quarter 2007 Results SAN JOSE, Calif., July 16, 2007-Novellus Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: NVLS) today reported net sales and results of operations for its second quarter ended June 30, 2007. Net sales for the second quarter were $416.3 million, up $19.4 million or 4.9

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Novellus Systems Sets New Industry Benchmark for PECVD Throughput with VECTOR Extreme San Jose, Calif., – July 16, 2007 – Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVLS) today launched VECTOR Extreme™ plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) system – the industry's fastest PECVD

Novellus Systems Launches INOVA NExT with HCM IONX for 32nm PVD Copper Barrier/Seed Extendibility Novellus Systems Launches INOVA NExT with HCM IONX for 32nm PVD Copper Barrier/Seed Extendibility San Jose, Calif., July 16, 2007 - Novellus Systems, Inc.

Novellus Announces Availability and Timing of Analyst and Press Event at Semicon West and Second Quarter 2007 Earnings Webcast SAN JOSE, Calif., July 3, 2007— Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVLS), announced today that it will provide a live webcast of its analyst and press event, in

Novellus Systems Updates Second Quarter Guidance SAN JOSE, Calif., June 28, 2007—Novellus Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: NVLS), today announced it expects second quarter bookings, shipments, revenues and earnings per share to come in at the low end of the guidance ranges provided during the

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New system enables implementing next-generation integration schemes by delivering controlled critical dimension (CD) shrinks, creating features as small as 10 nm.

Lam Research Corporation Announces Live Webcasts of Upcoming Investor Conferences FREMONT, Calif., June 4, 2007-Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ: LRCX) today announced the schedule of upcoming presentations that will be available to the public via webcast: June 12, 2007- Bear Stearns 18th Annual

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Novellus Announces Availability And Timing Of Mid-Quarter Update Conference Call Webcast For Second Quarter 2007 SAN JOSE, Calif., May 17, 2007- Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVLS), today announced that it will provide its mid-quarter update for the second quarter 2007 in a conference call to be

Lam Research Corporation Schedules Analyst and Investor Meeting for July 18 and June Quarter Financial Results for July 24 FREMONT, Calif., May 15, 2007-Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ: LRCX) today announced that it will hold an analyst and investor meeting on Wednesday, July 18, 2007 from 11:00

Lam Research Corporation Announces Live Webcasts of Upcoming Investor Conferences FREMONT, Calif., May 2, 2007—Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ: LRCX) today announced the schedule of upcoming presentations that will be available to the public via webcast: May 15, 2007— Deutsche Bank 2007

NOVELLUS SYSTEMS REPORTS FIRST QUARTER RESULTS SAN JOSE, Calif., April 18, 2007—Novellus Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: NVLS) today reported net sales and results of operations for its first quarter ended March 31, 2007. Net sales for the first quarter were $397.0 million, down $41.5 million or 9.5 percent

Lam Research Corporation Announces Earnings for the Quarter Ended March 25, 2007 FREMONT, Calif., April 12, 2007 —Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ: LRCX) highlights for the March 2007 quarter were: Lam Research Corporation today announced earnings for the quarter ended March 25, 2007.

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