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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

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

NOVELLUS ANNOUNCES DEPARTURE OF ROBERT H. SMITH FROM BOARD OF DIRECTORS 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 industry, announced today that

New systems deliver dramatically higher productivity and performance for sub-130-nm photoresist and residue removal