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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