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Cymer is the world's leading supplier of light sources used in the photolithography process in semiconductor manufacturing. Photolithography is the process by which semiconductor circuitry is printed on the silicon wafers that become the "chips" powering today's leading edge electronic devices. Photolithography is a key enabling technology, which has allowed the semiconductor industry to meet the exacting specifications and manufacturing requirements for volume production of today's advanced semiconductor chips. Cymer currently supplies its customers with a complete line of deep ultraviolet (DUV) excimer lasers that include krypton fluoride (KrF) lasers that generate light with a 248 nanometer (nm) wavelength, and argon fluoride (ArF) lasers that generate light with a 193nm wavelength.

Virtually every late generation consumer electronic device - whether a PC or laptop, cellular phone, MP3 player, PDA, internet server, modem, appliance or automobile--contains a semiconductor manufactured using a Cymer light source. Today's advanced devices require smaller, faster chips with increased power and functionality, and Cymer provides the light source critical to producing these chips. The company is the market leader in its field, and continually strives to provide its customers with more advanced light sources with enhanced performance and lower cost of operation to enable chipmakers' success.

The company currently supplies light sources to all three DUV lithography tool manufacturers: ASML, Canon and Nikon, which in turn supply their tools to chipmakers. More than 85 chipmakers around the world use Cymer light sources in production. Cymer's worldwide installed base is approximately 3,250 systems, and the company supports its chipmaker customers from approximately two dozen offices around the globe, providing them directly with consumables and replacement parts, service and training.

Cymer's investment in R&D is focused on developing extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light sources for the next generation of lithography tools that are expected to be inserted in production in 2011 or 2012. Additionally, Cymer is involved in a joint venture, called TCZ, with Carl Zeiss SMT AG, to develop a tool for flat panel display manufacturers.

As of 12/31/07

Recent Releases

Sep 3, 2008
Cymer Unveils New XLR 500d, Enabling High Productivity Dry ArF Lithography

Sep 2, 2008
CYMER Announces Live Webcast of Analyst Day Presentation

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