LAM RESEARCH AND NOVELLUS SYSTEMS HAVE MERGED

In June 2012, Lam Research Corporation completed the merger with Novellus Systems, Inc.,
a leading supplier of wafer fabrication equipment  and services for thin film deposition and
photoresist strip.  Combined with Lam's plasma etch and single-wafer clean product portfolio,
the new company, Lam Research, is well positioned to lead the global semiconductor industry
through the next critical technology transitions.