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To: orkrious who wrote (23155)	9/28/1999 11:21:00 AM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 25960

Cymer Establishes European Headquarters in Netherlands As Part of Overall Global Support Strategy Centralizes Operations to Better Support Customers Throughout Europe SAN DIEGO, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Cymer, Inc. (Nasdaq: CYMI - news), the world's leading supplier of illumination sources essential for deep ultraviolet (DUV) photolithography, today announced the opening of a European headquarters office in Maarssen, The Netherlands, which centralizes the field service and support, sales, marketing and administration activities of Cymer's European operations. The consolidation of these functions in a new 350 square meter facility is intended to strengthen Cymer's European capabilities, leading to better internal efficiencies and enhanced customer service and support. The European office will be headed by Jay Manning, director of European operations, who brings over 20 years of semiconductor industry experience to Cymer. Jay will direct all operations within the Maarssen headquarters and will oversee the activities of remote service and support technicians in Cymer's France, Germany, Israel, Italy and United Kingdom offices. Semiconductor market analysts expect significant growth of DUV lithography throughout Europe over the next 18 months. According to Manning, the establishment of the Maarssen headquarters is a result of Cymer's strategy to maintain its market leadership by aggressively expanding its global customer service and support capabilities. Cymer has consistently continued to grow its installed base of DUV excimer lasers, thus increasing support requirements among chipmakers and lithography suppliers throughout Europe. ''The industry depends on us for more than just product offerings. It requires a partner that can deliver immediate service, support and process expertise. Opening this new facility allows us to provide stronger on-site technical support and service capabilities -- quickly and efficiently. More importantly, it will allow us to forge closer relationships with existing and new customers throughout Europe and in neighboring regions to further expand Cymer's presence.'' Cymer B.V. is located at: Planetenbaan 16-BG, 3606 AK Maarssen, The Netherlands. Phone: +31 346 58 2000, fax: +31 346 58 2002. Cymer, Inc. is the leading provider of excimer laser illumination sources, the essential light source for deep ultraviolet (DUV) photolithography systems. DUV lithography is a key enabling technology, which has allowed the semiconductor industry to meet the exact specifications and manufacturing requirements for volume production of today's advanced semiconductor chips. Further information on Cymer may be obtained from the company's SEC filings, on the Internet at cymer.com or by contacting the company directly. SOURCE: Cymer, Inc. biz.yahoo.com