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To: Math Junkie who wrote (1598)	8/12/1998 8:44:00 AM
From: David Lawrence	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3813

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 11, 1998--Novellus Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:NVLS) today announced it has reviewed Semitool Inc.'s patent infringement lawsuit, filed on Aug. 10, and has concluded that the suit has no merit. In the suit, Semitool alleges that Novellus' recently announced SABRE(TM) copper deposition system infringes on two Semitool patents. The two Semitool patents are U.S. Patent No. 5,222,310, issued June 29, 1993, entitled "Single Wafer Process or with a Frame," and U.S. Patent No. 5,377,708, issued Jan. 3, 1995, entitled "Multi-Station Semiconductor Processor with Volatilization." Neither patent contains any reference to copper. "The suit has no merit and we will vigorously fight it," said Richard S. Hill, Novellus' chairman and chief executive officer. "We assume that Semitool was motivated by Novellus' new role in providing revolutionary copper technology solutions."