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To: Czechsinthemail who wrote (542)	9/22/1998 11:11:00 AM
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Cymer Expands Japanese Operations biz.yahoo.com Cymer Expands Japanese Operations New Facility To Meet Future DUV Market Demand; Provide Enhanced Service and Support For Japanese Customer Base SAN DIEGO, Sept. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Cymer, Inc. (Nasdaq: CYMI - news), the world's leading supplier of excimer laser illumination sources essential for deep ultraviolet (DUV) photolithography, today announced it has expanded its Japanese sales and marketing operations to a new 14,000-square-foot facility in the greater Tokyo area. The recent addition to the Cymer Japan, Inc. organization will provide chipmakers and lithography manufacturers in this key region with service and spares, training and tech support. According to Pascal Didier, Cymer's senior vice president of worldwide customer operations and president of Cymer Japan, the move to a larger facility is part of Cymer's ongoing effort to expand its global service and support infrastructure to further its worldwide market leadership position in the DUV laser market. ''Leading market analysts agree that as the industry rebounds, there will be great demand for sub-quarter micron DUV lithography equipment. We are managing our business carefully at this time to ensure that we continue to offer superior worldwide customer support,'' noted Didier. Cymer reports that it currently holds an installed base of over 160 systems in Japan alone, and over 330 systems throughout the Asian region. ''This new facility will further enhance our real-time service and support capabilities to accommodate our international customers' requirements, now and in the future,'' noted Didier. The facility houses five laser bays, four of which provide hands-on training for Cymer's 4000 and 5000 Series lasers, including the newly-released ELS-5010 248nm krypton fluoride (KrF) laser. The training facility will also accommodate Cymer's 6000 Series laser to be introduced at SEMICON Japan in December. Training courses at the facility commenced in late August of this year. The new Cymer Japan facility is located in the Cosmos Motoyawata Building, 4-17-8, Minamiyawata, Ichikawa-shi, Chiba 272-0023 Japan. In addition to its customer support functions, the office houses sales and marketing, human resources and administrative staff. Phone: 81-47-393-5668; fax: 81-47-393-5672 Cymer, Inc. is the leading provider of excimer laser illumination sources for use in deep ultraviolet (DUV) photolithography systems targeted at the pilot and production segments of the semiconductor manufacturing market. Further information on Cymer may be obtained from the Company's SEC filings, via the Internet at cymer.com or by contacting the Company directly. SOURCE: Cymer, Inc.