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To: Ian@SI who wrote (2125)	5/11/1999 4:42:00 PM
From: Ian@SI	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2946

Now here's a nice catch for SVGI's board. Note to Scott and Katherine. The above sentence is a mere observation. I'm neither awestruck nor enraptured, just pleased. :-) Ian. biz.yahoo.com Tuesday May 11, 12:26 pm Eastern Time Company Press Release Silicon Valley Group Appoints IBM's Michael J. Attardo to Board of Directors Tenure as General Manager of IBM Microelectronics Brings More than 30 Years of Experience to Position SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 11, 1999-- Silicon Valley Group (NASDAQ:SVGI - news) today announced the appointment of Dr. Michael J. Attardo, former general manager of IBM's Microelectronics Division to its board of directors. Under the leadership of Attardo, who held the position since 1992, IBM Microelectronics has been transformed from a captive component supplier to IBM to one of the world's leading high technology chip manufacturers, competing very successfully in the global merchant market. ''SVG's multi-product company strategy will benefit greatly from Dr. Attardo's experience at a great and legendary company like IBM,'' said SVG's chairman and CEO Papken Der Torossian. ''He was a founder and one of the leaders at SEMATECH as it worked to achieve global leadership for the U.S. semiconductor industry. His participation in the joint industry-government Semiconductor Technology Council for the United States Department of Defense is another facet of his strong belief in the importance of a vital semiconductor industry. The board of directors and I are very pleased to have an opportunity to work with Dr. Attardo, who, in his position with IBM, helped shepherd the development of Micrascan technology -- a technology started at Perkin Elmer and ultimately acquired by SVG.'' Attardo has been a member of the board of directors of both the Semiconductor Industry Association and the Engineering Council of the Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science. In 1998 he was a recipient of Columbia's Egleston Medal for engineering excellence. Attardo holds a bachelor's degree in the arts from Queens College and bachelor of science, master of science and doctorate degrees in metallurgy from Columbia University. Silicon Valley Group (NASDAQ:SVGI - news) is a leading manufacturer of automated wafer processing equipment for the worldwide semiconductor industry. The company designs, manufactures and markets technically sophisticated equipment used in the primary stages of semiconductor chip manufacturing. Its products include photolithography exposure tools; photoresist processing equipment, oxidation, diffusion and low-pressure chemical vapor deposition processing systems; and precision optical components and systems. For more information, visit svg.com.