ASML REINFORCES POTENTIAL FOR VALUE GENERATION IN ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR LITHOGRAPHY

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ASML REINFORCES POTENTIAL FOR VALUE GENERATION IN ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR LITHOGRAPHY
09 July 2007 - ASML Netherlands B.V.

ASML Holding NV and Brion Technologies, Inc. announced that they have signed an agreement for ASML to acquire privately held Brion, a leading provider of semiconductor design and wafer manufacturing optimization solutions for advanced lithography.

Brion’s computational lithography technology enables semiconductor manufacturers to simulate the realized pattern of integrated circuits and to correct the mask pattern to optimize the manufacturing process and yield. Founded in 2002, Brion is a leader in the rapidly growing field of computational lithography which encompasses design verification, reticle enhancement technologies and optical proximity correction.

Subject to approval by regulatory authorities, closing is expected this year. Following completion of the acquisition, Brion will continue to support its current product offering and operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of ASML.

“This combination extends significantly ASML capabilities to support the semiconductor industry as our complementary technologies can enhance further the efficiency of chip manufacturing,” said Eric Meurice, president and CEO of ASML. “Brion’s simulation technology combined with ASML’s lithography systems will generate value for customers through faster time to market, better imaging quality and higher yield in wafer manufacturing. This acquisition reinforces ASML’s growth and value potential as our customers require increasingly advanced lithography tools integrated with optimization capabilities in the race toward the newest chip designs and most advanced technology nodes.”

“Joining forces with ASML enables Brion to reinforce its technology leadership in computational lithography while increasing its reach and creating an opportunity for potentially accelerated growth for our products addressing the most advanced semiconductor nodes,” said Eric Chen, CEO of Brion. “This combination represents an unprecedented synergy of wafer manufacturing technologies with multiple areas of cooperation to make our products even more effective. We remain committed to delivering an extended suite of computational and wafer lithography solutions to our customers as we become integrated with and supported by the world’s leading semiconductor scanner manufacturer.”

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About: ASML Netherlands B.V.
ASML is the world's leading provider of lithography systems for the semiconductor industry, manufacturing complex machines that are critical to the production of integrated circuits or chips. Headquartered in Veldhoven, the Netherlands, ASML is traded on Euronext Amsterdam and NASDAQ under the symbol ASML.

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