NEWS RELEASE

LINDA CHOW JOINS TCZ AS VP FINANCE

Linda Chow joins TCZ as VP Finance. Chow has previously served with US and European headquarterd MNCs in various senior management positions, most recently as Asia Controller at Electroglas' Asia-Pacific regional headquarters and manufacturing operations. Besides finance, she will be responsible for HR and legal affairs. Chow replaces Mark Wegrzyn who will join Cymer as the company's Business Manager TCZ. In this role, Wegrzyn will establish a dedicated business interface to TCZ as a direct customer of Cymer.