Bob Akins, CEO of Cymer, Inc.,
Rings The NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell

Monday, September 18, 2006
at NASDAQ's MarketSite
in New York City.

Cymer, Inc.
[CYMI]

Bob Akins, CEO of Cymer, Inc. (Nasdaq:CYMI)presides over the opening bell to celebrate its 10-year listing anniversary on the NASDAQ.

Cymer, Inc. is the world's leading supplier of deep ultraviolet (DUV laser illumination sources, the essential light source for DUV photolithography systems. DUV lithography is a key enabling technology, which has allowed the semiconductor industry to meet the exacting specifications and manufacturing requirements for volume production of today's advanced semiconductor chips. Further information on Cymer may be obtained from the Company's SEC filings, the Internet at www.cymer.com or by contacting the company directly.

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