Cymer Announces Live Webcasts of Presentations from JPMorgan Annual Technology Conference and Cymer's Annual Shareholder Meeting

Business Wire, May 12, 2008

SAN DIEGO -- Cymer, Inc. (Nasdaq: CYMI), the world's leading supplier of light sources used in semiconductor manufacturing, today announced that the company will provide live audio webcasts of its presentation from the JPMorgan Annual Technology Conference and Cymer's annual shareholder meeting. The presentations are scheduled for:

* JPMorgan Annual Technology Conference, Monday, May 19, 2008 at 5:40 a.m. PDT

* Annual Shareholder Meeting, Thursday, May 22, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. PDT

The live webcasts and accompanying slide presentations will be available on the Investor Relations page of Cymer's web site at www.cymer.com. A replay of each webcast will be available for 15 days following the live presentation.

About Cymer

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.