-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, BLjl7f0Ag1EOplWbsEUlUfcXGqo6IFfWBH4hXAIC2CbyaPb2rwDri07igWzvYjQc JLUzvx+uYz+L9oPQKOrKhg== 0000891618-99-005279.txt : 19991117 0000891618-99-005279.hdr.sgml : 19991117 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000891618-99-005279 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19991116 ITEM INFORMATION: ITEM INFORMATION: FILED AS OF DATE: 19991116 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LAM RESEARCH CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000707549 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SPECIAL INDUSTRY MACHINERY, NEC [3559] IRS NUMBER: 942634797 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-12933 FILM NUMBER: 99758704 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4650 CUSHING PKWY CITY: FREMONT STATE: CA ZIP: 94538 BUSINESS PHONE: 5106590200 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4650 CUSHING PARKWAY CITY: FREMONT STATE: CA ZIP: 94538 8-K 1 FORM 8-K 1 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 16, 1999 LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 000-12933 94-2634797 - ---------------------------------------------- ------------------------ --------------------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
4650 Cushing Parkway, Fremont, California 94538 ----------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (510) 659-0200 -------------- (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) Not Applicable -------------- (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report.) 2 Item 5. Other Events On November 15, 1999, Lam Research Corporation (the "Company") announced the purchase of research and development technology from Oliver Design, Inc., a California corporation. The purchase includes intellectual property rights related to semiconductor wafers. In connection with the purchase, which totals approximately $8.8 million, Lam will take a one-time charge of approximately $7.3 million during the current quarter of its fiscal year 2000. Lam may make up to $2 million in additional license payments to Oliver, in the event it is successful in commercializing the technology. Those additional license payments will be charged to future periods, as incurred. Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 is the Company's press release dated November 15, 1999. Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits (c) Exhibits 99.1 Lam Research Corporation Press Release dated November 15, 1999. 3 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. DATED: November 16, 1999 LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION By: /s/ Richard H. Lovgren ---------------------------------- Name: Richard H. Lovgren Title: Vice President, General Counsel 2 4 EXHIBIT INDEX
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3 EX-99.1 2 LAM RESEARCH PRESS RELEASE 1 EXHIBIT 99.1 [LAM RESEARCH LOGO] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Lisa Garber Kathleen Bela Corporate Communications Investor Relations Lam Research Corporation Lam Research Corporation Phone: 510/572-4538 Phone: 510/572-4566 Fax: 510/572-2935 Fax: 510/572-6454 e-mail: lisa.garber@lamrc.com e-mail: kathleen.bela@lamrc.com LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION PURCHASES POST-CMP CLEANING TECHNOLOGY FROM OLIVER DESIGN, INC. FREMONT, Calif., November 15, 1999--Lam Research Corporation (Nasdaq: LRCX) today announced the purchase of research and development technology from Oliver Design, Inc. The purchase includes Intellectual Property rights related to cleaning semiconductor wafers, as well as licenses to develop semiconductor applications for Oliver's leading-edge cleaning technology originally developed for the disk drive industry. A key benefit of the technology purchase is the enhancement of development activities in connection with a 300 mm cleaning design, elements of which can be incorporated into Lam's Teres(TM) integrated Chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP) system. "Oliver's technology is an excellent match for our CMP and post-CMP wafer cleaning product portfolio," said Dr. Willy Krusell, Lam's vice president CMP/Cleaning Engineering/Technology. "Due to the rapidly growing market acceptance of Teres, and our customers' requirements for a 300 mm product solution, we will begin integrating the Oliver design into our 300 mm CMP and cleaning development efforts," concluded Krusell. ~ more ~ 2 LAM RESEARCH PURCHASES POST-CMP CLEANING TECHNOLOGY FROM OLIVER DESIGN, INC. PAGE 2 of 2 In connection with the purchase, which totals approximately $8.8 million, Lam will take a one-time charge of approximately $7.3 million during the current quarter of its fiscal year 2000. Lam may make up to $2 million in additional license payments to Oliver, in the event it is successful in commercializing the technology. Those additional license payments will be charged to future periods, as incurred. "Safe Harbor" Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Act of 1995: This press release contains certain forward-looking statements which are subject to the Safe Harbor provisions created by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements relate to anticipated performance, acceptance, capabilities, applications, and competitiveness of the company's products and market transition to new processes. Such statements are based on current expectations and are subject to risks, uncertainties, and changes in condition, such as may arise from introduction of such products into production, their ability to perform consistent with current expectations and the Company's ability to integrate and adapt new technologies into its commercial products, and other risks detailed in documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including specifically the report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 1999, and the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 26, 1999. The company undertakes no obligation to update the information in this Press Release. For Oliver Design, Inc.: Oliver Design, Inc. is a leading supplier of disk cleaning equipment, offering modular, fully automated systems and services to the worldwide data storage industry. The company provided products as an OEM supplier to the global semiconductor market, and will continue to supply the data storage markets with innovative cleaning solutions. Oliver's World Wide Web address is http://www.oliverdesign.com. For Lam Research Corporation: Lam Research Corporation is a leading supplier of front-end wafer processing equipment and services to the worldwide semiconductor manufacturing industry. The company's common stock trades on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol LRCX. Lam's World Wide Web address is http://www.lamrc.com. ### -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----