XTREME Becomes Wholly Owned Subsidiary of USHIO

Tokyo, Japan—May 26, 2008—USHIO INC.(‘USHIO’) is pleased to announce that XTREME Technologies GmbH(‘XTREME’) has joined the USHIO Group as a wholly owned subsidiary. Details are as follows.

XTREME was established in 2001 to conduct R&D in Extreme Ultra Violet (EUV) sources, a technology for photolithography of new generation semiconductors. Since acquiring a 50% stake of XTREME in 2005, USHIO has managed its operations jointly with JENOPTIK Laser, Optik, Systeme GmbH (JENOPTIK), a joint partner. 

As part of efforts to strengthen the EUV development business, USHIO acquired the stake in XTREME held by JENOPTIK, making XTREME a wholly owned subsidiary.

USHIO and XTREME will build on their effective joint development with Philips Extreme UV GmbH in the future, based on an agreement concluded in October 2007. The companies aim to achieve commercial production of EUV sources at the earliest possible stage.

As a wholly owned subsidiary of USHIO, XTREME will continue to provide services to existing customers using its existing support structure.

Established in 1964, USHIO INC. is a leading manufacturer of lamps for lighting and halogen lamps for office automation, exposure UV lamps used in semiconductor and LCD manufacturing processes, and luminescent lamps for data projectors. It also makes the optical equipment and cinema projectors that employ those lamps. A number of USHIO’s products enjoy dominant market shares. With approximately 4,700 employees, including overseas consolidated subsidiaries, USHIO posted consolidated sales for the fiscal year ended March 2008 of 148.1 billion yen. For more information:
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