Tokyo Electron Limited (Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; C.E.O., President: Tetsuro Higashi) announced on October 11, 2000, a merger (effective from April 1, 2001) between Tokyo Electron Yamanashi Limited (Head Office: Nirasaki City, Yamanashi Prefecture; President: Yasuo Inoue) and Tokyo Electron Miyagi Limited (Head Office: Matsushima-machi, Miyagi Prefecture; President: Masao Kubodera), both wholly-owned development and production subsidiaries, and is issuing this press release to announce its decision on the name of the new company.

This company's new name, Tokyo Electron AT Limited, was chosen to convey the company's wish to continue as a truly technology-oriented organization that is continually pushing the envelope of cutting-edge advances. The name reflects the determination of the two merging companies-and their respective employees-to move ahead in strong solidarity towards the same goals, while the company name itself suggests a strongly optimistic outlook.

The decision was made by selecting from among names suggested by employees of the company.