Tokyo Electron

Annual Report 2012

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Tokyo Electron—50 years of untiring progress
through innovation
Tokyo Electron 50th Anniversary Logo

Tokyo Electron marks the 50th year of its founding in 2012. The driving force
behind the company’s growth has been its policy of placing the customer first,
unchanged since its founding, and a corporate culture facilitating flexible andswift response to market change. Tokyo Electron will continue to be a global
leader through the creation of revolutionary technologies and contribute to thecreation of a prosperous future society through its products and technologies.

Tokyo Electron marks the 50th year of its founding on
November 11, 2012.

“A Company with a Dream for the Future”
This logo mark was developed as a symbol ofTracking Sales Growth in Response to Market Changes

our commitment to the future as we celebrate

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the 50th anniversary of Tokyo Electron. It sym-15 16

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A technology specialty trading company providing
the added value of technological support

The next stage

Establishment of first joint
venture (TEL-Thermco)

Listed on 2nd Section ofTokyo Stock Exchange

Withdrawal from business ofexporting consumer products

Semiconductor
Application

Developing our own products andbuilding our position as a manufacturer

Mainframe
ComputerGlobalization

Technological innovation“cutting edge technology” and “environmentand nature” become one and start moving income together to make contributions to afuture society as a single team, using the logo

Start of direct operations
overseas

PCdream” through a figure in which “people,”one circle. We hope our employees will also

Strengthening of corporate
governance

Listed on 1st Section ofTokyo Stock Exchange

17bolizes our company’s concept: “a future with amark in a variety of TEL communication tools
MobilePhone

Digital Consumer
Electronics etcBig
Dataand applications.

2012 marks an important occasion in the history of Tokyo

were a unique company with both trading and manufacturing

cycle is the key to our ability to continue our growth into theElectron—the 50th year of our founding. I wish to take this oppor-

functions, and then over the past 20 years we powerfully evolved

future. We have fostered an open corporate culture characterizedtunity to thank our shareholders, customers, suppliers, and busi-

into a world-class production equipment manufacturer alongsideby honesty, fairness, and open-mindedness and sincerity in every-

ness partners for the tremendous support and guidance which

the breathtaking growth of the electronics industry.

thing we do. This culture has won us the respect and trust of ourhave made Tokyo Electron the company it is today.
Since our founding, the Company has astonishingly repeatedly

The key factor behind our growth over the years has been ourcommitment to placing the customer first—a policy which hascustomers worldwide and has greatly contributed to our half century of growth.

changed its business model and operations in the course of evolv-

rooted the company since its founding. On the basis of this policy,

To enhance our corporate value further, I believe it is impor-ing to its present form. The driving force behind Tokyo Electron’s

we strive to maximize the added value we provide through ourtant to set our sights on even higher world-class goals and per-growth throughout these changes has been a DNA which

products and technology, and in return we receive a profit con-formance standards while demonstrating a technologicalenables us to respond to market needs and customer demands

nected with that value. The profits we receive are reinvested into

leadership in our industries. We must also continue to be aflexibly, rapidly, and boldly. We started business in 1963 as a tech-the development of cutting-edge technology and high value-

vibrant global company with ambitious dreams. I am very confi-

Tetsuo Tsuneishi

nology specialty trading company, and we grew swiftly in theadded products which can contribute to the growth of the market

dent that the electronics and IT industry, driven by semiconduc-

Vice Chairman of the Board

1970s and 1980s in tandem with the growth and progress ofand industry as well as to a more prosperous life for people. At

tor technology, will achieve remarkable growth together withJapan’s semiconductor and electronics industry. For a period, weTokyo Electron, we recognize that the sustainment of this positivetechnological innovation.