Through our human resources and technological innovation,
the TEL Group is demonstrating leadership in creatinga brighter society and addressing environmental issues
Providing high-value technology andservice as a top supplierproduction equipment, and photovoltaic cell production
equipment. These key components in the age of digital
networks play a crucially important role, not only in our daily

Fiscal 2010 was a year that saw a huge decline in the global

lives, but also in the construction of social infrastructure andeconomy due to the financial crisis which began in autumnenvironmental responsiveness. To enable further developmentof 2008. Consequently the electronics industry, of whichof these key components, sustained technological innovation

the TEL Group is a part, also faced a harsh environment. In

in the manufacturing equipment field is imperative.

response, Tokyo Electron took a consistent approach with

Tokyo Electron’s basic philosophy includes that weregard to invigorating our human resources, maintaining

provide high-value products and services around theworker employment, while at the same time consolidatingworld that help people to lead healthy and enriched lives.

development and production bases to enhance efficiency andDemonstrate consistent leadership as a world class company

endeavoring to minimize fixed expenses. As a result of theseby creating hope for the future and addressing environmental

efforts, aided by a rapid market recovery in the second half ofproblems, and share a sense of mission with all TEL

the year, our losses for that period were far less than we had

employees, and become an energetic, dynamic and creative

initially projected—a promising sign for business recovery incompany.

the future.
The main business of Tokyo Electron is the supply ofsemiconductor production equipment, flat panel display

Demonstrating leadership in achieving
a low-carbon society through ourtechnological strengthInterest in environmental issues is growing in Japan
in particular, with the national government announcing
measures such as a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions
by 25% of the 1990 amount by 2020. A shift in values
concerning resources, energy, and the environment isoccurring on a global scale. In May 2008 under the slogan“Technology for Eco Life,” Tokyo Electron announced its
commitment to the environment and has since been actively
working to reduce impact on the global environment. TELis pursuing this endeavor through the use of technology,
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of customers’ factories to be halved by 2015, as well as

Making employee activation our driving
force for growth

reducing the impact of our business activities and logistics on
the environment by 50%.
In fiscal 2010, the energy-saving capacity of all ourWe believe that “employees are Tokyo Electron’s assets.”
Despite the harsh business environment in fiscal 2010, weproduction equipment was further improved throughhave been enhancing our employee training through our “Oneinnovations such as reducing the use of clean water (cleaning

Grade Up Program” aimed at helping each of our employeessystem), exhaust emissions (coater/developer), and pumptake their individual skills to the next level as we look towards

electricity (single wafer deposition). Our field solutions

the next period of growth. Through this program, combined

business was launched to enable us to better respond towith training at our existing internal educational body, TEL

customers’ needs regarding existing equipment. TokyoUNIVERSITY, we are endeavoring to improve our employees’Electron has shipped more than 50,000 units of production

capabilities. In addition, as a leading production equipment

equipment worldwide and in the future we will be able tosupplier, Tokyo Electron is undertaking activities to spread ourrespond consistently to requests to improve the productivity

basic principle of “providing high value for the constructionof our equipment and their environmental friendliness. It isof a social foundation including people’s lifestyles and thealso possible for us to contribute broadly to society throughenvironment” so that it may be shared by all employees on alowering the power consumption of the semiconductor

company-wide level.

Top Commitment

production equipment that enables the environmental impact

devices manufactured using our equipment.
In our PV cell production equipment business
which we launched in 2008, we are utilizing technology
accumulated through our experience with semiconductor

Building the future with local
communities through corporate
citizenship activities

production equipment and striving to accelerate researchand development with the aim of building a low-carbon

As a company with bases throughout the world, Tokyosociety. The thin-film silicon equipment business, which

Electron is aware of its role as a member of the local

Tokyo Electron is part of, is faltering due to investors pushingcommunity, undertaking corporate citizenship activities whileback the timing of their investments following reductions incollaborating with individual local communities in conscious

government subsidies for PV cell development and production

efforts to contribute to the development of each community.

as well as weakened competition for crystal systems following

In fiscal 2010, Tokyo Electron co-hosted with a local

significant drops in the price of silicon. However, this is anewspaper company a well-received hands-on scientifictechnology with ample room for improving energy conversion

experiment in Miyagi Prefecture, where our new plant isefficiency and huge growth can be expected in the medium toto begin operations in 2011, in collaboration with local

long term.

universities and NPOs. In the United States, our company

In fiscal 2010, Tokyo Electron also undertook
environmental investment expected to reduce CO2 emissions
by approximately 3,000 tons as part of our workplaceenvironmental measures. At our new plant in Taiwa-cho,headquarters in Austin, Texas has participated in the “KeepAustin Beautiful” clean-up program continuously for morethan 10 years.
That concludes my somewhat simplified report of Tokyo

Miyagi Prefecture, in Japan, which is due to go into operation

Electron’s activities in fiscal 2010. It is my hope that thisin April 2011, we will be incorporating various cutting-edge

Environmental and Social Report will enable you to gain anenvironmental measures, including PV power generation.

understanding of our company’s activities, and I welcome any

We will continue to promote environmental activities ascomments you may wish to share with us.

we move towards achieving our commitment goals.
Hiroshi Takenaka
President & CEOTokyo Electron Limited

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