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TEL Missions
TEL Missions

All missions of TEL are for achieving innovation, growth, and preservationof the environment
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core semiconductor and display technologies in order to contribute

We at TEL have recently defined our core missions. As our roles haveto the sound development of our industry and broader society; andchanged in response to our dynamically changing society, all TEL

contributions to environmental solutions through the operation ofmembers need to share an understanding of the direction TEL shoulda new business as well as reduction of the environmental impact

take looking toward the future. The defined missions were announcedof our existing products and operations. We, at the Tokyo Electronby our Chairman and CEO Tetsuro Higashi at the Tokyo ElectronGroup, are committed to making positive contributions to society byGroup Spring 2008 Top Management Conference. The text of thisproviding new value under the themes of innovation, growth, and theannouncement is shown below. The TEL missions, in essence, callenvironment.

for: aggressive pursuit of technological breakthroughs based on ourHIGHLIGHTs
Highlights

Innovation, Growth, the Environment
The electronics industry, in which Tokyo Electron operates, and the information andtelecommunications technology field in particular, is becoming increasingly important
globally. The reason is that it supplies core technologies for various industries expected

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to demonstrate high growth in the future, including the medical, educational, financial,automotive, aerospace, safety and environmental fields. As core technologies supportingthese industries, Tokyo Electron’s products have contributed greatly to the developmentof industry along with its technological innovations. Looking ahead, the technologicalinnovation of these fields themselves is expected to be accompanied by additional
growth supported by new advances incorporating technologies in the adjacent fields ofnanotechnology, biotechnology and MEMS technology.
Tokyo Electron reaffirms its commitment to continue its unremitting endeavors with

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regard to the existing products and technologies that are the cornerstone of its business aswell as new fields adjacent to them.
In this way, we will take the lead on a worldwide scale through “Innovation” and“Growth.”
Furthermore, while technological development contributes to an improved quality oflife for humans, it can also have an adverse impact upon safety and the environment, and
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the degradation of the global environment. Tokyo Electron intends to contribute to thehealthy development of humankind, and the company acknowledges that one of its mostimportant missions is to contribute to reducing environmental impact, both as a global
phenomenon, and as an issue inherent within the technological fields in which it is active.
Tetsuro Higashi
Chairman & CEOTokyo Electron Limited6energy business including PV cell production equipment as a part

TEL believes tackling environmental issues is a part of therelated technologies. At the same time, we are making progress

responsibilities and missions of any corporation. We are also

in reducing the environmental impact of our existing products,

aware that there are substantial business opportunities in this area.

such as semiconductor production equipment and FPD production

The Group is therefore focusing on its new environment/cleanequipment.

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Addressing Environmental Issues throughTechnologiesof its mainline operations, while striving to develop and innovate

Strengthening R&D in the Environment/Clean Energy and in Existing Operations
MEMS1
Semiconductor
production equipmentl RLSA 2-related– CVD– Etchingl GCIB 3 technologyl	Cu barrier/seed CVD
MEMS: Micro Electro Mechanical Systems

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RLSA: Radial Line Slot Antenna

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GCIB: Gas Cluster Ion Beam

FPD production
equipmentl	PV cell production
equipmentl	SiC epitaxial equipmentl	Environmental retrofit
in equipmentl D ense plasma
CVDl	Organic electroluminescence production
equipment

Third Party Comments on TEL Missions

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Human activities have already exceeded the sustainable limits of the earth’s
With regard to these missions, I would like to say a few words to TEL
natural and energy resources. If we continue producing, consuming andemployees. As the words “innovation” and “growth” used in the missions
disposing materials in massive quantities as we do today, human society
could be considered somewhat trite, I am concerned that the message
will eventually collapse due to global ecological imbalance. We must change
contained in the missions may not carry the same significance among
the structure of our society so as to lead sustainable lives where resources
employees as Chairman Higashi truly intends to communicate. I hope
are used within the capacity of our planet.
all TEL employees will embrace the true meaning of the missions, i.e.,
While the necessity of such change has been discussed and recognizedrecognizing TEL’s roles in a society which no longer seeks quantitative
worldwide at a rapid pace, business communities in general are still
expansion, and promoting correct innovation and correct growth.
hesitant to change their traditional business models, which are based on
I also look forward to TEL holding extensive discussions within thethe assumption that the presentsocial
paradigm of Environmental
qualitative expansion
firm2008
about its roles in light of total optimization within society, based on
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which the company will work to innovate itself and achieve growth while
Given this, I find the missions that TEL has announced excellent andcontributing to the development of society. By doing so, I believe TEL will
visionary, as they recognize the hard reality today’s world is facing andbe able to help conserve the global environment and society as we know it.
clearly define the company’s roles and directions to prevent the crisis.

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Itaru Yasui, PhD
Principal Fellow, Center for Research and Development Strategy, Japan Science and Technology Agency;
Professor Emeritus, the University of Tokyo; Vice-Rector, United Nations University

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Environment/
clean energy

HIGHLIGHTsl	MEMS
production
equipment& electronic
components

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