SEMI CEO to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell


MEDIA ADVISORY, Aug. 10, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) --



 What:
 Stan Myers, president and CEO of SEMI will preside over the closing
 bell.

 Where:
 NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd & Broadway - Broadcast Studio

 When:
 Friday August 11th, 2006 at 4:00 p.m. EDT

 Contacts:
 Margaret Kindling
 Senior Program Manager
 (202) 289-0440
 mkindling@semi.org

 Media Contact:
 Scott Smith
 PR Manager
 (408) 943-7957
 ssmith@semi.org

 NASDAQ MarketSite:
 Stephanie Lowenthal; 646.441.5220

Feed Information:

The closing bell is available from 3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. on uplink IA-6 C-band/transponder 17. The downlink frequency is 4040 Vertical; Audio 6.2-6.8. The feed can also be found on Waterfront fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Stephanie Lowenthal at (646) 441-5220.

Photos:

To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Market Close, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market close of your choice.

About SEMI:

SEMI is the global industry association serving companies that provide equipment, materials and services used to manufacture semiconductors, displays, nano-scaled structures, micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) and related technologies. SEMI maintains offices in Austin, Beijing, Brussels, Hsinchu, Moscow, San Jose (Calif.), Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Tokyo and Washington, D.C. For more information, visit www.semi.org.