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Mykrolis Names Peter S. Kirlin as Vice President of Business Development BILLERICA, Mass., June 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mykrolis Corporation (NYSE:MYK), a leading supplier of components and subsystems to the semiconductor industry, today appointed Peter S. Kirlin to the newly created position of vice president of business development responsible for strategic planning activities including mergers and acquisitions. Kirlin served from 2000 to 2003 as chief executive officer and chairman of the board for Dupont Photomasks, Inc. (NASDAQ:DPMI), a developer and producer of advanced photomasks for the semiconductor and microelectronics industry. Previously, he spent 12 years at ATMI, Inc., a supplier of semiconductor manufacturing materials, where he served in increasingly responsible management roles, including the post of group vice president of ATMI's Technologies and Services Group. In that role, he was responsible for significant merger and acquisition activities as well as corporate research, human resources and administration. Before ATMI he worked at American Cyanamid Corporation as a project leader and conducted post-graduate research projects at the University of Munich's Institute of Physical Chemistry. C. William Zadel, chairman of the board and chief executive officer, said, "Peter brings a wealth of technical and managerial expertise to Mykrolis, along with an excellent understanding of the semiconductor industry. We are committed to grow Mykrolis to greater levels of performance for our customers, our employees and our shareholders. Peter will help us develop and implement the growth strategies that will yield these results." "I am very pleased to join Mykrolis," Kirlin said. "As the largest worldwide supplier of contamination control technologies in the semiconductor industry, Mykrolis is poised to capitalize on a number of growth opportunities. With semiconductor device dimensions continuing to shrink and with the introduction of new manufacturing materials and processes, the role of contamination control to the semiconductor industry should continue to grow in importance. I look forward to working with the team at Mykrolis to help identify and realize opportunities to expand its business." Kirlin serves on the board of Akrion Corporation, a privately held suppler of batch immersion and single wafer wet processing equipment. He holds a Ph.D. degree in chemical engineering from the University of Delaware and a B. S. in chemical engineering from Pennsylvania State University. About Mykrolis Mykrolis is a worldwide developer, manufacturer and supplier of liquid and gas delivery systems, components and consumables used to precisely measure, deliver, control and purify the process liquids, gases and chemicals, as well as the deionized water, photoresists and vacuum systems utilized in the semiconductor manufacturing process. In addition, the Company's products are used to manufacture a range of other products, such as flat panel displays, high purity chemicals, photoresists, solar cells, gas lasers, optical disks and fiber optic cables. Based in Billerica, Massachusetts, Mykrolis is formerly Millipore Microelectronics, Inc. The Company acquired certain assets of Aeronex Corporation in October 2003. For more information, visit http://www.mykrolis.com/. Mykrolis is a registered trademark of Mykrolis Corporation. CONTACT: Craig Lazinsky Mykrolis Corporation Tel. 978-436-6500 DATASOURCE: Mykrolis CONTACT: Craig Lazinsky of Mykrolis Corporation, +1-978-436-6500, Web site: http://www.mykrolis.com/

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