Amtech to Present at Piper Jaffray Clean Technology and Renewables Conference

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Amtech Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASYS), a global supplier of production and automation systems and related supplies for the manufacture of solar cells, semiconductors, and silicon wafers, today announced that Bradley C. Anderson, CFO, will present at the Piper Jaffray & Co. Third Annual Clean Technology and Renewables Conference in New York City on Wednesday, February 20th at 2:30 p.m. (Eastern). The conference is being held at the New York Palace Hotel.

Amtech will offer a live audio webcast of its presentation as well as an archived replay, which may be accessed in the investor relations section of Amtech's website at www.amtechsystems.com or via the following link: http://www.corporate-ir.net/ireye/confLobby.zhtml?ticker=ASYS&item_id= 1768685. (Due to its length, this URL may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field. Remove the extra space if one exists.) The archived replay of the webcast and presentation slides will be made available on the Company's website one day following the presentation date and will be accessible for one week.

    Conference Details:

    --  Piper Jaffray & Co. Third Annual Clean Technology an
        Renewables Conference

    --  February 20, 2008

    --  New York Palace Hotel, New York City

    --  More information can be found at: http://www.piperjaffray.com

    About Amtech Systems, Inc.

Amtech Systems, Inc. manufactures capital equipment, including silicon wafer handling automation, thermal semiconductor processing equipment and related consumables used in fabricating solar cells and semiconductor devices. Semiconductors, or semiconductor chips, are fabricated on silicon wafer substrates, sliced from ingots, and are part of the circuitry, or electronic components, of many products including solar cells, computers, telecommunications devices, automotive products, consumer goods, and industrial automation and control systems. The Company's wafer handling, thermal processing and consumable products currently address the diffusion, oxidation and deposition steps used in the fabrication of solar cells, semiconductors, MEMS and the polishing of newly sliced silicon wafers.

Source: Amtech Systems, Inc.

Released February 19, 2008