Amtech Systems Announces $1.9 Million New Solar Order

TEMPE, Ariz., May 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Amtech Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASYS), a global supplier of production and automation systems and related supplies for the manufacture of semiconductors, solar cells and wafers, today announced a new order totaling approximately $1.9 million for thermal processing and automation systems from the solar cell industry. For the fiscal 2007 year to date, Amtech has received approximately $5.8 million of solar orders, including this most recent order.

The order is a follow-on order from an Asian-based customer and is expected to ship in the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2007.

"We continue our ongoing strategic efforts to expand our market opportunities and further penetrate the rapidly growing solar market," said J.S. Whang, President and Chief Executive Officer of Amtech. "Interest in our solar products continues to be strong and we remain optimistic about our ability to generate additional orders in fiscal 2007."

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 semiconductor devices and solar cells. 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 computers, telecommunications devices, automotive products, consumer goods, and industrial automation and control systems. The Company's semiconductor handling, thermal processing and consumable products currently address the polishing of newly sliced silicon wafers and reclaimed test wafers and the oxidation and deposition steps used in the fabrication of semiconductors, MEMS and solar cells.

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Released May 16, 2007