FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
WHANG JONG S
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AMTECH SYSTEMS INC [asys] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Executive Officer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/30/2010
(Street)

 		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Amtech Systems, Inc. $.01 par value common stock 11/30/2010   M   9,042 A $ 6.5315 112,375 D  
Amtech Systems, Inc. $.01 par value common stock 11/30/2010   S   500 D $ 21 111,875 D  
Amtech Systems, Inc. $.01 par value common stock 11/30/2010   S   13 D $ 20.76 111,862 D  
Amtech Systems, Inc. $.01 par value common stock 11/30/2010   S   187 D $ 20.73 111,675 D  
Amtech Systems, Inc. $.01 par value common stock 11/30/2010   S   5 D $ 20.31 111,670 D  
Amtech Systems, Inc. $.01 par value common stock 11/30/2010   S   100 D $ 20.41 111,570 D  
Amtech Systems, Inc. $.01 par value common stock 11/30/2010   S   20 D $ 20.33 111,550 D  
Amtech Systems, Inc. $.01 par value common stock 11/30/2010   S   310 D $ 20.35 111,240 D  
Amtech Systems, Inc. $.01 par value common stock 11/30/2010   S   700 D $ 20.34 110,540 D  
Amtech Systems, Inc. $.01 par value common stock 11/30/2010   S   300 D $ 20.37 110,240 D  
Amtech Systems, Inc. $.01 par value common stock 11/30/2010   S   312 D $ 20.42 109,928 D  
Amtech Systems, Inc. $.01 par value common stock 11/30/2010   S   1,120 D $ 20.32 108,808 D  
Amtech Systems, Inc. $.01 par value common stock 11/20/2010   S   680 D $ 20.30 108,128 D  
Amtech Systems, Inc. $.01 par value common stock 11/30/2010   S   500 D $ 20.29 107,628 D  
Amtech Systems, Inc. $.01 par value common stock 11/30/2010   S   600 D $ 20.20 107,028 D  
Amtech Systems, Inc. $.01 par value common stock 11/30/2010   S   200 D $ 20.10 106,828 D  
Amtech Systems, Inc. $.01 par value common stock 11/30/2010   S   300 D $ 20.14 106,528 D  
Amtech Systems, Inc. $.01 par value common stock 11/30/2010   S   500 D $ 20.22 106,028 D  
Amtech Systems, Inc. $.01 par value common stock 11/30/2010   S   280 D $ 20.26 105,748 D  
Amtech Systems, Inc. $.01 par value common stock 11/30/2010   S   100 D $ 20.28 105,648 D  
Amtech Systems, Inc. $.01 par value common stock 11/30/2010   S   600 D $ 20.21 105,048 D  
Amtech Systems, Inc. $.01 par value common stock 11/30/2010   S   200 D $ 20.15 104,848 D  
Amtech Systems, Inc. $.01 par value common stock 11/30/2010   S   300 D $ 20.17 104,548 D  
Amtech Systems, Inc. $.01 par value common stock 11/30/2010   S   400 D $ 20.19 104,148 D  
Amtech Systems, Inc. $.01 par value common stock 11/30/2010   S   300 D $ 20.16 103,848 D  
Amtech Systems, Inc. $.01 par value common stock 11/30/2010   S   515 D $ 20.18 103,333 D  
Amtech Systems, Inc. $.01 par value common stock 11/30/2010   S   903 D $ 20.21 102,430 D  
Amtech Systems, Inc. $.01 par value common stock 11/30/2010   S   976 D $ 20.20 101,454 D  
Amtech Systems, Inc. $.01 par value common stock 11/30/2010   S   77 D $ 20.25 101,377 D  
Amtech Systems, Inc. $.01 par value common stock 11/30/2010   S   1,800 D $ 20.16 99,577 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Amtech Systems, Inc. Employee Stock Option $ 6.5315 11/30/2010   M   9,042   03/15/2006 03/15/2011 Amtech Systems, Inc. $.01 par value common stock 9,042 (1) 0 (2) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
WHANG JONG S

 		   X     Chief Executive Officer  

Signatures

 Robert T. Hass on behalf of Jong S. Whang by Power of Attorney   12/01/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Price omitted because the transaction is a grant of a stock option.
(2) This is the number of derivative securities, with the same terms and conditions, following the reported transaction. Total of all derivative securities, with different terms and conditions, held following the reported transaction is 176,667.

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