Amtech's Solar Subsidiary, Tempress Systems, to Exhibit at SNEC 2009 PV Power Expo in Shanghai, China

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 the Company's solar subsidiary, TEMPRESS SYSTEMS, will exhibit at the SNEC 2009 International Photovoltaic Power Generation Conference and Exhibition taking place May 6-8, 2009 at the Shanghai New International Expo Center, located in the Pudong District, Shanghai, China.

With the theme of "Develop New Energy, Benefit All Mankind", SNEC (2009) PV Power Conference consists of eight sessions: Keynote Speeches, Policy, Investment and Financing Forum, CEOs Forum, Advanced PV Industry Technology Forum, Silicon Material Technology Forum, Crystalline Silicon Cell Technology Forum, Thin-film Cell Technology Forum, and Testing Technology and PV Standards Forum. More information can be found at http://www.snec.org.cn/indexe.asp.

About Amtech Systems, Inc.

Amtech Systems, Inc. manufactures capital equipment, including silicon wafer handling automation, thermal 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 May 4, 2009