Where: The Ritz Carlton Hotel
            San Francisco, California

When: Tuesday, February 6, 2001
           3:40 p.m. Pacific Standard Time

NOTE: Banc of America Securities will be providing a live webcast of both the presentation and the Q&A session, which will follow the presentation. To access these webcasts please go to:

Asyst Technologies Presentation: http://www.veracast.com/bas_techweek2001/webcasts/id29114391.cfm

Asyst Technologies Q&A Session: http://www.veracast.com/bas_techweek2001/webcasts/id19216793.cfm

To access the webcast please go to the Audio Archives page.

All of the above recordings will be available for access on Tuesday, February 6, 2001 at 3:40 p.m. Pacific Standard Time.

About Asyst
Asyst Technologies, Inc. is the leading provider of isolation and automation technologies that enable semiconductor makers to protect their valued assets throughout the manufacturing process while increasing manufacturing productivity. Through this "Value-Assured Fab" strategy, Asyst offers a broad range of 200mm and 300mm solutions that enable the safe transfer of wafers and information between the process equipment and the fab line throughout the IC fabrication process, preventing human, environmental, mechanical and chemical harm. Encompassing robotics, portals, wafer and reticle carriers, connectivity and interface products, and transport and loading products, Asyst's modular, interoperable solutions allow chipmakers and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to select and employ the value-assured, hands-off manufacturing capabilities that best suit their needs.