FREMONT, Calif. - August 1, 2001 - Asyst Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq NM: ASYT), the leading provider of Standard Mechanical Interface (SMIF)-based manufacturing automation systems, today announced that it will be presenting at Adams, Harkness & Hill's investor conference, 21st Annual Summer Seminar, in Boston, Massachusetts on August 2, 2001 at 8:30 a.m. EDT.

Adams, Harkness & Hill will provide a webcast of all presentations at the Summer Seminar. The webcast may be viewed live at www.videonewswire.com/AHH/webcast and will remain archived for 60 days.

About Asyst
Asyst Technologies, Inc. is a 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.