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 Press Release

Asyst
Technologies to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences
 FREMONT, Calif., Oct 9, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
Asyst Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:ASYT), a leading provider of integrated
automation solutions that maximize semiconductor manufacturing
productivity, today announced that the company will be presenting
at the following investor conferences:
| October 31, 2002 |
Thomas Weisel Partners EMS and Semiconductor
Virtual Roving Conference, New York, NY.
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| November 4-5, 2002 |
AeA Classic 2002, San Diego, Calif.
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| November 18, 2002 |
Lehman Brothers 2002 Semiconductor and Computer
Systems Conference, San Francisco, Calif. |
For more information on any of the conferences, please
contact your respective Thomas Weisel Partners, Lehman Brothers
or AeA representative directly.
About Asyst
Asyst Technologies, Inc. is a leading provider of integrated automation solutions
that enable semiconductor manufacturers to increase manufacturing productivity
and protect investments in silicon wafers during the manufacture of integrated
circuits, or ICs. The company offers a broad range of 200mm and 300mm solutions
that enable the safe transfer of wafers and information between process equipment
and the fab line throughout the IC fabrication process, while reducing IC
damage caused by human, environmental, mechanical and chemical factors. Encompassing
isolation systems, work-in-process materials management, substrate-handling
robotics, automated transport and loading systems, and connectivity automation
software, Asyst's modular, interoperable solutions allow chipmakers and original
equipment manufacturers, or OEMs, to select and employ the value-assured,
hands-off manufacturing capabilities that best suit their needs. Asyst's
homepage is http://www.asyst.com
CONTACT:
Investor Contact
John Swenson
Asyst Technologies, Inc.
(510) 661-5000
(510) 661-5166 (fax)
jswenson@asyst.com
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