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Press Release

Asyst
Announces Availability Of Webcast For Presentation At Bank Of America
Securities 2003 Technology Conference

FREMONT, Calif., February
5, 2003 - Asyst Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASYT), a leading
provider of integrated automation solutions that maximize semiconductor
manufacturing productivity, today announced the availability of a
webcast of the company's presentation at the Bank of America Securities
2003 Technology Conference to be held at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in
San Francisco, California, on February 11, 2003 at 7:30 a.m. PST.
To listen to the company's presentation, please access either of
the following URLs: http://www.asyst.com
or http://www.veracast.com/webcasts/bas/tech-2003/id95101396.cfm.
An archive of the presentation will be available approximately one
hour after the conclusion of the live presentation and will be accessible
for two weeks following the presentation.
For more information on the conference, please contact your Needham
& Company 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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