Amtech to Present at Merriman Curhan Ford Investor Conference in New York City on November 10, 2009

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,
today announced that J.S. Whang, President and CEO, and Bradley C. Anderson,
CFO, will present at the Merriman Curhan Ford 6th Annual Investor Summit at 9:00
a.m. Eastern time on Tuesday, November 10, 2009. The conference is being held at
the Sofitel Hotel in New York City.

Conference Details:

* Merriman Curhan Ford`s 6th Annual Investor Summit 2009
* November 10, 2009
* Sofitel Hotel, New York City
* More information can be found at: http://www.mcfco.com

About Amtech

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.

Amtech Systems, Inc
Bradley C. Anderson, 480-967-5146
Chief Financial Officer
or
MKR Group, Inc.
Investor Relations
Todd Kehrli or Jim Byers, 323-468-2300
asys@mkr-group.com

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