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

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 6^th 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 6^th 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.