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ASM International N.V. Features Innovative Atomic Layer Deposition Processes at Luncheon Seminar

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  Published in House and Home on Monday, December 7th 2009 at 5:17 GMT by Market Wire
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ALMERE, NETHERLANDS--(Marketwire - December 7, 2009) - ASM International N.V. (Nasdaq: ASMI and Euronext Amsterdam: ASM) today announced that it will be hosting a technical luncheon seminar in Baltimore, Maryland, on Wednesday, December 9, 2009, the last day of the International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM). The seminar will address important materials, equipment and process innovations that enable high-k and metal gates in volume manufacturing, including processes using Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) and Plasma Enhanced ALD (PEALD).

The event will be presented in two parts:

Part 1: 11:30 - 12:15 -- Walk-in Poster Session and Lunch Buffet.

Part 2: 12:15 - 13:00 -- Presentations:

* Philippe Absil (IMEC) on "ALD High-k and Metal Gates Process Solutions"

* Hyung Sang Park (ASM) on "Low Temperature PEALD SiO and SiN Spacers"

Following the presentations, there will be an open dialogue around the posters and presentation topics.

The ASM seminar will take place in the Stadium Ballroom at the Hotel Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor at Camden yards, 110 South Eutaw Street, Baltimore, Maryland, less than 150 meters from the Hilton Baltimore. The room will open at 11:30. Interested parties should contact Rosanne de Vries, + 31 88 100 8569, [ Rosanne.de.vries@asm.com ].

About ASM International N.V.

ASM International N.V., headquartered in Almere, the Netherlands, and its subsidiaries design and manufacture equipment and materials used to produce semiconductor devices. ASM International and its subsidiaries provide production solutions for wafer processing (front-end segment) as well as assembly and packaging (Back-end segment) through facilities in the United States, Europe, Japan and Asia. ASM International's common stock trades on NASDAQ (symbol ASMI) and the Euronext Amsterdam Stock Exchange (symbol ASM). For more information, visit ASMI's website at [ www.asm.com ].

Safe Harbor Statement under the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: All matters discussed in this statement, except for any historical data, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. These include, but are not limited to, economic conditions and trends in the semiconductor industry generally and the timing of the industry cycles specifically, currency fluctuations, the timing of significant orders, market acceptance of new products, competitive factors, litigation involving intellectual property, shareholder and other issues, commercial and economic disruption due to natural disasters, terrorist activity, armed conflict or political instability, epidemics and other risks indicated in the Company's filings from time to time with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, the Company's reports on Form 20-F and Form 6-K. The Company assumes no obligation nor intends to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect future developments or circumstances.

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 ASM Contacts: Erik Kamerbeek - +31 88 100 8500 Mary Jo Dieckhaus - +1 212 986 2900 

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