Mattson Technology Announces Availability of Third Quarter 2008 Financial Results and Webcast

Wed Oct 8, 6:30 AM

FREMONT, Calif., Oct. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mattson Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: MTSN), a leading supplier of advanced process equipment used to manufacture semiconductors, announced that the company will host a conference call on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time (3:00 p.m. Pacific Time). The conference call will cover 2008 third quarter financial results and current business conditions.

Mattson will also webcast a slide presentation in conjunction with the conference call. To access the live webcast and slide presentation, please visit Mattson's website http://www.mattson.com under the 'Investors' section.

To access the live conference call, please dial (719) 325-4814.

A digital replay of the conference call will be available on Mattson's website for one week following the live broadcast.

About Mattson Technology, Inc.

Mattson Technology, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets semiconductor wafer processing equipment used in the fabrication of integrated circuits. The Company is a leading supplier of dry strip and rapid thermal processing equipment to the global semiconductor industry. Its strip and RTP equipment utilize innovative technology to deliver advanced processing performance and productivity gains to semiconductor manufacturers worldwide for the fabrication of current- and next-generation devices. Mattson is expanding into the etch market with innovative products targeting high volume dielectric etch applications, and is also expanding into the millisecond annealing and thermal oxidation markets. The Company expects that entry into these new markets will enhance its technical leadership and deliver revenue and profitability gains. Mattson was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Fremont, California. For more information, please contact Mattson Technology, Inc., 47131 Bayside Parkway, Fremont, Calif. 94538. Telephone: (800) MATTSON/(510) 657-5900. Fax: (510) 492-5911. Internet: http://www.mattson.com.

     Mattson Technology Contact
     Andy Moring
     tel  +1-(510) 492-6241
     fax  +1-(510) 492-5963
     Andy.Moring@mattson.com

     Investor & Media Contact
     Laura Guerrant-Oiye
     Guerrant Associates
     tel  808-882-1467
     fax  808-882-1267
     lguerrant@guerrantir.com

SOURCE Mattson Technology, Inc.