FREMONT, Calif.——(BUSINESS WIRE)—January 4, 2005— Asyst Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASYTE), a leading provider of integrated automation solutions that enhance semiconductor and flat panel display manufacturing productivity, today announced the availability of a webcast of the company’s presentation at the Needham & Company Seventh Annual Growth Conference, to be held at the New York Palace Hotel in New York City on January 12, 2005 at 8:30 a.m. ET.

The webcast will be available to all interested parties through Asyst’s website, http://www.asyst.com. To access the simultaneous webcast, select the Investor Relations section from Asyst’s home page. On the Investor Relations page, select the Webcast button and select the event titled “Needham & Company
Seventh Annual Growth Conference.” An archive of the presentation will be available within 24 hours of
the conclusion of the live presentation and will be accessible for 30 days.

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 and flat panel display (FPD) manufacturers to increase their manufacturing productivity and protect their investments in materials during the manufacturing process. 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 chip and FPD manufacturers, as well as 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.