Amtech Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASYS), a global supplier of production and automation systems and related supplies for the manufacture of solar cells, semiconductors, and sapphire and silicon wafers, announced that its solar subsidiary, Tempress Systems, Inc., has received approximately $5.3 million in new solar orders for its diffusion processing systems from one of its key customers, a top tier solar company in Asia, for their new multi-hundred megawatt capacity expansion.  These systems are expected to ship within the next six months.

Mr. Fokko Pentinga, Chief Executive Officer of Amtech, commented, "We are very pleased to see this core, industry-leading customer adding new, highly productive capacity and we continue to work closely with our customers and research partners to advance our solar technology solutions.  This demonstrates our ability to offer a superior diffusion technology and support for our valued customers."