Trikon Announces Date for Third Quarter 2005 Earnings Release and Conference Call Webcast

Trikon Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:TRKN) a technology
leader in semiconductor processing equipment, said today that it will
announce its third quarter and nine month earnings on November 3,
2005. A news release of the results will be made public before market
opening on that date. Dr. John Macneil, Chief Executive Officer, will
host a conference call at 10:30am New York time that same morning to
discuss the quarterly earnings and provide an update on Trikon's
business. A live audio webcast of the call will be available at
www.trikon.com.

   About Trikon Technologies:

   Trikon Technologies is a technology leader in wafer fabrication
equipment to the global semiconductor industry. Trikon develops and
manufactures advanced capital equipment for plasma etching and
chemical and physical vapor deposition (CVD and PVD) of thin films for
use in the production of semiconductor devices. These are key
components in all electronic products, such as telecommunication
devices, consumer and industrial electronics and computers. More
information is available on Trikon's Web site at: www.trikon.com.