ALMERE, The Netherlands - October 29, 2009 - ASM International N.V. 
(NASDAQ: ASMI and Euronext Exchange in Amsterdam: ASM) announced that 
a leading logic manufacturer, a member of a key semiconductor 
industry technology alliance, has decided to purchase a Pulsar® 
high-k atomic layer deposition (ALD) tool. The system, delivered 
earlier this month, will be used to deposit hafnium-based higk-k gate 
dielectrics for 32 and 28 nm logic chips. 
 
"This order is highly representative of ASM's core strength of taking 
customers from process development to high volume manufacturing," 
said Glen Wilk, product manager for ALD and Epitaxy at ASM. "We have 
worked with this customer extensively to demonstrate the Pulsar 
reactor's ability to scale the gate dielectric and overcome all the 
challenges of integrating high-k into their device. We have now 
entered the next phase of our collaboration and are actively engaged 
in the successful transition to volume manufacturing." 
 
Pulsar is the industry's leading ALD process tool, and the first to 
be used in high volume manufacturing of high-k logic gates. Initially 
implemented at the 45 nm node, the Pulsar has been qualified for high 
volume manufacturing down to the 28 nm node. ASM enables advanced 
high-k and metal gate integration solutions through Pulsar's ALD 
process that deposits one atomic layer at a time, enabling faster and 
smaller chips. 
 
ASM also delivers a broad portfolio of high-k gate films including 
multiple hafnium-based oxides that enable high-k integration for both 
high performance and low standby power devices and are already proven 
through the 22 nm node. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
About ASM International 
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. 
 
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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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Tel: +31 88 100 8500 
 
Mary Jo Dieckhaus 
Tel: +1 212 986 2900 
 
 
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