ALMERE, THE NETHERLANDS, July 29, 2009 - ASM International N.V. 
(NASDAQ: ASMI and Euronext Amsterdam: ASM) (www.asm.com), today 
announced that it has sold its Pulsar® Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) 
system for high-k gates to two top Japanese logic device 
manufacturers for insertion in the 32/28nm technology node. The tools 
will be used for hafnium-based high-k gate dielectrics, as well as 
for the dielectric capping layers used to tune work function of the 
gate stack.  One customer also ordered ASM's EmerALD® process module 
for metal gates. 
 
"These orders further extend our leadership position in delivering 
manufacturing solutions for high-k gates, having now shipped well 
over 100 Pulsar ALD tools," said Bob Hollands, Director of Marketing 
for Transistor Products at ASM. "The performance benefits of high-k 
films deposited in the Pulsar, and our customer-focused approach that 
enables process integration solutions, were key factors in gaining 
these new customers.  With process integration knowledge for high-k 
gates growing, we are seeing the adoption of high-k metal gates now 
accelerate rapidly.  The combination of Pulsar and EmerALD 
demonstrates the benefit of ASM's capability to deposit in a 
clustered system the high-k film, the dielectric capping layer and 
the metal electrode." 
 
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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of  restructurings,  the   timing  of   significant  orders,   market 
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intellectual property, shareholder and  other issues, commercial  and 
economic disruption  due to  natural disasters,  terrorist  activity, 
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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. 
 
 
ASM International 
Investor Contacts: 
 
Erik Kamerbeek 
Tel: +31 88 100 8500 
 
Mary Jo Dieckhaus 
Tel: +1 212 986 2900 
 
Media Contacts: 
 Ian Bickerton 
Tel: +31 20 6855 955 
Mobile: +31 625 018 512 
 
 
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