BILTHOVEN, The Netherlands, July 9, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- ASM International N.V. (Nasdaq:ASMI) (and the Euronext Stock Exchange in Amsterdam:ASM) invites members of the media and the financial community to the following technology presentation:
July 13, 2004 -- Tuesday -- 8:30-10:00 a.m.,
Room 212, Moscone Convention Center, 747 Howard St, San Francisco, CA
Arthur del Prado, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Ivo Raaijmakers, Director of Research and Development and Chief Technology Officer Front-end Operations, will present:
"ASM's Technology Driven Growth -- Achievements and further
Potential"
If you would like to attend this event and have not already responded, please R.S.V.P. to Mary Jo Dieckhaus via e-mail at maryjo.dieckhaus@asm.com, or by phone at (212) 986-2900. For those who cannot attend, the presentation will be web cast live at www.asm.com. Semicon West attendees are invited to visit ASM International's booth No. 614, South Hall, at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, July 12-14, and ASM Pacific Technology's booth No. 10116, McEnery Hall, at the San Jose Convention Center, San Jose, California, July 14-16, 2004. About ASM ASM International N.V. headquartered in Bilthoven, the Netherlands, is a global company servicing one of the most important and demanding industries in the world. The Company possesses a strong technology base, state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities, a competent and qualified workforce and a highly trained, strategically distributed support network. ASM International 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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