March 3, 2010 (FinancialWire) — Amtech Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASYS), a supplier of systems and supplies for the manufacture of solar cells, semiconductors, and silicon wafers, said that its solar subsidiary, Tempress Systems, Inc., has received around $8.5 million in solar orders for its diffusion processing systems from two new customers in Asia and one new customer in Europe.

Including these most recent orders, Amtech’s solar orders in the current quarter that ends March 31, 2010 total $27 million and total solar orders to-date in fiscal 2010 have surpassed $80 million. Amtech’s fiscal 2010 began October 1, 2009.

Arizona-based Amtech Systems manufactures capital equipment, including silicon wafer handling automation, thermal processing equipment and related consumables used in fabricating solar cells and semiconductor devices.

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