Tegal Corporation to Report Fiscal 2002 Fourth Quarter and Year-End Results On May 7

Business Wire, April 25, 2002

Business Editors

PETALUMA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 25, 2002

Tegal Corporation (Nasdaq:TGAL) said that on Tuesday, May 7, 2002, the company will release results for its fiscal 2002 fourth quarter and year ended March 31, 2002. The company also said that it will host an investor conference that same day at 2 p.m. Pacific time to review the company's financials and operations.

The call will be open to all interested investors through a live audio Web broadcast via the Internet at www.tegal.com and www.companyboardroom.com. For those who are not available to listen to the live broadcast, the call will be archived for two weeks through 5 p.m. Pacific time, Tuesday, May 21, on both Web sites. A telephonic replay of the call will also be available through 5 p.m., Tuesday, May 14, by calling 800/633-8284 (domestic) and 858/812-6440 (international) and use Reservation No. 20544364.

About Tegal Corporation

Tegal Corporation, headquartered in Petaluma, Calif., is a leading designer and manufacturer of plasma etch systems used in the production of opto-telecom devices, integrated circuits (ICs) and other related microelectronics devices. Etching is a key process and must be repeated multiple times in the production of these devices. Tegal markets and services its systems in all major IC-producing regions of the world. Tegal was recently granted its fifth VLSI Research, Inc. Ten BEST award in recognition of its superior customer support and service. More information is available on the Internet at www.tegal.com.