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In a press release out on October 19, Mattson Technology's Alpine(TM) Etch System Expands Into Packaging Market

Ships Alpine(TM) Etch System to a Leading Logic Customer for Advanced Packaging Applications

FREMONT, CA, Oct 19, 2009 -- Mattson Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MTSN), a leading supplier of advanced process equipment used to manufacture semiconductors, today announced that a leading global semiconductor manufacturer has selected its Alpine(TM) etch system for advanced wafer-level packaging applications. The system has shipped to the manufacturer's latest 300mm packaging facility in Asia. The shipment represents the third customer placement for Mattson's etch products. Introduced in 2008, the Alpine etch system has demonstrated greater than 30% Cost-of-Ownership reduction against a leading etch competitor for the back-end-of-line integration of low-k dielectric and copper. The same technology is now extending into the packaging arena where the Cost-of-Ownership and ion control provide key differentiation against other tools available in the market.

About Mattson Technology, Inc.

Mattson Technology, Inc. designs, manufactures and markets semiconductor wafer processing equipment used in the fabrication of integrated circuits. We are a leading supplier of plasma and rapid thermal processing equipment to the global semiconductor industry. Through manufacturing and design innovation, we have produced technologically advanced systems that provide productive and cost effective solutions for customers fabricating current- and next-generation semiconductor devices. For more information, please contact Mattson Technology, Inc., 47131 Bayside Parkway, Fremont, CA, 94538. Telephone: (800) MATTSON/(510) 657-5900. Internet: www.mattson.com

Kopin Corporation (NASDAQ: KOPN) trading at $5.03 per share on trading volume of 472,002 shares.

In a press release out on October 19, Kopin Corporation to Announce Third-Quarter 2009 Financial Results on Monday, November 2

Company to Host Conference Call at 9:00 a.m. ET

TAUNTON, Mass., Oct 19, 2009 -- Kopin Corporation (NASDAQ: KOPN) plans to announce its third-quarter 2009 financial results on Monday, November 2, 2009. In conjunction with the announcement, the Company will host a conference call that day at 9:00 a.m. ET.

About Kopin

Kopin Corporation produces lightweight, power-efficient, ultra-small liquid crystal displays and III-V products, including heterojunction bipolar transistors (HBTs), that are revolutionizing the way people around the world see, hear and communicate. Kopin has shipped more than 30 million displays for a range of consumer and military applications including digital cameras, personal video eyewear, camcorders, thermal weapon sights and night vision systems. The Company's HBTs, which help to enhance battery life, talk time and signal clarity, have been integrated into billions of wireless handsets as well as into WiFi, VoIP and high-speed Internet data transmission systems. Kopin's proprietary display and III-V technologies are protected by more than 200 global patents and patents pending. For more information, please visit Kopin's website at www.kopin.com.

Staples, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPLS) trading at $23.48 per share on trading volume of 1.53M shares.

In a press release out on October 19, Staples, Inc. and AEG Announce Lifetime Naming Rights Agreement for STAPLES Center

Agreement Secures First-Ever Lifetime Extension for a Major Market Arena

FRAMINGHAM, Mass., Oct 19, 2009 -- Staples, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPLS), the world's largest office products company, and AEG, a leading sports and entertainment presenter, today announced that Staples has elected to extend its naming rights agreement for the AEG-owned STAPLES Center, one of the nation's leading sports and entertainment arenas. With Staples paying a previously negotiated fee, its original 20-year naming rights agreement will now be extended in perpetuity. This arrangement creates the first lifetime naming rights extension for a major-market arena.

About Staples

Staples, the world's largest office products company, is committed to making it easy for customers to buy a wide range of office products, including supplies, technology, furniture, and business services. With 2008 sales of $23 billion and 91,000 associates worldwide, Staples serves businesses of all sizes and consumers in 27 countries throughout North and South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. In July 2008, Staples acquired Corporate Express, one of the world's leading suppliers of office products to businesses and institutions. Staples invented the office superstore concept in 1986 and is headquartered outside Boston. More information about Staples (Nasdaq: SPLS) is available at www.staples.com.

TranSwitch(R) Corporation (NASDAQ: TXCC) trading at $0.66 per share on trading volume of 23,150 shares.

In a press release out on October 19, TranSwitch to Demonstrate Latest Advancements in CPE and Access Communications Processors at Supercomm 2009

New Communication Processors Power Triple/Quad-Play Services with Industry Leading Performance in Routing, Security and VoIP

SHELTON, Conn., Oct 19, 2009 -- TranSwitch(R) Corporation (NASDAQ: TXCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions for the converging data, video and voice wireline and wireless networks, will demonstrate key product platforms which empower next-generation networks to deliver unparalleled triple/quad-play services at Supercomm 2009 in Chicago, IL, from October 21-23, 2009. At this major industry event, TranSwitch will showcase its technical innovations that address the most essential communications trends of intelligence migrating to the edge of the network, the increasing popularity of smartphones and the impact of bandwidth-intense applications.

About TranSwitch Corporation

TranSwitch Corporation (Nasdaq: TXCC) designs, develops and markets innovative semiconductors and technologies that provide core functionality and complete solutions for voice, data and video communications network equipment. As a leading supplier to telecom, datacom, cable television and wireless markets, TranSwitch customers include the major OEMs that serve the worldwide public network, the Internet, and corporate Wide Area Networks (WANs). TranSwitch devices are inherently flexible, many incorporating embedded programmable microcontrollers to rapidly meet customers' new requirements or evolving network standards by modifying a function via software instruction. TranSwitch implements global communications standards in its VLSI solutions and is committed to providing high-quality products and services. TranSwitch, Shelton, CT, is an ISO 9001 registered company. For more information, visit www.transwitch.com.

AmeriServ Financial, Inc. (Nasdaq:ASRV) trading at $1.90 per share on trading volume of 1,000 shares.

In a press release out on October 19, AmeriServ Union Employees Agree To New Four Year Contract

JOHNSTOWN, Pa., Oct 19, 2009 -- AmeriServ Financial Bank, the banking subsidiary of AmeriServ Financial, Inc. (Nasdaq:ASRV), and United Steelworkers (USW) Local 2635-06 have agreed to a new four year contract. Unionized employees voted to accept the contract at a meeting held on Sunday in Johnstown. The new contract covers the workforce through October 2013.

AmeriServ Financial, Inc. (the Company) is a bank holding company that owns all of the outstanding shares of AmeriServ Financial Bank (the Bank). The Company's other wholly owned subsidiaries include AmeriServ Trust and Financial Services Company (the Trust Company). The Company's principal activities consist of owning and operating its three wholly owned subsidiary entities.

Encorium Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENCO) trading at $0.398 per share on trading volume of 583,542 shares.

In a press release out on October 19, Encorium Group, Inc. Completes $1.6 Million Private Placement of Common Stock and Executes Warrant Exchange Agreement; Ends Discussions to Sell Encorium OY

Encorium to Report Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results on November 16 and Hold Conference Call on November 17, 2009

BERWYN, Pa., Oct 19, 2009 -- Encorium Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENCO), a full-service multinational contract research organization (CRO) that provides design, development, and management capabilities for clinical trials and patient registries to many of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies, today announced that it has completed a private placement of 3,937,500 shares of its common stock with a private investor for an aggregate purchase price of $1,575,000, or $.40 per share.

About Encorium Group, Inc.

Encorium Group, Inc. is a global clinical research organization specializing in the design and management of complex clinical trials and Patient Registries for the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries. The Company's mission is to provide its clients with high quality, full-service support for their biopharmaceutical and medical device development programs. Encorium offers therapeutic expertise, experienced team management and advanced technologies. The Company has drug and biologics development as well as clinical trial experience across a wide variety of therapeutic areas such as infectious diseases, cardiovascular, vaccines, oncology, diabetes endocrinology/metabolism, gene therapy, immunology, neurology, gastroenterology, dermatology, hepatology, women's health and respiratory medicine. Encorium believes that its expertise in the design of complex clinical trials, its therapeutic experience and commitment to excellence, and its application of innovative technologies, offer its clients a means to more quickly and cost effectively move products through the clinical development process.

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Matsuda continued, "In order to keep pace with the Moore's law, our customers continue to require enabling solutions while maintaining the lowest possible cost. In response, we at Mattson continue to strive to provide answers that meet the changing requirements of the industry. The Alpine etch system for packaging is the latest example of our continued commitment to deliver unique and innovative solutions that the customers require. We look forward to working closely with our customers as their trusted solution provider."

About Alpine(TM)

The Alpine(TM) enables chipmakers to handle copper/low-k dielectric integration, resist etch back, barrier layer removal and other BEOL challenges with a single tool. The Alpine also enables back-end wafer level packaging customers to address increasingly challenging integration processes related to wafer bumping and 3D packaging processes. The Alpine features Mattson's proprietary inductively coupled plasma (ICP) source and a bias capability providing improved profile control, low-k material preservation and a wider process window. The system builds on Mattson's latest production proven platform and is designed for reliable, high-productivity, low cost-of-ownership manufacturing for sub-65 nanometer nodes and advanced packaging applications.

About Mattson Technology, Inc.

Mattson Technology, Inc. designs, manufactures and markets semiconductor wafer processing equipment used in the fabrication of integrated circuits. We are a leading supplier of plasma and rapid thermal processing equipment to the global semiconductor industry. Through manufacturing and design innovation, we have produced technologically advanced systems that provide productive and cost effective solutions for customers fabricating current- and next-generation semiconductor devices. For more information, please contact Mattson Technology, Inc., 47131 Bayside Parkway, Fremont, CA, 94538. Telephone: (800) MATTSON/(510) 657-5900. Internet: www.mattson.com

"Safe Harbor" Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This news release contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements address matters that are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that can cause actual results to differ materially. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: end-user demand for semiconductors; customer demand for semiconductor manufacturing equipment; the timing of significant customer orders for the Company's products; customer acceptance of delivered products and the Company's ability to collect amounts due upon shipment and upon acceptance; the Company's ability to timely manufacture, deliver and support ordered products; the Company's ability to bring new products to market and to gain market share with such products; customer rate of adoption of new technologies; risks inherent in the development of complex technology; the timing and competitiveness of new product releases by the Company's competitors; the Company's ability to align its cost structure with market conditions; and other risks and uncertainties described in the Company's Forms 10-K, 10-Q and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company assumes no obligation to update the information provided in this news release.

Mattson Technology Contact
Jay Chun
Mattson Technology, Inc.
tel  (510) 492-6190
fax  (510) 492-5930
Jay.Chun@mattson.com

Investor & Media Contact
Laura Guerrant-Oiye
Guerrant Associates
tel  808-882-1467
lguerrant@guerrantir.com

SOURCE: Mattson Technology, Inc.

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Expected next investor conference call information:
Conference Call Date: 10/21/2009
Conference Call Time (ET): 6:00 PM
Conference Call URL: http://ir.mattson.com/results.cfm