ASM INTERNATIONAL N.V. TO HOST TECHNOLOGY SEMINAR

Almere, The Netherlands
December 2, 2016

ASM International N.V. (Euronext Amsterdam: ASM) today announces that it will host a technical luncheon seminar in San Francisco, CA, US, on Wednesday, December 7, 2016, the third day of the IEDM Conference.

At this technology seminar ASM will highlight the challenges and potential solutions for achieving next generation 3D devices.

The agenda is as follows:

11:30 am                  Food and drinks

12:00 - 12:05 pm     Ivo Raaijmakers (ASM) - Welcome and introduction

12:05 - 12:30 pm     Invited speaker: Raghuveer Makala (SanDisk/WDC) - "Thin film deposition
                                 challenges for 3D NAND" 

12:30 - 12:55 pm     Invited speaker: Jorge Kittl (Samsung) - "Perspectives on logic scaling and
                                 implications for process requirements"

Following the presentations, there is an opportunity for open discussion and networking until 1:15 pm.

The ASM technology seminar will take place in the Golden Gate room (25^th floor) at the Nikko Hotel (across from the Hilton San Francisco), San Francisco, CA 94102. The room will open at 11:30 am for invited attendees. Interested parties should contact Rosanne de Vries, +31 88 100 8569, [email protected].

About ASM International

ASM International NV, headquartered in Almere, the Netherlands, its subsidiaries and participations design and manufacture equipment and materials used to produce semiconductor devices. ASM International, its subsidiaries and participations provide production solutions for wafer processing (Front-end segment) as well as for assembly & packaging and surface mount technology (Back-end segment) through facilities in the United States, Europe, Japan and Asia. ASM International's common stock trades on the Euronext Amsterdam Stock Exchange (symbol ASM). For more information, visit ASMI's website at www.asm.com.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements: All matters discussed in this press release, except for any historical data, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. These include, but are not limited to, economic conditions and trends in the semiconductor industry generally and the timing of the industry cycles specifically, currency fluctuations, corporate transactions, financing and liquidity matters, the success of restructurings, the timing of significant orders, market acceptance of new products, competitive factors, litigation involving intellectual property, shareholder or other issues, commercial and economic disruption due to natural disasters, terrorist activity, armed conflict or political instability, epidemics and other risks indicated in the Company's reports and financial statements. The Company assumes no obligation nor intends to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect future developments or circumstances.

CONTACT

Rosanne de Vries

T: +31 88 100 8569
M:+31 651 25 2448
E: [email protected]

ASMI to host technology seminar