LEADING US FORTUNE 100 COMPANY SELECTS GENUS' ALD TECHNOLOGY FOR DATA STORAGE GROUP

COMMERCIALIZATION OF ALD FOR SEMICONDUCTOR AND NON-SEMICONDUCTOR APPLICATIONS CONTINUES

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-April 2, 2002-Having broken into the data storage market last year and recording subsequent successes, Genus announced yet another new customer for its atomic layer deposition (ALD) technology. Company CEO, Bill Elder, announced today that a leading U.S. Fortune 100 company, which is a pioneer in computer systems, storage applications and microelectronics, has selected Genus' LYNX2® product line for use in its data storage group. According to Elder, the order represents Genus' third ALD customer in the data storage market, and overall an expanded client base of nine for its advanced deposition technologies. Shipment is scheduled for the second quarter of 2002.

"Acceptance of our ALD product lines for both semiconductor and non-semiconductor applications continues to move along at a rapid pace, further supporting our business strategy and adding more weight to our belief and others' that acceptance of ALD technology is forging ahead at a significant rate in 2002 as performance results and cost benefits become apparent," noted Werner Rust, VP sales and marketing. "Looking ahead to the future, we strongly adhere to the belief that ALD's use in advanced thin film head (TFH) designs alone will extend far beyond the 'gap' application, propelling it to enabling technology status for TFH designs beyond the 100gb/in2."

During 2001, Genus reported double digit revenue growth of 20 percent. In the fourth quarter 2001 conference call, Genus indicated that expectations for 2002 are in the same growth range as 2001 with most of that growth coming in the second half of this year. This will be driven by continued penetration of ALD sales into non-semiconductor markets as well as volume production orders for ALD technology from the DRAM semiconductor market. Genus also expects to continue to add top tier customers in the U.S. and overseas in 2002 as ALD technology and its product lines continue to gain acceptance.

"Our plan over the last 18 months has been to diversify our target markets and lower our dependence on semiconductor-related revenue," added Bill Elder, Genus' CEO. "With the semiconductor market slowly emerging from recession we have been able to supplement revenues and achieve continued growth by penetrating and dominating the data storage market with our industry-leading ALD technology. 2002 will see Genus continue to grow revenues as we further penetrate all markets and transition our technology into full commercial use in the semiconductor industry by the end of the year."

About ALD
About ALD Both the semiconductor and data storage industries continue to migrate toward products with higher density and higher topology. As a result, conformality of deposited films has also become a critical factor. With current technology unable to meet the degree of conformality required to manufacture today's leading-edge technology, the use of Genus' ALD technology in the data storage market has been adopted. ALD enables manufacturers to extend current semiconductor and data storage manufacturing processes by offering greater deposition conformality in smaller feature components with higher aspect ratios.

About Genus
Genus, Inc. manufactures critical deposition processing products for the global semiconductor industry and the data storage industry. To enable the production of intricate micro computer chips and electronic storage devices, Genus offers its LYNX series production-proven equipment for 200mm and 300mm semiconductor production, and offers thin film deposition products for chemical vapor deposition (CVD), atomic layer deposition (ALD), and pre-clean capabilities. Genus is at the forefront of market and technology developments in the ALD marketplace, which is gaining acceptance worldwide as a critical technology for sub 0.13-micron production of computer chips and electronic storage devices. Genus' customers include semiconductor manufacturers located throughout the United States, Europe and the Pacific Rim including Korea, Japan and Taiwan. Founded in 1981, the company is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. For additional information visit Genus' web site at www.genus.com. LYNX2® and LYNX3™ are trademarks of Genus, Inc.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding the company's future financial and business performance. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. These contingencies include but are not limited to: actual customer orders received by the company, the extent to which ALD technology is demanded by the marketplace, the actual number of customer orders received by the company, the timing of final acceptance of products by customers, the financial climate and accessibility to financing, general conditions in the thin film equipment market and in the macro-economy, and the influence of global political events. Genus assumes no obligation to update this information. Additional risks and uncertainties are discussed in the Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations contained in Genus' Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000 and subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.