Genus Appoints Two Senior Industry Executives as Board Members

SUNNYVALE, Calif. (April 4, 2000) – Genus, Inc. (NASDAQ: GGNS) announced today that it has appointed two semiconductor industry veterans, George Wells and Robert Richardson, to its board of directors.

Before joining Genus' board of directors, George D. Wells was the president and CEO of Exar Corporation. He held various semiconductor senior management positions at LSI Logic Corporation, General Electric Company, and Fairchild Camera and Instrument Corporation.

For the past three years Robert J. Richardson was chairman, CEO and president of Unitrode Corporation, a power management semiconductor manufacturer with three manufacturing sites and five design centers. Prior to his position at Unitrode, Richardson was with the Silicon Valley Group, first as president of Lithography Systems and later as president of Track Systems.

"We are delighted to announce the appointment of George and Bob to our Board of Directors," said Dr. William W.R. Elder, Genus' chairman and CEO. "Both George and Bob bring tremendous depth and experience of the semiconductor and semiconductor equipment industries to Genus."

Safe Harbor

This press release contains statements that may be deemed forward-looking regarding the use of ALD technology by the semiconductor industry. Any such forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including actual acceptance of ALD technology by the marketplace, potential development of competing technologies, cyclical economic conditions in the semiconductor equipment market, and global economic conditions. Additional associated risks and uncertainties are found in the Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations section of Genus' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 1999 and in Genus' subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

About Genus

Founded in 1982, Genus, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets capital equipment and deposition processes for advanced semiconductor manufacturing, as well as for other emerging non-semiconductor applications. Genus offers various thin-film deposition modules using its own production-proven equipment and processes for both chemical vapor deposition (CVD) and atomic layer deposition (ALD). The deposition processes are used to manufacture integrated circuits for the computer, communications, medical, military, transportation, and consumer electronics industries. Genus' customers include semiconductor manufacturers located throughout the United States, Europe, and the Pacific Rim, including Korea and Japan. Company headquarters are in Sunnyvale, California. For additional information, visit Genus' Web site at www.genus.com.