Varian Semiconductor Announces Presentation at The Eighth Annual Needham & Company, LLC Growth Conference

Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSEA) today announced that the company will deliver a presentation at The Eighth Annual Needham & Company, LLC Growth Conference in New York, NY on Tuesday, January 10, 2006 at 3:30 pm eastern time.

A broadcast of the presentation will be available on the company's investor relations page, via its website, www.vsea.com.

About Varian Semiconductor

Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. is the leading producer of ion implantation equipment used in the manufacture of semiconductors. The company is headquartered in Gloucester, Massachusetts, and operates worldwide. Varian Semiconductor maintains a website at www.vsea.com. The information contained in the company's website is not incorporated by reference into this release, and the website address is included in this release as an inactive textual reference only.

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