VSEA Varian Semiconductor (MM)

Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSEA) today announced that the company will deliver a presentation at the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet 2009 Conference in San Francisco, CA on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at 3:20 pm Pacific 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.

Contacts: Bob Halliday Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 978.282.7597 or Mary Wright Director, Investor Relations 978.282.5859