Varian Semiconductor Pursues Wind Power for the Benefit of the Company and Community

Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates,Inc. (NASDAQ: VSEA) announced today it is seeking approval to install twowind turbines on its world headquarters property at 35 Dory Road,Gloucester, Massachusetts. These wind turbines could provide Varian with upto 50% of its electricity requirements by leveraging the environmentaladvantages of Gloucester's seaport location.

Using grant funds received from the Commercial, Industrial andInstitutional Initiative of the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative,Varian completed a wind turbine feasibility study in July 2005. Based onthe results of this study, the Company is now moving forward to obtain thenecessary approvals from the City of Gloucester, its zoning board and theGloucester Economic Development and Industrial Corporation (EDIC). RickJohnson, Varian's director of facilities, said, "The generation of windpower benefits both Varian and the community in many ways: by lighteningthe load on the local grid; reducing the emission-based health effects ofusing fossil fuels; and providing a competitive advantage to a majoremployer in the City of Gloucester and Cape Ann area."

Interested parties are invited to attend Varian's presentation of its windturbine project to the residents of Gloucester at a public meeting, whichwill take place on Tuesday, February 28 at 7:00pm in the Gloucester HighSchool Lecture Hall, 32 Leslie O. Johnson Road, Gloucester, Massachusetts.

For more information, a Varian Wind Energy Project Fact Sheet is availableon the Company's website at www.vsea.com. Questions should be directed toRick Johnson at 978-282-2794 or richard.johnson@vsea.com.

About Varian Semiconductor

Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. is the leading producer ofion implantation equipment used in the manufacture of semiconductors. TheCompany is headquartered in Gloucester, Massachusetts, and operatesworldwide. Varian Semiconductor maintains a web site at www.vsea.com. Theinformation contained in the Company's web site is not incorporated byreference into this release, and the web site address is included in thisrelease as an inactive textual reference only.

Note: This release contains forward-looking statements for purposes of thesafe harbor provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Actof 1995. For this purpose, the statements concerning the Company'sperformance, market share and technology leadership, technologicalcapabilities and benefits are forward-looking statements and any statementsusing the terms "believes," "anticipates," "expects," "plans," or similarexpressions are forward-looking statements. There are a number ofimportant risks and factors that could cause actual events to differmaterially from those suggested or indicated by such forward-lookingstatements. These include, among others, volatility in the semiconductorequipment industry; economic conditions in general and as they affect theCompany's customers; significant fluctuations in the Company's quarterlyoperating results; the impact of rapid technological change; the Company'sdependence on the development and introduction of new products; theCompany's concentration on ion implantation systems and related products;concentration in the Company's customer base and lengthy sales cycles; thehighly competitive market in which the Company competes; risks ofinternational sales; foreign currency risks; and general economicconditions; and other factors identified in the Company's Annual Report onForm 10-K, and the most recent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed withthe Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company cannot guarantee anyfuture results, levels of activity, performance or achievement. TheCompany undertakes no obligation to update any of the forward-lookingstatements after the date of this press release.

Contacts:Rick JohnsonDirector of Facilities978.282.2794Email ContactorSusan TorbittPublic Relations978.282.2410Email Contact

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