Tegal Corporation Announces Schedule for First Quarter Fiscal Year 2006 Financial Conference Call

PETALUMA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 27, 2005--On Thursday, August 11, 2005, Tegal Corporation (Nasdaq:TGAL), a leading designer and manufacturer of plasma etch and deposition systems used in the production of integrated circuits and nanotechnology devices, will report its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2005, which ended on June 30, 2005. The Company will host a conference call, which is open to all interested investors, following the issuance of its earnings news release.

Pertinent information is as follows:

Date:       Thursday, August 11
Time:       5:00 p.m. EST / 2:00 p.m. PST
Call-in #:  (866) 700-7101 or (617) 213-8837

Investors should reference passcode: 74936079. A digital recording will be made available one hour after the completion of the conference call, and it will be accessible through midnight on Thursday, August 18, 2005. To access, investors should dial (888) 286-8010 or (617) 801-6888 and enter passcode: 40639158.

The conference call also will be available live via the Investor Section of the Company's website at: www.tegal.com. A replay of the teleconference, along with a copy of the Company's earnings release, will be available on the Company's website, as well.

About Tegal

Tegal provides process and equipment solutions to leading edge suppliers of advanced semiconductor and nanotechnology devices. Incorporating unique, patented etch and deposition technologies, Tegal's system solutions are backed by over 35 years of advanced development and over 100 patents. Some examples of devices enabled by Tegal technology are energy efficient memories found in portable computers, cellphones, PDAs and RFID applications; megapixel imaging chips used in digital and cellphone cameras; power amplifiers for portable handsets and wireless networking gear; and MEMS devices like accelerometers for automotive airbags, microfluidic control devices for ink jet printers; and laboratory-on-a-chip medical test kits.

More information is available on the Internet at: www.tegal.com.