Article: Rudolph Technologies and August Technology Corporation Announce Agreement to Merge.

FLANDERS, N.J. & BLOOMINGTON, Minn. -- Rudolph Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:RTEC) a leading provider of process control equipment for thin film measurement and macro defect inspection announced today that it has signed a definitive merger agreement with August Technology Corporation (Nasdaq:AUGT), a leading supplier of inspection and defect analysis solutions for the microelectronic industries. The transaction has been unanimously approved by the board of directors of both companies, is subject to customary regulatory approvals and shareholder vote of each company, and is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2005.

The combined company, which will continue to ...

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