GLOUCESTER, MA -- (Marketwire) -- 05/15/09 -- Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSEA) today announced that the company will deliver a presentation at the 37th Annual J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media and Telecom Conference in Boston, MA on Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 3:00 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.