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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001206774-06-002593
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20061208
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers
FILED AS OF DATE:		20061214
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20061214

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AMTECH SYSTEMS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000720500
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SPECIAL INDUSTRY MACHINERY, NEC [3559]
		IRS NUMBER:				860411215
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			AZ
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-11412
		FILM NUMBER:		061277517

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		131 S CLARK DR
		CITY:			TEMPE
		STATE:			AZ
		ZIP:			85281
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6029675146

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		131 SOUTH CLARK DRIVE
		CITY:			TEMPE
		STATE:			AZ
		ZIP:			85281

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	QUARTZ ENGINEERING & MATERIALS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19870715
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<p  align="center"><font size="5" face="Times New Roman"><b>UNITED STATES<br> SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br> </b></font>
<font size="3"><b>WASHINGTON, D.C.&#160; 20549</b></font></p>
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<font size="5" face="Times New Roman"><b>FORM 8-K</b></font></p>
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<font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><b>CURRENT REPORT<br> Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the <br> Securities Exchange Act of 1934</b></font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>December 8, 2006<br> Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)</b></font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (<i>see </i>General Instruction A.2. below): </font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;   Appointment of Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain   Officers.</b></font></p>  </td>
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<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On December 8, 2006, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the &#147;Committee&#148;) of Amtech Systems, Inc. approved the following compensation arrangements for J.S. Whang, President and Chief Executive Officer, Bradley C. Anderson, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and Robert T. Hass, Chief Accounting Officer: (i) salaries of $250,000, $180,000 and $120,000, effective December 1, 2006, for Messrs. Whang, Anderson and Hass, respectively; (ii) bonuses for fiscal 2006 of $100,000, $16,000, and $10,000 for Mr. Whang, Mr. Anderson, and Mr. Hass, respectively; and (iii) incentive stock options to purchase 30,000, 10,000 and 5,000 shares for Mr. Whang, Mr. Anderson and Mr. Hass, respectively.&#160; Each of the options granted to the named individuals has an exercise price of $6.90 (the closing price of Amtech&#146;s common stock on December 8, 2006).&#160; The options expire ten
years from the date of grant, and vest 25% per year on the first through fourth anniversaries of the grant date.</font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Committee also approved a bonus plan for fiscal 2007 in which Mr. Whang, Mr. Anderson and Mr. Hass are eligible to participate.&#160; Under the bonus plan, participants can earn a target bonus equal to a specified percentage of their base salary by achieving 100% of pre-defined performance objectives.&#160; The participant&#146;s bonus calculation is based upon achieving performance objectives established in each of the following categories:&#160; (i) bookings; (ii) revenue; (iii) gross margin; and (iv) operating profit.&#160; Objectives established for participants in these categories may be either at the corporate level, the operating division level or both.&#160; In addition, individual performance objectives may be established for certain participants.&#160; In order to be eligible for a bonus with respect to any of the above performance categories, the participant must achieve not less than 80%
(90% in the case of gross margin) of the applicable performance objective.&#160; At these minimum levels, 20% of the bonus for the category is eligible for payment.&#160; The bonus calculation percentage with respect to any performance category increases by 4% (8% with respect to gross margin) for each 1% improvement in performance over the minimum level up to 100%, and by 1% for each 1% improvement in performance over 100%, up to a maximum of 150% of the participant&#146;s target bonus.</font></p>

<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mr. Whang&#146;s target bonus for fiscal 2007 is 60% of his base salary, or $150,000; Mr. Anderson&#146;s target bonus is 50% of base salary, or $90,000; and Mr. Hass&#146; target bonus is 25% of base salary, or $30,000.&#160; With respect to Mr. Whang and Mr. Anderson, their bonus is calculated solely upon the basis of performance objectives at the corporate level.&#160; With respect to Mr. Hass, 60% of his bonus calculation is calculated based on corporate level objectives and 40% is based on individual objectives.&#160; If fiscal 2007 performance was equivalent to 80% (90% with respect to gross margin) of performance objectives in all corporate performance categories, Mr. Whang&#146;s bonus calculation would be $30,000, Mr. Anderson&#146;s bonus calculation would be $18,000, and Mr. Hass&#146; bonus calculation would be $6,000 (assuming that he also meets his individual objectives).&#160; If fiscal
2007 performance was 150% of performance objectives in all corporate performance categories, Mr. Whang&#146;s bonus calculation would be $225,000, Mr. Anderson&#146;s bonus calculation would be $135,000, and Mr. Hass&#146; bonus calculation would be $45,000 (again assuming that he also meets his individual objectives).</font></p>

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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notwithstanding the calculation of any bonus amount under the fiscal 2007 bonus plan, (i) no bonuses will be payable based on achievement of corporate level objectives if consolidated operating profit is less than 3%; (ii) no bonuses will be payable based on achievement of divisional level objectives if division operating profit (before corporate expense allocation) is less than 5%; and (iii) all bonus payments remain subject to the discretionary approval of the Committee.</font></p>

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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</font></p>

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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Date:&#160; December 14, 2006</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">/s/ Bradley   C. Anderson</font></p>  </td>
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