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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001206774-08-001986
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20081209
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers
FILED AS OF DATE:		20081212
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20081212

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:		081247010

	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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<DESCRIPTION>CURRENT REPORT
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<P align=center><B><FONT face=serif>UNITED STATES<BR></FONT></B><B><FONT face=serif>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>WASHINGTON, D.C.
20549</FONT></B></P>
<P align=center><B><FONT face=serif size=4>FORM 8-K</FONT></B></P>
<P align=center>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B><FONT face=serif>CURRENT
REPORT<BR>Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the<BR>Securities Exchange Act of
1934</FONT></B></P>
<P align=center><B><FONT face=serif>December 9, 2008<BR></FONT></B><B><FONT face=serif>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)</FONT></B><FONT face=serif></FONT></P>
<P align=center><FONT face=serif size=4>Amtech Systems, Inc.<BR></FONT><B><FONT face=serif size=2>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter)</FONT></B><FONT face=serif size=2></FONT></P>
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    <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" noWrap align=center width="5%"><FONT face=serif>Arizona</FONT></TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" noWrap align=center width="89%"><FONT face=serif>000-11412</FONT></TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" noWrap align=center width="5%"><FONT face=serif>86-0411215</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=bottom>
    <TD noWrap align=center width="5%"><B><FONT face=serif>(State or other
      jurisdiction</FONT></B></TD>
    <TD noWrap align=center width="89%"><B><FONT face=serif>(Commission</FONT></B></TD>
    <TD noWrap align=center width="5%"><B><FONT face=serif>(IRS
      Employer</FONT></B></TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=bottom>
    <TD noWrap align=center width="5%"><B><FONT face=serif>of
      incorporation)</FONT></B></TD>
    <TD noWrap align=center width="89%"><B><FONT face=serif>File
      Number)</FONT></B></TD>
    <TD noWrap align=center width="5%"><B><FONT face=serif>Identification
      No.)</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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    <TD noWrap align=center width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD noWrap align=center width="89%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD noWrap align=center width="5%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" noWrap align=justify width="94%" colSpan=2>131 South Clark Drive, Tempe, Arizona&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" noWrap align=center width="5%">85281</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD noWrap align=justify width="94%" colSpan=2><B>(Address of principal
      executive offices)</B>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD noWrap align=center width="5%"><B>(Zip
Code)</B></TD></TR></TABLE><BR>
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    <TD noWrap width="20%"><B>Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area
      code</B></TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" align=center width="80%">
      <P align=center>(480) 967-5146</P></TD></TR></TABLE><BR>
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      <P align=center>Not applicable.</P></TD></TR>
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      <P align=center><B>(Former name or former address, if changed since last
      report.)</B></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD align=center width="40%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2pt solid" align=center width="20%">&nbsp; </TD>
    <TD align=center width="40%">&nbsp;</TD></TR></TABLE>
<P align=justify><FONT face=serif>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><FONT face=serif>see
</FONT></I><FONT face=serif>General Instruction A.2. below):</FONT></FONT></P>
<P align=justify><FONT face=sans-serif size=2><FONT face=Wingdings>o</FONT></FONT><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>&nbsp; </FONT><FONT face=serif size=2>Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under Securities
Act (17 CFR 230.425)</FONT> <FONT face=sans-serif size=2></FONT></P>
<P align=justify><FONT face=sans-serif size=2><FONT face=Wingdings>o</FONT><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>&nbsp; </FONT></FONT><FONT face=serif size=2>Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)</FONT> <FONT face=sans-serif size=2></FONT></P>
<P align=justify><FONT face=sans-serif size=2><FONT face=Wingdings>o</FONT><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>&nbsp; </FONT></FONT><FONT face=serif size=2>Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</FONT></P>
<P align=justify><FONT face=sans-serif size=2><FONT face=Wingdings>o</FONT><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>&nbsp; </FONT></FONT><FONT face=serif size=2>Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</FONT></P>
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      <P align=left><B><FONT face=serif size=2>Item 5.02&nbsp;</FONT></B></P></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left width="99%">
      <P align=justify><B><FONT face=serif size=2>Departure of Directors or
      Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain
      Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
  </FONT></B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P align=justify>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT face=serif size=2>(e) On
December 9, 2008, upon the recommendation of the Compensation Committee of the
Board of Directors of Amtech Systems, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;), the Board approved
salary increases, bonuses and restricted stock and option grants for its
executive officers in accordance with the Company&#146;s executive compensation
strategy and approved a bonus plan for the Company&#146;s executive officers for
fiscal 2009. The Board approved a salary increase
for Jong S. Whang, the Company&#146;s Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer
and President, from $275,000 to $350,000. Mr. Whang also received a bonus for
fiscal 2008 in the amount of $200,000, a grant of an option to purchase 60,000
shares of the Company&#146;s common stock and a restricted stock grant of 50,000
shares of the Company&#146;s common stock. The Board
approved a salary increase for Bradley C. Anderson, the Company&#146;s Vice
President&#151;Finance and Chief Financial Officer, from $198,000 to $245,000. Mr.
Anderson also received a bonus in the amount of $107,307, a grant of an option
to purchase 30,000 shares of the Company&#146;s common stock and a restricted stock
grant of 10,000 shares of the Company&#146;s common stock. The Board approved a salary increase for Robert T. Hass, the Company&#146;s
Chief Accounting Officer, from $138,000 to $148,000. Mr. Hass also received a
bonus in the amount of $35,227, a grant of an option to purchase 9,000 shares of
the Company&#146;s common stock and a restricted stock grant of 8,000 shares of the
Company&#146;s common stock. Each of the salary
increases are effective as of January 1, 2009. Each of the restricted stock and
option grants will vest in four (4) equal annual installments beginning on
December 9, 2009. All options granted have an exercise price of $3.80 (the
closing price of the Company&#146;s common stock on December 9, 2008). The Board also approved a bonus plan for fiscal 2009, which is
substantially the same as the plan that was in effect for 2007 and 2008. For
additional information regarding the bonus plan, see the Company&#146;s current
report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December
14, 2006.</FONT></P>
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<P align=center><B><FONT face=serif size=2>SIGNATURES</FONT></B><FONT face=serif size=2> </FONT></P>
<P align=justify>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT face=serif size=2>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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    <TD noWrap width="50%" colSpan=3><FONT face=serif size=2>AMTECH SYSTEMS,
      INC.</FONT>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD noWrap align=justify width="50%"><FONT face=serif size=2>Date:&nbsp;December 12, 2008</FONT></TD>
    <TD noWrap width="1%"><FONT size=2>By:</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" noWrap align=justify width="49%" colSpan=2><FONT face=serif size=2>&nbsp; /s/ Bradley C.
      Anderson</FONT> </TD></TR>
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    <TD noWrap align=justify width="1%"><FONT face=serif size=2>Name:&nbsp;</FONT> </TD>
    <TD noWrap align=justify width="48%"><FONT face=serif size=2>Bradley C.
      Anderson</FONT>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD noWrap align=justify width="1%"><FONT face=serif size=2>Title:</FONT></TD>
    <TD noWrap align=justify width="48%"><FONT face=serif size=2>Vice
      President&#151;Finance and</FONT>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD noWrap width="1%"></TD>
    <TD noWrap width="1%"></TD>
    <TD noWrap width="48%"><FONT size=2>Chief Financial
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