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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001206774-10-001580
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20100707
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
FILED AS OF DATE:		20100709
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20100709

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:		10946846

	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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    <div align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: serif">UNITED STATES<br></font></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: serif">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br>WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549</font></font></div>
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    <div align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font size="4" style="FONT-FAMILY: serif">FORM 8-K</font></font></div>
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    <div align="center">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: serif">CURRENT REPORT<br>Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the<br>Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></font></div>
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      <div align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: serif">July 7, 2010<br></font></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: serif">Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported)</font></font><font style="FONT-FAMILY: serif"> </font></div>
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    <div align="center"><font size="5" style="FONT-FAMILY: serif"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Amtech Systems,
Inc.<br></font></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font size="2" style="FONT-FAMILY: serif">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter)</font></font></div>
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            <td align="left" colspan="2" nowrap width="94%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">(Address of principal executive
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if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing
obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General
Instruction A.2. below):</font></div>
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under Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</font></div>
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material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)</font> </div>
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Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</font></div>
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Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</font></div>
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      &#8220;Board&#8221;) of Amtech Systems, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), the Board approved an
      increase of the base salary paid to Fokko Pentinga, President of the
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      Pentinga provides written notice of termination of the Agreement not less
      than one hundred twenty days prior to the end of the Initial Term or any
      Additional Term, or unless earlier terminated by the mutual written
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      year following the occurrence of a change in control, or (ii) by Mr.
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Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. </font></div>
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