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To: robert b furman who wrote (72)	12/6/2002 9:42:21 AM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 106

Rudolph Confirms Fourth Quarter Guidance Friday December 6, 9:36 am ET FLANDERS, N.J., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Rudolph Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: RTEC - News), a leading provider of process control equipment for thin film measurement and macro defect inspection during Integrated Circuit (IC) manufacturing, today confirmed its previous guidance for the fourth quarter ending December 31, 2002. The Company currently anticipates revenue for the fourth quarter ending December 31, 2002 to grow five to ten percent sequentially, with earnings of $0.02 per diluted share, plus or minus $0.01. Rudolph expects R&D expenses to grow significantly, as the Company continues to expand upon its technical leadership position. About Rudolph Technologies Rudolph Technologies is a worldwide leader in the design, development, manufacture and support of high-performance process control metrology systems used by semiconductor device manufacturers. The Company provides a full-fab solution through its families of proprietary systems for metrology applications used throughout the device manufacturing process. Rudolph's product development has successfully anticipated and addressed many emerging trends that are driving the semiconductor industry's growth. The Company's success in creating complementary metrology applications through aggressive research and development is key to Rudolph's strategy for continued technological and market leadership. This press release contains forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, statements related to our expectations regarding the successful commercialization of ISOA's technology and integration of it's business operations, and our revenue and earnings expectations for the remainder of 2002. Actual results may differ materially from those projected due to a number of risks, including the impact of the slowdown in the overall economy and the uncertainty of the current global political environment following the recent terrorist attacks, changes in customer demands for our existing and new products, the timing, cancellation or delay of customer orders and shipments and the timing of revenue recognition of shipments, potential difficulties we could experience in completing the integration of ISOA, new product offerings from our competitors, changes in or an inability to execute Rudolph Technologies' business strategy, unanticipated manufacturing or supply problems, and changes in tax rules. Rudolph Technologies cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. The matters discussed in this press release also involve risks and uncertainties summarized under the heading "Risk Factors" in Rudolph Technologies' Form 10K filed for the year ended December 31, 2001. These factors are updated from time to time through the filing of reports and registration statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Rudolph Technologies does not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking information contained in this press release. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: Rudolph Technologies, Inc.