Rudolph Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: RTEC) today announced that the Company’s management will participate in the following investor events in January 2013: Rudolph’s Company Sponsored Analyst Event and the 15^th Annual Needham Growth Conference. At each event, management will provide an overview of the Company and will discuss its competitive position and future prospects.

Company Sponsored Analyst Event: New York, NY – January 14, 2013
Rudolph will host an Analyst Meeting and Luncheon for the professional investment community on Monday, January 14, 2013, in New York City, NY. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. EST, with the program beginning at 8:00 a.m. EST, followed by lunch at 12:30 p.m. EST. The afternoon will feature breakout tables hosted by members of each of Rudolph’s business units. One-on-one meetings with management are available by appointment only following the luncheon.

The Analyst Event will include presentations from each of the company’s business units:

• Data Analysis & Review Business Unit
• Inspection Business Unit
• Lithography Systems Group
  • Advanced Packaging Lithography Business Unit
  • Display Products Lithography Business Unit
• Metrology Business Unit

Topics will include a review of Rudolph Technologies’ business environment and operational strategies of the company’s business units, including the Company’s recent entrance into the back-end lithography market featuring a breakthrough total solution for advanced packaging. Rudolph is expanding its best-in-class metrology and inspection capital equipment business to include lithography capital equipment with the new JetStep™ Lithography System, a disruptive innovation featuring a 2X reduction stepper. With the acquisition of Azores Corp., a leader in the design, development, manufacture and support of steppers for display products, Rudolph is spurring an industry revolution by launching a game-changing total lithography solution for the semiconductor advanced packaging market based on Azores’ patented and established stepper technology and Rudolph’s significant back-end expertise.

To Attend the Rudolph Technologies 2013 Analyst Event
Members of the professional investment community who wish to attend the Analyst Event and Luncheon are asked to contact Rudolph Technologies’ Investor Relations consultant Laura Guerrant-Oiye, Principal of Guerrant Associates at (808) 882-1467 or via email at lguerrant@guerrantir.com.

Webcast of Rudolph Technologies 2013 Analyst Event
The Analyst Event will be webcast live January 14, 2013 from 8:00 a.m. EST to 12:30 p.m. EST. In addition, the webcast of the event will be archived, and made available on the investor page of the Rudolph Technologies website, www.rudolphtech.com.

15th Annual Needham Growth Conference: New York, NY – January 16, 2013
Paul McLaughlin, Chairman and CEO, and Steven Roth, Senior Vice President and CFO, will participate in the 15th Annual Needham Growth Conference. Rudolph’s presentation will take place on Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at 4:50 PM EST at the Palace Hotel in New York City. Management will also conduct one-on-one meetings with investors at the conference.

The slides for the Rudolph presentation will be posted on the investor page of the Rudolph Technologies website, www.rudolphtech.com.

For more information about the Needham conference or to schedule a one-on-one meeting with Rudolph Technologies’ management, please contact your Needham & Co representative directly.

About Rudolph Technologies
Rudolph Technologies, Inc. is a worldwide leader in the design, development, manufacture and support of defect inspection, advanced packaging lithography, process control metrology, and data analysis systems and software used by semiconductor device manufacturers worldwide. Rudolph provides a full-fab solution through its families of proprietary products that provide critical yield-enhancing information, enabling microelectronic device manufacturers to drive down the costs and time to market of their products. The Company’s expanding portfolio of equipment and software solutions is used in both the wafer processing and final manufacturing of ICs, and in adjacent markets such as FPD, LED and Solar. Headquartered in Flanders, New Jersey, Rudolph supports its customers with a worldwide sales and service organization. Additional information can be found on the Company’s website at www.rudolphtech.com.

Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “Act”) which include the benefits to customers of Rudolph’s products, Rudolph’s existing market position and its ability to maintain and advance such position relative to its competitors and Rudolph’s ability to meet the expectations and needs of our customers as well as other matters that are not purely historical data. Rudolph wishes to take advantage of the “safe harbor” provided for by the Act and cautions that actual results may differ materially from those projected as a result of various factors, including risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond Rudolph’s control. Such factors include, but are not limited to, delays in shipping products for technical performance, component supply or other reasons, the company’s ability to leverage its resources to improve its positions in its core markets and fluctuations in customer capital spending. Additional information and considerations regarding the risks faced by Rudolph are available in Rudolph’s Form 10-K report for the year ended December 31, 2011 and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. As the forward-looking statements are based on Rudolph’s current expectations, the company cannot guarantee any related future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Rudolph does not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking information contained in this press release.