SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* VANTAGEPOINT VENTURE ASSOCIATES IV LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O VANTAGEPOINT VENTURE PARTNERS 1001 BAYHILL DRIVE, STE 300 (Street) SAN BRUNO CA 94066 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Aviza Technology, Inc. [ AVZA ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/24/2006
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	04/24/2006	04/24/2006	P		2,082,204	A	$4.57(4)	7,079,598	I	F1(1)(5)
Common Stock	04/24/2006	04/24/2006	P		208,703	A	$4.57(4)	709,601	I	F2(2)(5)
Common Stock	04/24/2006	04/24/2006	P		7,585	A	$4.57(4)	25,789	I	F3(3)(5)
Convertible Preferred Stock of Aviza, Inc.	04/24/2006	04/24/2006	S		90,590	D	(4)	0	I	F1(1)(5)
Convertible Preferred Stock of Aviza, Inc.	04/24/2006	04/24/2006	S		9,080	D	(4)	0	I	F2(2)(5)
Convertible Preferred Stock of Aviza, Inc.	04/24/2006	04/24/2006	S		330	D	(4)	0	I	F3(3)(5)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* VANTAGEPOINT VENTURE ASSOCIATES IV LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O VANTAGEPOINT VENTURE PARTNERS 1001 BAYHILL DRIVE, STE 300 (Street) SAN BRUNO CA 94066 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* SALZMAN ALAN E (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O VANTAGEPOINT VENTURE PARTNERS 1001 BAYHILL DRIVE, STE 300 (Street) SAN BRUNO CA 94066 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* MARVER JAMES D (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O VANTAGEPOINT VENTURE PARTNERS 1001 BAYHILL DRIVE, STE 300 (Street) SAN BRUNO CA 94066 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* VANTAGEPOINT VENTURE PARTNERS IV Q LP (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O VANTAGEPOINT VENTURE PARTNERS 1001 BAYHILL DRIVE, STE 300 (Street) SAN BRUNO CA 94066 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* VANTAGEPOINT VENTURE PARTNERS IV LP (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O VANTAGEPOINT VENTURE PARTNERS 1001 BAYHILL DRIVE, STE 300 (Street) SAN BRUNO CA 94066 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) Other

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* VANTAGEPOINT VENTURE PARTNERS IV PRINCIPALS FUND LP (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O VANTAGEPOINT VENTURE PARTNERS 1001 BAYHILL DRIVE, STE 300 (Street) SAN BRUNO CA 94066 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) Other

Explanation of Responses:

1. By VantagePoint Venture Partners IV (Q), L.P.

2. By VantagePoint Venture Partners IV, L.P.

3. By VantagePoint Venture Partners IV Principals Fund, L.P.

4. The reporting person converted an aggregate of 90,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock and Series B-1 Preferred Stock, par value $100 per share, of Aviza, Inc., the Issuer's subsidiary, at a conversion price of $4.57 per share, resulting in its acquisition of an aggregate of 2,298,492 shares of the Issuer's common stock. The Series B Preferred Stock and Series B-1 Preferred Stock were convertible into common stock at a per share conversion price equal to the sum of the market price of the common stock on the date of conversion plus $0.10.

5. VantagePoint Venture Associates IV, L.L.C. is the general partner of VantagePoint Venture Partners IV (Q), L.P., VantagePoint Venture Partners IV, L.P. and VantagePoint Venture Partners IV Principals Fund, L.P. VantagePoint Venture Associates IV, L.L.C. disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of its pecuniary interest in such shares. James D. Marver and Alan E. Salzman are managing members of VantagePoint Venture Associates IV, L.L.C., and as such, they share voting and investment power with respect to shares of common stock held by VantagePoint Venture Associates IV, L.L.C. Messrs. Marver and Salzman disclaim beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of their pecuniary interest in such shares. The Reporting Persons may be deemed to be acting as a group in relation to their respective holdings in Aviza Technology, Inc. but do not affirm the existence of any such group.

	JAMES D. MARVER	04/25/2006
	ALAN E. SALZMAN	04/25/2006
	VANTAGREPOINT VENTURE ASSOCIATES IV, LLC., Alan E. Salzman, Managing Member	04/25/2006
	VANTAGEPOINT VENTURE PARTNERS IV (Q), L.P., By: VantagePoint Venture Associates IV, L.L.C., Its: General Partner, Alan E. Salzman, Managing Member	04/25/2006
	VANTAGEPOINT VENTURE PARTNERS IV, L.P., By: VantagePoint Venture Associates IV, L.L.C., Its: General Partner, Alan E. Salzman, Managing Member	04/25/2006
	VANTAGEPOINT VENTURE PARTNERS IV PRINCIPALS FUND, L.P., By: VantagePoint Venture Associates IV, L.L.C., Its: General Partner, Alan E. Salzman, Managing Member	04/25/2006
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