EXHIBIT 99.2


FOR  IMMEDIATE  RELEASE:

                      GENUS WINS NEW ALD CUSTOMER IN JAPAN

SUNNYVALE,  CALIF.-JUNE  14,  2001-Genus,  Inc.  (Nasdaq: GGNS) announced it has
received  a  purchase order for an atomic layer deposition (ALD) system from the
largest  DRAM  manufacturer  in  Japan.  The  Lynx2  ALD  tool  is scheduled for
delivery  in  the  middle  of  this year and will be used for the development of
advanced  capacitor  applications.

"We  now  have  two customers in Japan for our ALD technology," said Bill Elder,
Genus  chairman  and  chief  executive  officer.  "This  validates our marketing
efforts  in  Japan  and  we  are  delighted  with our significant progress since
establishing  our  Tokyo  office  last  year."

Genus  gained  its  first  customer from Japan in March 2001 with an order for a
300mm ALD system to be used for the development of high-k gate stack structures.

With  this new order, Genus' customer count is seven, an increase of 133 percent
over  the  three customers Genus had at year-end 2000.  The company is aiming to
have  eight  to  10  total  customers  by  the  end  of  2001.

ABOUT  GENUS
Founded in 1982, Genus, Inc. designs, manufactures and markets capital equipment
and deposition processes for advanced semiconductor manufacturing as well as for
other,  emerging non-semiconductor applications.  Genus offers various thin film
deposition  modules  using its own production-proven equipment and processes for
both  chemical  vapor  deposition  (CVD) and atomic layer deposition (ALD).  The
deposition  processes  are  used  to  manufacture  integrated  circuits  for the
computer,  communications,  medical,  military,  transportation  and  consumer
electronics  industries.  Genus'  customers  include semiconductor manufacturers
located throughout the United States, Europe and the Pacific Rim including Korea
and  Japan.  Company  headquarters are in Sunnyvale, California.  For additional
information  visit  Genus'  web  site  at  www.genus.com.

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COMPANY  CONTACT:                              EDITORIAL  CONTACT:
Debra  Scott                                   Dave  Richardson
Genus,  Inc.                                   Positio
Tel:  (408) 747-7140 Ext. 1407                 Tel:  (650) 815-1006 Ext.108
dscott@genus.com                               dave@positiopr.com