Rudolph Technologies : to Participate in the 20th Annual Needham Growth Conference on January 17, 2018

January 9, 2018

Wilmington, MA (January 9, 2018) - Rudolph Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: RTEC), a leading provider of process characterization equipment, lithography equipment and software for wafer fabs and advanced packaging facilities, announced today that Michael P. Plisinski, chief executive officer, and Steven R. Roth, chief financial officer, will be participating in the 20th Annual Needham Growth Conference to be held at the Lotte New York Palace Hotel in New York, NY from January 17-18, 2018. Rudolph's management will be available to meet with investors throughout the day on Wednesday January 17, 2018.

Portfolio managers and analysts who wish to request a meeting with management should contact their Needham & Co. representative.

About Rudolph Technologies
Rudolph Technologies, Inc. is a leader in the design, development, manufacture and support of defect inspection, lithography, process control metrology, and process control software used by semiconductor and advanced packaging device manufacturers worldwide. Rudolph delivers comprehensive solutions throughout the fab with its families of proprietary products that provide critical yield-enhancing information, enabling microelectronic device manufacturers to drive down costs and time to market of their devices. Headquartered in Wilmington, Massachusetts, 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.

Contacts:
Investors:
Michael Sheaffer
978.253.6273
mike.sheaffer@rudolphtech.com

Trade Press:
Amy Shay
952.259.1794
amy.shay@rudolphtech.com