MKS Instruments Announces Third Quarter 2010 Earnings Conference Call

ANDOVER, Mass., Oct 13, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --

MKS Instruments, Inc. (Nasdaq: MKSI), a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, today announced that it will release third quarter 2010 financial results after market close on Wednesday, October 20, 2010. A conference call with management will be held on Thursday, October 21, 2010 at 8:30 a.m. (eastern time). The call will be broadcast live and available for replay at www.mksinstruments.com. Dial-in numbers are (800) 762-8779 for domestic callers and (480) 629-9771 for international callers. A telephone replay can be accessed for one week at (303) 590-3030, pass code 4365453#.

MKS Instruments, Inc. is a leading, global provider of technologies to power, control, deliver, monitor, measure and analyze advanced processes in high growth applications. Our primary served markets are manufacturers of capital equipment for thin film applications including semiconductor devices, flat panel displays, light emitting diodes (LEDs), solar cells, data storage media and coatings, as well as medical equipment; energy generation and environmental monitoring processes; biopharm and other industrial manufacturing; and university, government and industrial research laboratories.

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