EXHIBIT 99.7

FOR  IMMEDIATE  RELEASE:

                         GENUS SHIPS FIRST 300MM SYSTEM
                           INTO PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENT

SUNNYVALE,  CALIF.-AUGUST  9,  2001-Genus, Inc. (Nasdaq: GGNS) this week shipped
its  first  300mm  chemical  vapor  deposition  (CVD)  system  to  a  leading
semiconductor  manufacturer.  The Lynx3  system is the first of two systems that
were  ordered  by the customer and will be placed into a production environment.
The  second  system  is  scheduled  for  shipment  later  this  quarter.

Bill  Elder,  chairman  and  CEO  of  Genus, said, "I applaud the efforts of all
contributors  at  Genus  who  helped to make this happen.  As our first non-beta
300mm  CVD  system, this is a significant milestone that takes our core tungsten
business  from 200mm to 300mm production, as well as an important stepping-stone
for  delivering  our  300mm  system  to  the  ALD  market  later  this  year."

"Shipping  into production fabs is the most powerful testimony of your product's
readiness and ability to compete in the marketplace," said Bob Wilson, executive
vice president of worldwide sales at Genus.  "We fully expect these shipments to
help  us  build  momentum  in  our  sales  efforts  throughout  the  world."

Genus'  Lynx3  300mm deposition tool is designed for robustness and flexibility.
It  features  Genus'  proprietary  controls  and  software,  and Genus' patented
universal process chamber that can be configured for both CVD and ALD processes.
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ABOUT  GENUS
Founded in 1981, 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.


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