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                           AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

         EXHIBIT 21.1 TO FORM 10-K FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2004
                                  SUBSIDIARIES

A.  The following is all direct and indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of
Axcelis Technologies, Inc. as of the date hereof:

DOMESTIC SUBSIDIARIES

1.  Fusion Systems Corporation a Delaware corporation
2.  Fusion Technology International, Inc., a Delaware corporation
3.  Axcelis Technologies (Israel), Inc., a Delaware corporation
4.  Fusion Investments, Inc., a Maryland corporation
5.  High Temperature Engineering Corporation, a Delaware corporation
6.  Matrix Integrated Systems Acquisition Corporation, a California corporation

EUROPEAN SUBSIDIARIES

7.  Axcelis Technologies, GmbH (Germany)
8.  Axcelis Technologies, S.r.L (Italy)
9.  Axcelis Technologies, Sarl (France)
10. Axcelis Technologies, Ltd. (U.K.)
11. Axcelis Technologies B.V. (Netherlands)
12. Matrix Europe N.V. (Belgium)

ASIAN SUBSIDIARIES

13. Axcelis Technologies, KK (Japan)
14. Axcelis Technologies Limited (Korea)
15. Axcelis Technologies Ltd. (Taiwan)
16. Axcelis Technologies Pte. Ltd. (Singapore)
17. Axcelis Technologies Semiconductor Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (Peoples
    Republic of China)


B.  Axcelis Technologies, Inc. holds 50% of the outstanding shares of
Sumitomo Eaton Nova Corporation, a Japanese corporation.