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                                                                    Exhibit 99.1


Trikon Technologies, Inc. Ringland Way, Newport, NP18 2TA, United Kingdom.

                                 PRESS RELEASE


              Trikon Announces $12.6 Million Common Stock Financing
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NEWPORT, Wales, United Kingdom - April 16, 2002 - Trikon Technologies, Inc.
(NASDAQ: TRKN) today announced that it signed agreements for the private
placement of 1,093,348 newly issued shares of Trikon common stock. The
transaction should be consummated no later than Wednesday, April 17, 2002.

The private placement was made to a limited number of existing and new
institutional investors and priced at $11.50 per share. The proceeds from the
private placement will be approximately $12.6 million before deducting expenses
and placement agent fees. Trikon will use the net proceeds from this private
placement for working capital and general corporate purposes. Adams, Harkness &
Hill served as placement agent for the transaction.

These securities have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United
States without registration or an applicable exemption from the registration
requirements.

This release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an
offer to buy nor shall be any sale of securities in any state in which such
offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or
qualification under the securities laws of any such state or an exemption from
such registration or qualification is available.

About Trikon Technologies:

Trikon Technologies, Inc. develops and manufactures advanced capital equipment
for plasma etching and chemical and physical vapor deposition (CVD and PVD) for
use in the production of silicon, compound semiconductors, opto-electronic and
waveguide devices. These semiconductor and optical devices are used in a broad
range of products including computers, telecommunications, consumer products and
automobiles. Trikon's website can be visited at www.trikon.com.




Contact information:

Corporate contact, Carl Brancher                     +44 1633 414111
carl.brancher@trikon.com

US Investor Relations contact, Kevin Kirkeby         +1 212 309 1445
kkirkeby@golinharris.com

Press Relations contact, Karen Wright                +44 1633 474569
karen.wright@trikon.com



"Safe Harbor" Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Act of 1995:
This news release contains certain forward-looking statements, including, but
not limited to, the use of proceeds from the private placement. These
forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that
could cause results to differ materially, including, but not limited to, (1)
that the semiconductor industry will experience conditions, such as changes in
demand for various types of semiconductors, that will affect the demand for
semiconductor production equipment and Trikon's products and that (2) Trikon
will not adequately respond to technological developments impacting the
semiconductor industry. These factors are not intended to represent a complete
list of all risks and uncertainties inherent in the Company's business, and
should be read in conjunction with the more detailed cautionary statements
included in the company's SEC reports, including, without limitation, its annual
report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form
8-K.