UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549


                                    Form 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  January 6, 2005
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                           Ibis Technology Corporation
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



       Massachusetts                   0-23150                   04-2987600
(State or other jurisdiction         (Commission               (IRS Employer
     of incorporation)               File Number)            Identification No.)


32 Cherry Hill Drive, Danvers, Massachusetts  01923
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(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (978) 777-4247
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ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS

On January 6, 2005, Ibis Technology Corporation announced receipt of an order
for an Ibis i2000 oxygen implanter from a leading silicon wafer manufacturer. A
copy of the press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current
Report on Form 8-K. This information shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act"), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by
specific reference in such a filing.

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(a) Not applicable.

(b) Not applicable.

(c) Exhibits

    Exhibit 99.1.  Press Release issued by Ibis Technology Corporation on
                   January 6, 2005.





                                   SIGNATURES


     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                                     IBIS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
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Date: January 6, 2005                                /s/ William J. Schmidt
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                                                         William J. Schmidt
                                                         Chief Financial Officer





                                  EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit
Number     Description
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99.1       Press Release Announcing Receipt of an Order for an Ibis i2000 Oxygen
           Implanter.