| 1. | I have reviewed this amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Amtech Systems, Inc. (the “registrant”); | 
| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; | 
| By  | /s/ Fokko Pentinga | ||
| Fokko Pentinga | |||
| Chief Executive Officer | |||
| Amtech Systems, Inc. | |||
| Date: | January 26, 2018 | ||