AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (dated 5/3/94) Effective June 26, 1995 This shall serve as an Amendment to Ronald H. Deferrari's Employment Agreement dated May 3, 1994. This document is hereby amended to reflect the following change to section 5.2...

                                
                                
        AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (dated 5/3/94)
                     Effective June 26, 1995




     This shall serve as an Amendment to Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx'x
Employment Agreement dated May 3, 1994.  This document is hereby
amended to reflect the following change to section 5.2 of the
COMPENSATION section.


5.   COMPENSATION

     5.2  an annual bonus based on 3% of fiscal year net earnings
not to exceed $100,000, to be paid on a quarterly basis and
reconciled at year end.


     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement
the day and year first above written.

                              FOR PLASMA-THERM, INC.



                              /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
                              Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx,
                              Chairman of the Board



                              /s/ A.S. Gianoplus
                              A.S. Gianoplus, Director

EMPLOYEE



/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx