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<p align="center"><b>UNITED STATES<br>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br>
Washington, DC&nbsp; 20549 </b></p>
<b>

<p align="center">FORM 8-K<br>
</b></p>
<b>

<p align="center">CURRENT REPORT </b></p>
<b>

<p align="center">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the<br>
Securities Exchange Act of 1934</b></p>

<p align="center">&nbsp; Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):&nbsp;
September 28,
2005 &nbsp;</p>
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      TECHNOLOGIES, INC. </b></p>
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    Delaware&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    000-27965&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;22-3531208 </b></td>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center">&nbsp; Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including
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filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (<i>see</i>
General Instruction A.2. below): </p>

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<p><b>Item 8.01.&nbsp;&nbsp; Other Events.</b></p>

<P align=left> On&nbsp; September 28, 2005&nbsp; Rudolph Technologies, Inc. issued a press release
providing an update on the merger process with August Technology.&nbsp;</P>
<P align=left>A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit
99.1 and is incorporated herein by
reference.</P>
<P align=left><u><b>Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits</b></u></P>
<P align=left>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
(c)&nbsp; Exhibits</P>
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    <TD width=16><FONT size=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
    <TD align=left vAlign=top width=658><U><STRONG><FONT size=2>Description of
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    <TD align=left vAlign=top width=63><FONT size=2>99.1 </FONT></TD>
    <TD width=16><FONT size=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
    <TD align=left vAlign=top width=658><FONT size=2>Press Release issued
      September 28,&nbsp; 2005</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P align=center><STRONG><FONT size=2>EXHIBIT INDEX</FONT></STRONG></P>
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    <TD align=left vAlign=top width=658><FONT size=2>Press Release issued
      September 28, 2005</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P align=center><B><FONT size=2>SIGNATURES</FONT></B></P>
<P><FONT size=2>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 thereunto duly authorized.</FONT></P>
<P align=center><B><FONT size=2>Rudolph Technologies, Inc.<BR></FONT></B></P>
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    <TD width=405><FONT size=2>Date:&nbsp;&nbsp; September 28,&nbsp; 2005</FONT></TD>
    <TD width=414><FONT size=2>By:<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Paul F. McLaughlin&nbsp;
      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </U></FONT></TD></TR>
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      style="LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; WORD-SPACING: 0px"><FONT
      size=2>Paul F. McLaughlin</FONT></P>
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      style="LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; WORD-SPACING: 0px"><FONT
      size=2>Chairman and Chief Executive Officer</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P align="center">&nbsp;</P>

<P align="center"><b>EXHIBIT 99.1</b></P>

<p align="left">Filed by Rudolph Technologies, Inc.<br>
Pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933<br>
And deemed filed pursuant to Rule 14a-12<br>
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</p>
<p align="left">SEC S-4 Registration Statement No. 333-127371</p>
<p align="left">Subject company:&nbsp; August Technology Corporation<br>
Commission File No. 000-30637</p>
<p align="center"><b>Rudolph Technologies Provides Update on Merger Process with
August Technology</b></p>
<p>Flanders, NJ - September 28, 2005 - Rudolph Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: RTEC),
in response to August Technology's announcement that August would restate its
financial results for 2004 and the first two quarters of 2005, announced that the Rudolph board of
directors has determined that it would await the results of the restatement
process before making any further comment about the proposed merger between the two
companies.</p>
<p><b>About Rudolph Technologies, Inc.</b></p>
<p>Rudolph Technologies is a worldwide leader in the design, development,
manufacture and support of high-performance process control metrology and defect
inspection systems used by semiconductor device manufacturers. The Company's
products provide a full-fab solution through its families of proprietary
systems, which are used throughout the device manufacturing process. Rudolph's
product development has successfully anticipated and addressed many emerging
trends that are driving the semiconductor industry's growth in order to enhance
the competitiveness of its products in the marketplace. The Company's success in
creating complementary metrology and inspection applications through aggressive
research and development is key to Rudolph's strategy for continued
technological and market leadership.</p>
<p><b>Safe Harbor</b></p>
<p>This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some cases, you can
identify those so-called &quot;forward-looking statements&quot; by words such as
&quot;may,&quot; &quot;will,&quot; &quot;would,&quot; &quot;should,&quot;
&quot;expects,&quot; &quot;plans,&quot; &quot;anticipates,&quot;
&quot;believes,&quot; &quot;estimates,&quot; &quot;predicts,&quot;
&quot;potential,&quot; or &quot;continue,&quot; or the negative of those words
and other comparable words. Rudolph wishes to take advantage of the &quot;safe
harbor&quot; provided for by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995 and you are cautioned that actual events or results may differ materially
from the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements as a result
of various factors, including risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond
the control of Rudolph. Factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements
include, but are not limited to: (1) cyclicality of the semiconductor industry;
(2) customer concentration; (3) introduction of new products by Rudolph's
competitors; (4) sole or limited sources of supply; (5) the merger agreement and
the transactions contemplated thereby may not be approved by the companies'
shareholders; (6) conditions to the closing of the transaction may not be
satisfied; (7) the businesses of Rudolph and August may not be integrated
successfully, which may result in the combined company not operating as
effectively and efficiently as expected or such integration may be more
difficult, time-consuming or costly than expected; (8) expected combination
benefits from the merger may not be fully realized or realized within the
expected time frame; (9) revenues following the merger may be lower than
expected; (10) costs, customer loss and business disruption, including, without
limitation, difficulties in maintaining relationships with employees, customers,
clients or suppliers, may be greater than expected following the consummation of
the merger, or the effects of purchase accounting may be different from the
companies' expectations; (11) the credit ratings of the combined company or its
subsidiaries may be different from what the companies expect; (12) the
businesses of the companies may suffer as a result of uncertainty surrounding
the transaction; (13) the industry may be subject to future regulatory or
legislative actions that could adversely affect the companies; (14) the impact
of the slowdown in the overall economy; (15) uncertainty of the current global
political environment; (16) the potential for terrorist attacks; (17) changes in
customer demands for our existing and new products, the timing, cancellation or
delay of customer orders and shipments; (18) the timing of revenue recognition
of shipments; (19) changes in or an inability to execute our business strategy;
(20) unanticipated manufacturing or supply problems and (21) changes in tax
rules. Rudolph cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance,
or achievements. Additional factors that may affect the future results of
Rudolph are set forth in its Form 10-K reports for the year ended December 31,
2004 and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(&quot;SEC&quot;), which are available at http://www.sec.gov, the SEC's website,
and at the company's websites, which is http://www.rudolphtech.com. These
factors are updated from time to time through the filing of reports and
registration statements with the SEC.</p>
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Rudolph Technologies - Form 8-K
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): 
September 28,
2005
RUDOLPH
      TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact
    Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware                                       
    000-27965                              
              22-3531208
(State
    or Other Jurisdiction
(Commission
(IRS
    Employer
of
    Incorporation)
File
    Number)
Identification
    No.)
One Rudolph Road
Flanders, New Jersey
07836
(Address
    of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip
    Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including
area code:
(973) 691-1300
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
(Former
    Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report.)
Check
the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (
see
General Instruction A.2. below):
[X ]
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
[ ]
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
[
] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
[
] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item 8.01.   Other Events.
On  September 28, 2005  Rudolph Technologies, Inc. issued a press release
providing an update on the merger process with August Technology.
A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit
99.1 and is incorporated herein by
reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c)  Exhibits
Exhibit No.
Description of
      Exhibit
99.1
Press Release issued
      September 28,  2005
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description of
      Exhibit
99.1
Press Release issued
      September 28, 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 thereunto duly authorized.
Rudolph Technologies, Inc.
Date:   September 28,  2005
By:
/s/ Paul F. McLaughlin
Paul F. McLaughlin
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
EXHIBIT 99.1
Filed by Rudolph Technologies, Inc.
Pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933
And deemed filed pursuant to Rule 14a-12
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
SEC S-4 Registration Statement No. 333-127371
Subject company:  August Technology Corporation
Commission File No. 000-30637
Rudolph Technologies Provides Update on Merger Process with
August Technology
Flanders, NJ - September 28, 2005 - Rudolph Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: RTEC),
in response to August Technology's announcement that August would restate its
financial results for 2004 and the first two quarters of 2005, announced that the Rudolph board of
directors has determined that it would await the results of the restatement
process before making any further comment about the proposed merger between the two
companies.
About Rudolph Technologies, Inc.
Rudolph Technologies is a worldwide leader in the design, development,
manufacture and support of high-performance process control metrology and defect
inspection systems used by semiconductor device manufacturers. The Company's
products provide a full-fab solution through its families of proprietary
systems, which are used throughout the device manufacturing process. Rudolph's
product development has successfully anticipated and addressed many emerging
trends that are driving the semiconductor industry's growth in order to enhance
the competitiveness of its products in the marketplace. The Company's success in
creating complementary metrology and inspection applications through aggressive
research and development is key to Rudolph's strategy for continued
technological and market leadership.
Safe Harbor
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some cases, you can
identify those so-called "forward-looking statements" by words such as
"may," "will," "would," "should,"
"expects," "plans," "anticipates,"
"believes," "estimates," "predicts,"
"potential," or "continue," or the negative of those words
and other comparable words. Rudolph wishes to take advantage of the "safe
harbor" provided for by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995 and you are cautioned that actual events or results may differ materially
from the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements as a result
of various factors, including risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond
the control of Rudolph. Factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements
include, but are not limited to: (1) cyclicality of the semiconductor industry;
(2) customer concentration; (3) introduction of new products by Rudolph's
competitors; (4) sole or limited sources of supply; (5) the merger agreement and
the transactions contemplated thereby may not be approved by the companies'
shareholders; (6) conditions to the closing of the transaction may not be
satisfied; (7) the businesses of Rudolph and August may not be integrated
successfully, which may result in the combined company not operating as
effectively and efficiently as expected or such integration may be more
difficult, time-consuming or costly than expected; (8) expected combination
benefits from the merger may not be fully realized or realized within the
expected time frame; (9) revenues following the merger may be lower than
expected; (10) costs, customer loss and business disruption, including, without
limitation, difficulties in maintaining relationships with employees, customers,
clients or suppliers, may be greater than expected following the consummation of
the merger, or the effects of purchase accounting may be different from the
companies' expectations; (11) the credit ratings of the combined company or its
subsidiaries may be different from what the companies expect; (12) the
businesses of the companies may suffer as a result of uncertainty surrounding
the transaction; (13) the industry may be subject to future regulatory or
legislative actions that could adversely affect the companies; (14) the impact
of the slowdown in the overall economy; (15) uncertainty of the current global
political environment; (16) the potential for terrorist attacks; (17) changes in
customer demands for our existing and new products, the timing, cancellation or
delay of customer orders and shipments; (18) the timing of revenue recognition
of shipments; (19) changes in or an inability to execute our business strategy;
(20) unanticipated manufacturing or supply problems and (21) changes in tax
rules. Rudolph cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance,
or achievements. Additional factors that may affect the future results of
Rudolph are set forth in its Form 10-K reports for the year ended December 31,
2004 and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission
("SEC"), which are available at http://www.sec.gov, the SEC's website,
and at the company's websites, which is http://www.rudolphtech.com. These
factors are updated from time to time through the filing of reports and
registration statements with the SEC.