05.14.04

Kevin C. Eichler Joins Ultra Clean Board of Directors

MENLO PARK, CA, May 14, 2004 — Ultra Clean Holdings (NASDAQ: UCTT) the parent company of Ultra Clean Technology Systems and Service, Inc. today announced that Kevin "Casey" Eichler has joined the company's board of directors, effective March 2004.

"Casey's extensive financial management experience in the high-technology sector will both strengthen and add diversity to our board." said Clarence Granger, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ultra Clean. "We are honored to have him join us."

Eichler has been the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of MIPS Technologies, Inc. since 1998. Prior to that, he was Vice President of Operations and Chief Financial Officer of Visigenic Software, Inc, Executive Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer of National Information Group, and Executive Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Mortgage Quality Management, Inc. His background also includes management positions with NeXT Software and Microsoft. Eichler serves on the board of directors of SupportSoft, Inc., and Magma Design Automation, Inc. He holds a bachelor of science degree in accounting from St. John's University.

About Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.
Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. is a developer and supplier of critical subsystems for the semiconductor capital equipment industry, focusing on gas delivery systems. Ultra Clean offers its customers a complete outsourced solution for gas delivery systems, improved design-to-delivery cycle times, component neutral design and manufacturing and component testing capabilities. Ultra Clean's customers are primarily original equipment manufacturers of semiconductor capital equipment. The Company is headquartered in Menlo Park, California; Additional information is available at www.uct.com.