FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
MARXE AUSTIN W & GREENHOUSE DAVID M
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TEGAL CORP /DE/ [TGAL] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
153 E 53RD ST, 55TH FL		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/03/2003
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10022		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 12/03/2003   S   32,000 D $ 2.6053 7,780,109 I By Limited Partnerships
Common Stock 12/04/2003   S   147,000 (1) D $ 2.6674 7,633,109 (1) I (1) By Limited Partnerships (1)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Convertible Bonds $ 0.35 12/03/2003   C     11,200 07/01/2003 06/30/2011 Common Stock 32,000 $ 0.35 2,223,045 I By Limited Partnerships
Convertible Bonds $ 0.35 12/04/2003   C     47,345 07/01/2003 06/30/2011 Common Stock 135,271 $ 0.35 2,175,700 I By Limited Partnerships
Convertible Bonds $ 0.35 12/04/2003   C     4,105 09/10/2003 09/09/2011 Common Stock 11,729 $ 0.35 2,171,595 I By Limited Partnerships

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
MARXE AUSTIN W & GREENHOUSE DAVID M
153 E 53RD ST
55TH FL
NEW YORK, NY 10022		     X    

Signatures

 Austin W. Marxe   12/05/2003
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
 David M. Greenhouse   12/05/2003
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) This is a joint filing by Austin W. Marxe (Marxe) and David M. Greenhouse (Greenhouse). They share voting and investment control over all securities owned by Special Situations Private Equity Fund, LP (PE), Special Situations Technology Fund, L.P. (Tech) and Special Situations Technology II, L.P. (Tech II), respectively. 1,303,755 Bond Cvt for 3,725,014 Common Shares & 857,131 Wts are held by PE, 141,707 Bonds Cvt for 404,877 Common Shares & 93,515 Wts are held by Tech and 726,133 Bonds Cvt for 2,074,665 Common Shares & 477,906 Wts are held by Tech II. The interest of Marxe and Greenhouse in the above shares owned by PE, Tech, and Tech II is limited to the extent of his pecuniary interest.

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