Intevac Announces HDD Order for 200 Lean

Intevac, Inc. (NASDAQ:IVAC) today announced an order for one 200 Lean® magnetic disk sputtering system.

“As expected, we received an order for a 200 Lean from one of our existing customers in support of magnetic media development and production capabilities,” commented Wendell Blonigan, president and chief executive officer of Intevac. “We expect to ship this system in the first half of 2015.”

About Intevac

Intevac was founded in 1991 and has two businesses: Equipment and Photonics.

In our Equipment business, we are a leader in the design and development of high productivity, thin film processing systems. Our production-proven platforms are designed for high volume manufacturing of substrates with precise thin film properties.

Intevac is the market and technology leader in the hard drive industry with approximately 60% of all magnetic disk media produced worldwide. Our technology solutions improve performance and throughput, and continue to expand into additional markets – including solar and adjacent thin film deposition applications.

In our Photonics business, we are a recognized leading developer of advanced high-sensitivity digital sensors, cameras and systems that primarily serve the defense industry. We are the sole source provider of integrated digital imaging systems for most U.S. military night vision programs.

For more information call 408-986-9888, or visit the company's website at www.intevac.com.

200 Lean® is a registered trademark and INTEVAC MATRIX™ and ENERGi™ are trademarks of Intevac, Inc.

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