Unmanned Systems North America 2012

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--Intevac, Inc. (Nasdaq:IVAC) announced today that the company will participate in the 2012 AUVSI (Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International) North America 2012 Conference. Intevac Photonics will showcase their innovative digital night vision products and high resolution display systems for unmanned platforms. Their latest products with direct applications for unmanned air, ground and surface platforms will be featured. These include the E3010M and E5011 modules, E3010C and M611 cameras, the Night Port™ portable hand-held digital night vision system and the family of I-Port™ high resolution displays.

Intevac Booth #3258 will be located in Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV. The booth hours are Tuesday and Wednesday, August 7th and 8th, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Thursday, August 9th, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

About AUVSI

AUVSI's Unmanned Systems North America Conference is the premier forum for reviewing, assessing and discussing the current state of the unmanned systems market. The event brings together industry leaders, decision makers, and government officials. There will be more than 500 exhibitors, 8,000 attendees and delegates from over 40 countries.

About Intevac

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

In our Equipment business, we are a leader in the design, development and manufacturing of high-productivity, vacuum process equipment solutions. Our systems are production-proven for high-volume manufacturing of small substrates with precise thin film properties, such as those required in the hard drive and solar cell markets.

In the hard drive industry, our 200 Lean® systems process approximately 60% of all magnetic disk media produced worldwide. In the solar cell manufacturing industry, our LEAN SOLAR™ platform, with applications including deposition, texture etch and ion implant, increases the conversion efficiency of silicon solar cells.

In our Photonics business, we are a leader in the development and manufacture of leading-edge, high-sensitivity imaging products and vision systems as well as materials identification instruments utilizing Raman technology. Our products primarily address the defense markets in addition to the industrial, medical and scientific industries.

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