Intevac to Participate in the 26th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Intevac, Inc. (Nasdaq:IVAC) announced today that the company will participate in the EU PVSEC, taking place September 5^th through 9^th in Hamburg, Germany. Intevac will showcase its revolutionary high-value equipment solutions for the solar industry.

Intevac offers a suite of process technology solutions on the high-throughput Lean Solar™ platform. The in-line processing system offers precise process control and can be configured for PVD, etch and ion implant applications for solar cell manufacturing.

Intevac will take the opportunity at EU PVSEC to introduce a high productivity, small footprint implant module which enables increased cell efficiency, technology extendibility and lower costs.

Intevac will also feature NanoVista™, a high-sensitivity photoluminescence inspection system for cell quality and efficiency monitoring that captures high resolution images of both as-cut and in-process cells at up to 3,600 cells per hour.

Intevac will take part in the Visual Presentation Program and will present on both Ion Implantation and Image Processing Techniques on Tuesday, September 6^th from 8:30 to 10:00 a.m. and on Wednesday, September 7^th, from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. in the CCH Congress Centre, Halls 3 and 4 on the Ground Level.

Intevac Booth C32 will be located in Hall A1 at the International Fair, Hamburg, Germany, Monday through Thursday, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

About EU PVSEC

The European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition is the leading science-to-science, business-to-business and science-to-industry forum for the global PV solar energy sector. The show expects over 950 exhibitors and more than 40,000 trade visitors from 100 countries in Hamburg’s International Fair Hamburg from September 5^th through 8^th, and CCH Congress Centre from September 5^th through 9^th. www.photovoltaic-conference.com

About Intevac

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

Equipment Business: We are a leader in the design, development and marketing of high productivity lean manufacturing systems and have been producing Lean Thinking platforms since 1994. We provide process manufacturing equipment solutions to the hard disk drive industry, high-productivity process manufacturing equipment and inspection solutions to the solar photovoltaic industry and wafer handling platforms to the semiconductor industry.

Intevac Photonics: We are a leader in the development and manufacture of leading edge, high-sensitivity imaging products and vision systems, as well as table-top and handheld Raman instruments. Markets addressed include military, industrial, medical and scientific.

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

LEAN SOLAR and NanoVista are trademarks of Intevac, Inc.