Intevac Inc.

Intevac, Inc. provides manufacturing equipment and solutions to the hard disk drive industry; and advanced etch technology systems to the semiconductor industry. It operates in two segments, Equipment and Intevac Photonics. The Equipment segment designs, manufactures, and markets magnetic media sputtering equipment, including 200 Lean Gen II disk sputtering systems; and Intevac DLS-100 and Intevac AccuLuber disk lubrication systems to the hard disk drive industry, as well as Lean Etch, a dielectric etch semiconductor manufacturing system to the semiconductor industry. This segment also provides installation, maintenance, and repair services, as well as technology upgrades, spare parts, and consumables. It sells products through direct sales force and distributors. The Intevac Photonics segment provides digital-optical products for the capture and display of low-light images and the optical analysis of materials. It provides sensors, cameras, and systems for government applications, such as night vision, long-range target identification, and simulation training; and for commercial applications in the inspection, medical, scientific, and security industries, as well as in military and law enforcement markets. Its products include night vision systems, cameras for long-range target identification, intensified photodiodes, near-eye display systems, commercial low-light cameras, and Raman materials identification instruments. This segment sells products through its direct sales force, system integrators, distributors, and value added resellers.