Intevac Receives Two Orders for Magnetic Disk Sputtering System

Intevac, Inc. announced an order for two 200 Lean magnetic disk sputtering systems.

"We are pleased to receive this order from an existing customer," commented Norm Pond, CEO of Intevac. "These systems are expected to ship in the fourth quarter of this year."

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 we currently serve," stated the company

"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 systems increase the conversion efficiency of silicon solar cells.

"In our Photonics business, we are a leader in the development and manufacturing of leading-edge, high-sensitivity imaging products and vision systems. Our products primarily address the defense markets."