SANTA CLARA, Calif. — BUSINESS WIRE — February 1, 2006
Intevac, Inc. (Company) (Nasdaq:IVAC) named Dr. Michael Barnes to the new position of Chief Technical Officer, Equipment Products, in a move to strengthen the Company's development capabilities.
Dr. Barnes started his career at IBM where he worked on the development of etch technology. He subsequently spent over 10 years at Lam Research and Applied Materials where he led the development of new etch and chemical vapor deposition products. These products today generate billions of dollars in revenues. Most recently Dr. Barnes was general manager of the High Density Plasma Chemical Vapor Deposition Business Unit at Novellus Systems. He is an inventor on over 50 patents. Dr. Barnes received his Ph.D., M.S. and B.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from The University of Michigan.
Kevin Fairbairn, Intevac's Chief Executive Officer, commented, "I am excited about the technical leadership and vision that Mike will bring to Intevac. Mike has a long track record of leading and creating innovative and commercially successful products at his prior companies. Our customers will benefit from the new capabilities he will enable us to provide them. "
About Intevac
Intevac is the world's leading supplier of magnetic media sputtering equipment for the hard disk drive industry and a developer and provider of leading-edge extreme low-light imaging sensors, cameras, and systems. For more information call 408-986-9888, or visit the Company's website at www.intevac.com
CONTACT: Intevac, Inc.
Charles Eddy, 408-986-9888
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Silverman Heller Associates
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SOURCE: Intevac, Inc.
