SANTA CLARA, Calif. — PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX — July 31, 2002
Intevac, Inc. today announced the appointment of semiconductor veteran, Mr. Christopher Lane, to Vice President and General Manager of Intevac's Intensified Imaging Group. Mr. Lane will be responsible for leveraging Intevac's unique Intensified Imaging technologies into new and growing commercial markets.
"Chris' proven track record in management, product development, and execution at a leading semiconductor company makes him a valuable addition to the Intevac team," said Kevin Fairbairn, President and CEO of Intevac. "His energy, drive and proven technical leadership will be beneficial to Intevac as we rapidly bring to market a series of products based on our innovative Intensified Imaging technology." Mr. Lane spent the past 12 years at Applied Materials, the largest supplier of products and services to the global semiconductor industry. His most recent assignment was as Director of Product Development, where he successfully drove concurrent programs resulting in enabling products in Chemical Vapor Deposition, Etch and Wafer Cleaning. Mr. Lane holds a Masters of Business Administration, specializing in Technology Development, a Master's in Engineering Management and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, all from California Polytechnic State University. About Intevac Intevac is developing revolutionary photonics products that address potentially large commercial and military markets. The Company also produces sophisticated manufacturing equipment used in the manufacture of high technology products and is leveraging its equipment expertise to enable cost-effective production of new photonics products. Intevac's photonics products are high-speed electro-optical devices that detect light with extraordinary sensitivity. The Company's proprietary technology makes possible products such as long-range target identification systems, video cameras with night vision capability and high-speed photodiodes for use in fiber optic networks. Intevac's equipment products are designed to deposit or modify highly engineered thin-films of material on a variety of substrates. These systems are designed for continuous high volume manufacturing of precision thin-film products such as flat panel displays, magnetic media for hard drives and low-light-level cameras. For more information call 408-986-9888 or visit the Company's website at www.intevac.com. MAKE YOUR OPINION COUNT - Click Here SOURCE Intevac, Inc. CONTACT: URL: http://www.intevac.com Copyright (C) 2002 PR Newswire. All rights reserved.
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