Intevac’s oDLC® to Begin Shipping on Top 3 Cellphone Maker’s Flagship Smartphone

Scratch-Resistant Coating to Protect Selected Decorative Back Cover
Glass Options

SANTA CLARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Intevac, Inc. (Nasdaq: IVAC), a leading supplier of thin-film processing
systems, today formally announced that its market-leading thin-film
technology, oDLC® (optical Diamond-Like-Carbon), is being
applied to protect selected decorative back cover glass options for the
recently-launched flagship smartphone of a Top 3 Cellphone maker. oDLC
is an optically-transparent, protective thin-film coating, which
provides significant improvements in the scratch and wear resistance of
display cover panels and film coating stacks on the surfaces of all
types of mobile electronic devices, as well as point-of-sale and
automotive infotainment systems.

Backside cover glass for mobile phones is a recent phenomenon that is
addressing a rapidly-growing portion of the high-end smartphone market.
While most early adopters of backside cover glass have opted to achieve
color variations by coating the inside of the glass, the flagship
smartphone launched this week is the first major phone to have
decorative back cover glass options where the colors are deposited on
the outside of the glass, making them exceptionally vibrant and
striking. Intevac’s oDLC protects these decorative coatings from
scratches and wear arising out of daily use.

Truly Opto-electronics (Shanwei City, China), a major supplier of cover
glass and touch panel technologies to mobile electronics manufacturers
and owner of multiple INTEVAC VERTEX® systems, went through
an intensive testing process lasting several months to ensure that oDLC
met the stringent specifications laid out by the technical team at the
Top 3 Cellphone maker.

“Truly Opto-electronics’ Engineering team thoroughly qualified Intevac's
oDLC protective coating technology with the decorative coating on the
backside glass that went into this flagship smartphone from a Top 3
Cellphone maker. This production order is a significant validation of
our coating capabilities meeting top-tier customer requirements,”
commented Mr. Li, Managing Director of Truly Opto-electronics. “We
believe that oDLC offers superior film protection at a low cost to
customers. We are working with other customers on positioning oDLC for
several different production applications.”

“Intevac is excited about our strong partnership with Truly, which has
led to the adoption of oDLC by a leading cellphone maker on their
flagship smartphone, and we look forward to leveraging this design win
to drive adoption of oDLC at multiple mobile phone customers across a
range of applications," added Jay Cho, Executive Vice President and
General Manager of Intevac’s Thin-Film Equipment business.

The thin-film equipment that enables the oDLC solution is the INTEVAC
VERTEX multi-stage physical vapor deposition (PVD) system. The VERTEX
PVD system deposits the oDLC thin-film coating vertically and at the low
process temperatures required for display cover panel processing. The
VERTEX is an optimal production solution for small individualized
substrates, achieving the highest level of throughput at the lowest
possible cost.

About Intevac

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

In our Thin-film Equipment business, we are a leader in the design and
development of high-productivity, thin-film processing systems. Our
production-proven platforms are designed for high-volume manufacturing
of substrates with precise thin film properties, such as the hard drive
media, display cover panel, and solar photovoltaic markets we serve
currently.

In our Photonics business, we are a recognized leading developer of
advanced high-sensitivity digital sensors, cameras and systems that
primarily serve the defense industry. We are the provider of integrated
digital imaging systems for most U.S. military night vision programs.

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

Contacts

Intevac, Inc.
James Moniz, 408-986-9888
Chief Financial Officer
or
Claire
McAdams, 530-265-9899
Investor Relations