Intevac, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs and develops thin-film processing systems in the United States, Europe, and Asia.

It designs, develops, and markets vacuum process equipment solutions for manufacturing small substrates with precise thin-film properties, such as for the hard disk drive, display cover panel, and other adjacent thin-film markets.

The company sells its products primarily through its direct sales force. Intevac, Inc. was incorporated in 1990 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.