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                                  EXHIBIT 7.1
                     Press Release, dated February 25, 1997


INTEVAC, INC. ANNOUNCES SALE OF CONVERTIBLE SUBORDINATED NOTES


Santa Clara, California, February 25, 1997 -- Intevac, Inc. (Nasdaq: IVAC),
announced today that it has raised approximately $50,000,000 through the sale
of its 6 1/2% convertible subordinated notes pursuant to an offering within the
United States to qualified institutional investors and outside the United
States to non-U.S. investors.  The notes have a term of seven years and are
convertible into Intevac common stock at a conversion price of $20.625.   Under
the terms of the offerintg, the initial purchasers also have a 30 day optin to
purchase up to an additional $7.5 million of the notes to cover
over-allotments, if any.

The Company stated that it expects to use the net proceeds of the offering for
general corporate purposes, including working capital, and may also apply a
portion of the net proceeds to the acquisition of related businesses, products
and technologies.

The securities to be offered will not be registered under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, or applicable state securities laws, and may not be offered
or sold in the United States absent registration under the Securities Act and
applicable state securities laws or available exemptions from registration
requirements.

CONTACT:  Charles Eddy, Chief Financial Officer, Intevac Inc., 3550 Bassett
Street, Santa Clara, CA 95054 (408) 496-2259, ceddy@intevac.com