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ABOUT US

A VISION FORWARD


WHAT COULD WE BUILD IF WE STOPPED ASKING WHAT'S AVAILABLE—AND STARTED ASKING WHAT'S POSSIBLE?

At Edge Vision Systems™, our cameras didn't start on a catalog page. They were born in response to challenges that couldn't afford compromise—built for elite military platforms, pilotage systems, and surveillance programs where seeing in the dark meant mission success.


Every system in the product line-up has been field-tested and refined under the most demanding conditions. But here's what matters even more: none of them started this way. Each one was imagined, iterated, and engineered through collaboration—with partners bold enough to ask for something that didn't yet exist.


Our 75,000+ square foot Silicon Valley lab houses a 200mm wafer fab, sensor and camera assembly, and image fusion capabilities. It's not just a lab—it's a launchpad. One that's fully operational and ready not just for production—but for possibility.


Let's build something that hasn't been built before.

Let's push beyond low light.

Let's create the next breakthrough—together.


EVS™ HISTORY

1948
Varian Associates founded in Palo Alto, CA, a pioneer in electronics and vacuum technologies.
Varian Associates
1991
Intevac, Inc. is founded as a spin-off from Varian, focusing on advanced sensor technologies and night vision systems.
Intevac Founded
1995
Intevac, Inc. completes a successful Initial Public Offering (IPO).
Intevac completes IPO
1999
Begins production of electron bombarded sensors and cameras, setting the stage for digital night vision.
2001
Awarded the patent for the Electron Bombarded Active Pixel Sensor (EBAPS®)—the world's first digital night vision sensor.
Digital Night Vision on the Horizon
2010-
2020
Intevac sensors deployed in elite military platforms, including:
  • FELIN Rifle Sight
  • Litening Pod SWIR Cameras
  • F-35 JSF helmet and airframe cameras
  • Apache M-TADS/PNVS
  • IVAS 1.0 Helmet Camera
EBAPS Patent Awarded
2021
EOTECH®, LLC acquires the Photonics division of Intevac, securing its leadership in advanced low-light digital imaging.
EOTECH Acquisition
2021
The division is officially rebranded as Edge Vision Systems™, operating under EOTECH®, with expanded capabilities and a renewed mission to shape the future of digital night vision.
EVS Rebrand