INFICON Announces Date of Third Quarter 2005 Results

INFICON (SWX Swiss Exchange:IFCN), a leadingmanufacturer of instrumentation and process control software for thesemiconductor and vacuum-coating industries and other industrialapplications, will issue a press release announcing its third quarter2005 results at approximately 7:00 a.m. CET/1:00 a.m. ET on ThursdayOctober 20, 2005. A conference call has been scheduled for 04:00 p.m.CET /10:00 a.m. ET that same day. To access the conference call,please dial +1.706.634.1033 at least 10 minutes prior to the call. Alive webcast of the conference call will also be available in theInvestor Relations section of the INFICON Website,http://www.inficon.com.

On the call, Lukas Winkler, president and chief executive officer,and Peter Maier, chief financial officer, will review the company'sfinancial results for the third quarter. In addition, management willbe available for questions from the investment community.

A replay of the call will be available from 7:00 p.m. CET/1:00p.m. ET on October 20 through 5:59 a.m. October 28 CET/11:59 p.m. ETon October 27. To access the replay, please dial +1.800.642.1687(international callers dial +1.706.645.9291), conference ID number9607390. An archived replay of the conference webcast will also beavailable on the INFICON website.

The latest financial information from INFICON can be automaticallysent via E-mail Alert; sign up is available in the Investor Relationssection of the INFICON website.

ABOUT INFICON

INFICON is a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier ofinnovative instrumentation, critical sensor technologies, and advancedprocess control software for the semiconductor and vacuum-coatingindustries and other industrial applications. These analyses,measurement and control products are vital to original equipmentmanufacturers (OEMs) and end-users in the complex manufacturing ofsemiconductors, flat panel displays, magnetic and optical storagemedia and precision optics. INFICON also provides essentialinstrumentation for gas leak detection to the airconditioning/refrigeration industries and toxic chemical analysis foremergency response and security markets. Headquartered in Syracuse,New York, INFICON has world-class manufacturing facilities in theUnited States and Europe and worldwide offices in the U.S., China,France, Germany, Japan, Korea, Liechtenstein, Singapore, Switzerland,Taiwan, and the United Kingdom. INFICON is a publicly listed company,registered with the Swiss Stock Exchange (SWX). For more informationabout INFICON and its products, please visit the Company's website atwww.inficon.com.