ICOS Vision Systems Announces Date of Third Quarter 2006 Results

  
    
  
  
    
      ICOS Vision Systems Corporation NV (Nasdaq and Euronext: IVIS), a world 
      leader in vision solutions, will issue a press release announcing its 
      third quarter results at approximately 12:00 a.m. ET/6:00 a.m. Belgium 
      time on Thursday, October 26, 2006. A conference call has been scheduled 
      for 9:00 a.m. ET/3:00 p.m. Belgium time that same day. To access the 
      conference call, please dial +1.706.634.1030 at least 10 minutes prior 
      to the call. A live webcast of the conference call will also be 
      available in the Investor section of the ICOS Vision Systems website, http://www.icos.be.
    
    
      On the call, Anton DeProft, president and chief executive officer, will 
      review the financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2006, 
      after which he will be available for questions from the investment 
      community.
    
    
      A replay of the call will be available from 12:00 noon ET/6:00 p.m. 
      Belgium Time on Thursday, October 27, through 11:59 p.m. ET November 
      2/5:59 a.m. Belgium Time November 3. To access the replay, please dial 
      +1.800.642.1687 (international callers dial +1.706.645.9291), conference 
      ID number 9392740. Also, an archived replay of the conference webcast 
      will be available on the ICOS website for 90 days.
    
    
      ICOS designs and manufactures inspection equipment for the semiconductor 
      packaging industry. It is a world-leading supplier of equipment for the 
      final visual control of chips before they are used in various 
      applications, such as PC’s, cars or portable 
      phones. ICOS’ systems perform two- and 
      three-dimensional (2D and 3D) inspections as part of the final visual 
      quality control step in the manufacturing of chips, wafers, flexible 
      tapes for flat panel displays, sockets, substrates and solar cells. 
      Aside from its complete systems, ICOS also offers inspection subsystems 
      for integration in other equipment.
    
    
      ICOS' headquarters are located in Leuven, Belgium and it has R&D centers 
      in Belgium, Germany and Hong Kong and sales and support offices in 
      Japan, the USA, Singapore, Korea and Hong Kong and production facilities 
      in Belgium, Hong Kong and China.
    
    
      ICOS Vision Systems Corporation NV can be found on the World Wide Web 
      at www.ICOS.be
    
  
ICOS Vision Systems Corporation NV (Nasdaq and Euronext: IVIS), a
world leader in vision solutions, will issue a press release
announcing its third quarter results at approximately 12:00 a.m.
ET/6:00 a.m. Belgium time on Thursday, October 26, 2006. A conference
call has been scheduled for 9:00 a.m. ET/3:00 p.m. Belgium time that
same day. To access the conference call, please dial +1.706.634.1030
at least 10 minutes prior to the call. A live webcast of the
conference call will also be available in the Investor section of the
ICOS Vision Systems website, http://www.icos.be.

   On the call, Anton DeProft, president and chief executive officer,
will review the financial results for the quarter ended September 30,
2006, after which he will be available for questions from the
investment community.

   A replay of the call will be available from 12:00 noon ET/6:00
p.m. Belgium Time on Thursday, October 27, through 11:59 p.m. ET
November 2/5:59 a.m. Belgium Time November 3. To access the replay,
please dial +1.800.642.1687 (international callers dial
+1.706.645.9291), conference ID number 9392740. Also, an archived
replay of the conference webcast will be available on the ICOS website
for 90 days.

   ICOS designs and manufactures inspection equipment for the
semiconductor packaging industry. It is a world-leading supplier of
equipment for the final visual control of chips before they are used
in various applications, such as PC's, cars or portable phones. ICOS'
systems perform two- and three-dimensional (2D and 3D) inspections as
part of the final visual quality control step in the manufacturing of
chips, wafers, flexible tapes for flat panel displays, sockets,
substrates and solar cells. Aside from its complete systems, ICOS also
offers inspection subsystems for integration in other equipment.

   ICOS' headquarters are located in Leuven, Belgium and it has R&D
centers in Belgium, Germany and Hong Kong and sales and support
offices in Japan, the USA, Singapore, Korea and Hong Kong and
production facilities in Belgium, Hong Kong and China.

   ICOS Vision Systems Corporation NV can be found on the World Wide
Web at www.ICOS.be