EXHIBIT 23.2

               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


We have issued our report dated January 29, 2003, accompanying the December 31,
2002 consolidated financial statements of Intevac, Inc., contained in the
Registration Statement and Prospectus, and also contained in the 2002 Annual
Report on Form 10-K incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and
Prospectus. We consent to the use of the aforementioned report in the
Registration Statement and Prospectus, the incorporation by reference of the
aforementioned report in the Registration Statement and Prospectus and to the
use of our name as it appears under the caption "Experts".



/s/ Grant Thorton LLP
San Jose, California
January 6, 2004