Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 01:20:42 GMT Server: NCSA/1.5.1 Last-modified: Thu, 06 Nov 1997 17:46:18 GMT Content-type: text/html Content-length: 3166 NEWS RELEASE

NEWS RELEASE

CONTACT:Lynn O'Mara
Irvine Sensors Corporation
714-444-8718
lomara@irvine-sensors.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

IRVINE SENSORS ELECTS NEW DIRECTOR

COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA -- November 6, 1997 -- Irvine Sensors Corporation (NASDAQ: IRSN, Boston Exchange: ISCB) announced today that its Board has elected Vincent F. Sollitto, Jr. to serve as Director. Mr. Sollitto, 49, is Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Photon Dynamics, Inc. (NASDAQ: PHTN), a position he has held since June 1996. Photon Dynamics (www.phtn.com), a San Jose, California company with annual sales over $24 million, is a leading worldwide supplier of test, inspection and repair systems for the flat panel display industry.

Prior to joining Photon Dynamics, Mr. Sollitto was with Fujitsu Microelectronics, Inc. ("FMI") for 3 years as General Manager of Business Unit Operations. He served as Executive Vice President of Technical Operations at SuperComputer Systems, Inc., before joining FMI. Mr. Sollitto also spent 21 years in various positions at IBM, including Director of Technology and Process, prior to joining SuperComputer Systems. A graduate of Tufts College, Mr. Sollitto holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering.

James Alexiou, Chairman of the Board, said "Mr. Sollitto's election, following the appointment of James D. Evert as CEO and Floyd K. Eide as Vice President for Microelectronics Products, further demonstrates the Company's determination to aggressively augment its management. We have recognized both the emerging commercial opportunities of our pioneering technologies and the steps we have to take to seize them. Assembling a commercially-savvy management team is key to that process. We believe Mr. Sollitto can provide relevant insights to many, high-opportunity commercial markets and look forward to his contributions. "

Irvine Sensors (www.irvine-sensors.com), headquartered in Costa Mesa, California, is primarily engaged in the development and production of high density electronics, image processing and sensing devices, and low power integrated circuits which are intended to have broad applications in military and commercial systems.