PLAINVIEW, N.Y., July 18, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ: VECO ) announced that its second quarter 2018 financial results will be released on Thursday, August 2, 2018 at 7:30am ET. The company will host a conference call to review these results starting at 8:30am ET that day. The conference call was originally scheduled for later that day.

To join the call, dial 1-888-394-8218 (toll free) or 1-323-794-2588 and use passcode 8196085. Participants may also access a live webcast of the call by visiting the investor relations section of Veeco's website at ir.veeco.com . A replay of the webcast will be made available on the Veeco website beginning at 5:00pm ET that same evening.

About Veeco Veeco (NASDAQ: VECO ) is a leading manufacturer of innovative semiconductor process equipment. Our proven MOCVD, lithography, laser annealing, ion beam and single wafer etch & clean technologies play an integral role in producing LEDs for solid-state lighting and displays, and in the fabrication of advanced semiconductor devices. With equipment designed to maximize performance, yield and cost of ownership, Veeco holds technology leadership positions in all these served markets. To learn more about Veeco's innovative equipment and services, visit www.veeco.com .

To the extent that this news release discusses expectations or otherwise makes statements about the future, such statements are forward-looking and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the statements made. These factors include the risks discussed in the Business Description and Management's Discussion and Analysis sections of Veeco's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 and in our subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and press releases. Veeco does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances after the date of such statements.

Veeco Contacts:

Investors: Anthony Bencivenga | 516-677-0200 x1308 | investorrelations@veeco.com

Media: David Pinto | 408-325-6157 | dpinto@veeco.com