WOODBURY, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 2, 2007--Veeco Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq: VECO) announced that 2007 third quarter financial results will be distributed after the market closes on Monday, October 22nd, 2007. A conference call reviewing these results has been scheduled for 5:00pm ET that day at 1-800-500-0177 (toll free) or 1-719-457-2679. The call will also be webcast live on the Veeco website at www.veeco.com. A replay of the call will be available beginning at 8:00pm ET that same evening through midnight on November 5th, 2007 at 1-888-203-1112 (toll free) or 1-719-457-0820, using pass code 7040334, or on the Veeco website.

About Veeco

Veeco Instruments Inc. provides solutions for nanoscale applications in the worldwide semiconductor, HB-LED/wireless, data storage, and scientific research markets. Our Metrology products are used to measure at the nanoscale and our Process Equipment tools help create nanoscale devices. Veeco's manufacturing and engineering facilities are located in New York, California, Colorado, Arizona, Minnesota and New Jersey. Global sales and service offices are located throughout the United States, Europe, Japan and Asia Pacific. Additional information on Veeco can be found at http://www.veeco.com

To the extent that this news release discusses expectations about market condition, market acceptance and future sales of Veeco's products, Veeco's future financial performance, future disclosures, 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 challenges of continuing weakness in end market conditions and the cyclical nature of the semiconductor, data storage, HB-LED wireless and scientific research markets, risks associated with integrating acquired businesses and the acceptance of new products by individual customers and by the marketplace and other factors discussed in the Business Description and Management's Discussion and Analysis sections of Veeco's Annual Report on Form 10-K, subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K. Veeco does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances after the date of such statements.

    CONTACT: For Veeco Instruments Inc.:
             Debra Wasser, 516-677-0200 x1472
             SVP Investor Relations & Corporate Communications

    SOURCE: Veeco Instruments Inc.