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~~Washington,~~SECURITIES DCAND ~~20549~~EXCHANGE COMMISSION

~~FORM~~Washington, ~~6-K~~DC 20549

~~REPORT~~FORM OF6-K ~~FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER~~

~~PURSUANT~~REPORT TOOF ~~RULE~~FOREIGN ~~13a-16~~PRIVATE ORISSUER ~~15d-16 OF~~

~~THE~~PURSUANT ~~SECURITIES~~TO ~~EXCHANGE~~RULE ~~ACT~~13a-16 OFOR ~~1934~~15d-16 OF

~~September~~THE ~~28,~~SECURITIES ~~2005~~EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

~~ICOS~~For ~~VISION~~the ~~SYSTEMS~~month ~~CORPORATION~~of ~~N.V.~~October, 2005

~~(Translation~~Commission ofFile ~~registrant’s~~Number: ~~name~~0-29554 ~~into English)~~

~~Researchpark~~ICOS ~~Haasrode,~~VISION ~~Zone~~SYSTEMS 1CORPORATION NV

~~Esperantolaan~~(Translation 8,of ~~3001~~registrant’s ~~Heverlee,~~name ~~Belgium~~into English)

~~(Address~~Researchpark ofHaasrode, ~~Principal~~Zone ~~Executive Offices)~~1

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Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F Xor Form 40-F

~~(Indicate by check mark~~Form 20-F X Form 40-F ~~whether the registrant by furnishing the~~

~~information~~Indicate ~~contained~~by incheck ~~this~~mark ~~form~~if the registrant is submitting ~~also~~the ~~thereby~~Form ~~furnishing~~6-K ~~the~~in ~~information~~paper toas ~~the~~permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):

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Contact:
ICOS Vision Systems Corporation NV		Jody Burfening
Tel: 32 16 398 220		Lippert/Heilshorn & Associates, Inc.
Investor.relations@icos.be		212-838-3777

Exhibit 1 Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements of ICOS ~~VISION SYSTEMS~~Vision ~~REPORTS~~Systems ~~PRELIMINARY~~Corporation ~~THIRD~~NV ~~QUARTER~~at June 30, 2005, and for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2005 and 2004.

~~REVENUE~~This ~~BETWEEN~~Form 196-K ~~AND~~is 20hereby ~~MILLION~~filed ~~EURO~~and incorporated by reference in ICOS Vision Systems Corporation NV’s Registration Statements on Form F-3 (File No. 333-97551) and Form S-8 (File No. 333- 106013).

Heverlee,Table Belgium – September 28, 2005 – ICOS Vision Systems Corporation NV (Nasdaq and Euronext: IVIS), a leading supplier of inspection solutions for the semiconductor industry, today announced that, based on a preliminary review of its financial results, it expects to report revenue between 19 and 20 million Euro for the third quarter ended September 30, 2005, up from 16.1 million in the second quarter. Contents

~~“Driven~~SIGNATURE by an increase in semiconductor unit demand, the industry recovery has picked up steam faster than we anticipated,” said Anton DeProft, ICOS’ president and chief executive officer. “In retrospect it appears that our assessment that the second quarter marked the low point of the current semiconductor cycle was correct. Therefore, we now expect to finish the third quarter with a sequential revenue increase of approximately 20%, up from the 5 to 10% gain we forecast earlier.”

~~The~~Pursuant ~~Company~~to ~~will~~the ~~report~~requirements ~~final~~of ~~consolidated~~the ~~results~~Securities ~~for~~ Exchange Act of 1934, the ~~third~~registrant ~~quarter~~has duly ~~2005~~caused this report to be signed on ~~October~~its 27behalf by the undersigned, ~~2005~~thereunto duly authorized.

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) metrology and inspection 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 modules for integration in other equipment.


	ICOS VISION SYSTEMS CORPORATION NV

Date: October 11, 2005	By:	/s/ Antoon DeProft
	Name:	Antoon DeProft
	Title:	President

ICOSTable isof headquartered in Heverlee, Belgium and has R&D centers in Belgium, Germany and Hong Kong and sales and support offices in Japan, the USA, Singapore, Hong Kong and Korea and production facilities in Belgium, Hong Kong and China. Contents

~~“Safe Harbor” Statement under the~~ ~~Private~~Exhibit ~~Securities~~1 Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Certain matters discussed in this press release, such as market conditions and the Company’s expected financial performance, and any other statements about ICOS’ plans, objectives, expectations and intentions, are forward-looking statements. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or anticipated. These risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, risks related to the evolution of the economical and political situation, risks related to the evolution of the semiconductor and semiconductor equipment markets, risks relating to intellectual property, risks relating to technological change, the introduction of new products by the Company’s competitors, and the inherent uncertainty of law suits alleging patent infringement that have been filed against the Company, as well as risks relating to the Company’s dependence on the cyclical semiconductor and electronic assembly industries, risks relating to the conduct of the business worldwide and other risks referred to in our most recent annual report on form 20-F and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company cautions readers not to place undue reliance upon any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. The Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any such statements to reflect any change in the Company’s expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based. Further discussion of risk factors is also available in the Company’s SEC filings.

ICOS ~~Vision~~ ~~Systems~~VISION ~~Corporation~~SYSTEMS CORPORATION ~~N.V.~~NV ~~can be found on the World Wide Web at www.icos.be~~

~~SIGNATURE~~INDEX

~~Pursuant~~Item 1. Unaudited toConsolidated ~~the~~Balance ~~requirements~~Sheet ofas ~~the Securities Exchange Act~~ of ~~1934~~June 30, ~~the~~2005 ~~registrant~~and ~~has~~Audited ~~duly~~Consolidated ~~caused this~~Balance ~~report~~Sheet toas beof ~~signed on its behalf by the undersigned~~December 31, ~~thereunto~~2004 ~~duly authorized.~~

	ICOS VISION SYSTEMS CORPORATION N.V.
Date: September 28, 2005	By:	/s/ Anton DeProft
	Name:	Anton DeProft
	Title:	President

Item 2. Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) for the three month period ended June 30, 2005 and June 30, 2004, and for the six month period ended June 30, 2005 and June 30, 2004

Item 3. Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six month period ended June 30, 2005 and June 30, 2004

Item 4. Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the six month period ended June 30, 2005.

Item 5. Unaudited Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

ICOS Vision Systems Corporation NV

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS according to US GAAP

(in thousands of EURO)


	June 30, 2005		December 31, 2004
	(unaudited)		(audited)
ASSETS
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	47,171		42,179
Trade accounts receivable, net	17,299		16,166
Inventories, net	18,159		18,063
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	2,890		2,864

Total current assets	85,519		79,272

Net property and equipment	10,272		10,134
Intangible Assets	4,881		5,505
Other assets	2,124		2,115

Total Assets	102,796		97,026

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current Liabilities
Trade accounts payable	6,736		5,466
Short-term borrowings & current portion long-term debt	662		681
Other current liabilities	11,210		12,168

Total current liabilities	18,608		18,315

Long-term debt, excluding current portion	4,195		4,490
Other long-term liabilities	1,298		1,313

Total liabilities	24,101		24,118

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Common stock	3,242		3,237
Additional paid-in-capital	22,452		22,396
Retained earnings	54,065		50,279
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(1,064	)	(3,004	)

Total stockholders’ equity	78,695		72,908

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	102,796		97,026

ICOS Vision Systems Corporation NV

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS) according to US GAAP

(in thousands of EURO, except for share and per share data)


	Three months ended June 30				Six months Ended June 30
	2005		2004		2005		2004
	(unaudited)		(unaudited)		(unaudited)		(unaudited)
Revenues	16,075		27,286		32,268		48,331
Cost of goods sold	6,404		10,482		12,804		19,113

Gross profit	9,671		16,804		19,464		29,218

Operating expenses:
Research & development	2,656		2,218		5,297		4,051
Selling, general & administrative	4,277		5,005		9,100		9,284
Total operating expenses	6,933		7,223		14,397		13,335

Income from operations	2,738		9,581		5,067		15,883

Other income (loss):
Interest income, net	154		26		265		59
Other income	46		41		90		76
Foreign currency exchange gain (loss)	(268	)	(54	)	(399	)	(77	)
Net other income (loss)	(68	)	13		(44	)	58

Net income before taxes	2,670		9,594		5,023		15,941

Income taxes	555		2,899		1,237		4,665

Net income	2,115		6,695		3,786		11,276

Basic earnings per share	0.20		0.64		0.36		1.07
Weighted average number of shares	10,527,607		10,512,557		10,527,459		10,510,184

Diluted earnings per share	0.20		0.63		0.35		1.05
Diluted weighted average number of shares	10,704,309		10,709,213		10,703,819		10,708,388

ICOS Vision Systems Corporation NV

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS according to US GAAP

(in thousands of EURO)


	*Six months ended* *June 30,*
	*2005*		*2004*
	*(unaudited)*		*(unaudited)*
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income	3,786		11,276
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	990		295
Allowance for doubtful debts	99		56
Deferred tax expense (benefit)	113		2,066
Loss on disposal of property and equipment	19		1
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Decrease (increase) in trade accounts receivable	(238	)	(9,672	)
Decrease (increase) in inventories	750		(6,852	)
Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses and other current assets	503		(1,670	)
Decrease (increase) in other assets	(24	)	(434	)
(Decrease) increase in trade accounts payable	1,117		4,528
(Decrease) increase in other current liabilities	(1,498	)	8,269
(Decrease) increase in other long-term liabilities	(80	)	509

*Net cash provided by operating activities*	5,537		8,372

Cash flows from investing activities
Additions to property and equipment	(438	)	(175	)
Payment for purchase of acquired intangible assets	—		(6,129	)
Acquisition, net of cash received	—		(35	)

*Net cash used in investing activities*	(438	)	(6,339	)

Cash flows from financing activities
Repayment of borrowings	(315	)	(298	)
Proceeds from shares issued in connection with the exercise of stock options	61		72

*Net cash used in financing activities*	(254	)	(226	)

Increase in cash and cash equivalents	4,845		1,807
Impact of exchange rate movements on cash	147		120
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	42,179		29,530

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	47,171		31,457

ICOS Vision Systems Corporation NV

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) according to US GAAP

(Unaudited)

(In thousands of EURO)


	Common Stock		Additional paid-in capital	Retained Earnings	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)		Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Stockholders’ Equity
	Number of shares	Amount	Additional paid-in capital	Retained Earnings	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)		Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Stockholders’ Equity
Balance at December 31, 2004	10,527,310	3,237	22,396	50,279	(3,004	)		72,908
Shares issued in connection with the exercise of stock options	13,500	5	56	—	—		—	61
Comprehensive income
Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2005				3,786			3,786	3,786
Foreign currency translation Adjustment					1,940		1,940	1,940

Total comprehensive income							5,726

Balance at June 30, 2005	10,540,810	3,242	22,452	54,065	(1,064	)		78,695

ICOS Vision Systems Corporation NV

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

(In thousands of EURO)

(1) Basis of Presentation

The consolidated financial statements of ICOS Vision Systems Corporation NV (the Company) presented herein have been prepared pursuant to the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission for interim reports on Form 6-K, pursuant to Item 8.A.5 of Form 20-F, and do not include all of the information and note disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles. These statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2004, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2005, the consolidated statements of operations, cash flows and changes in equity for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2005 and June 30, 2004, are unaudited but, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments (consisting of normal, recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of results for these interim periods.

The results of operations for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2005 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the entire fiscal year ending December 31, 2005.

(2) Inventories

Inventories comprise materials, direct labor and manufacturing costs and an appropriate allocation of certain indirect overhead costs and are stated at the lower of cost (determined on a weighted average basis) or market. Management performs periodic reviews of inventory and provides for excess and obsolete inventory or disposes of such inventory as considered necessary.

Inventories consisted of the following:


	*June 30, 2005*		*December 31, 2004*
Raw materials	7,669		7,933
Work-in-progress	7,421		7,612
Finished goods	5,363		4,499

	20,453		20,044
Reserve for excess and obsolete inventory	(2,294	)	(1,981	)

Net inventories	18,159		18,063

(3) Significant Customers

The Company had three significant customers who accounted for approximately 17%, 16% and 10%, respectively, of revenues during the six months ended June 30, 2005.

(4) Litigation

In July 2000, ICOS was served with a Summons and Complaint by Scanner Technologies Corporation (“Scanner”) in the United States District Court, Southern District of New York. The Complaint alleged that certain of ICOS’ products, which relate to stereo vision inspection of ball grid array, chip scale package and bumped wafer products, infringe U.S. Patent Numbers 6,064,756 and 6,064,757. Although ICOS believes that its technology and products do not infringe any of these patents, ICOS partially settled the case in 2003 for the

majority of the systems it sold in the United States, those containing one light source. ICOS had recorded provisions in respect of related legal expenses amounting to approximately € 0.5 million at December 31, 2002 and the settlement fee of U.S. dollar 0.4 million was paid in 2003 and was fully covered by these provisions.

For the remainder of the systems, those containing two light sources, the District Court ruled in summary judgment that ICOS was not infringing the patents. Scanner appealed this ruling in 2003 and on April 23, 2004, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated the District Court’s summary judgment decision on a narrow issue of patent claim construction, ruling that a literal reading of Scanner’s patents at issue covered stereo vision inspection systems with illumination from one or more light sources, and remanded the case to the District Court for further proceedings based upon this new construction. The Appeals Court ruling did not address whether any of ICOS’ products infringe any patent claims of Scanner or whether any of those claims, including those relating to one or more light sources, are valid or enforceable. The trial in the District Court took place in March 2005 and the parties are awaiting a ruling.

In July 2005, ICOS initiated a suit against Scanner in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, seeking declaratory relief declaring that certain new patents issued and assigned to Scanner, and relating to the same or similar technology, are not infringed by any ICOS inspection methods or processes. The suit was filed by ICOS based on the company’s reasonable apprehension that ICOS may be sued by Scanner for infringement of the new Scanner patents. ICOS’ suit against Scanner also seeks to enjoin Scanner from activities which ICOS believes constitute unfair competition. Scanner has moved to dismiss the complaint or, in the alternative, to transfer the case to Minnesota where Scanner is headquartered.

While we continue to believe that we do not infringe any valid or enforceable patents of Scanner Technologies, ongoing litigation can be costly and time consuming, and we cannot guarantee that we will prevail. If Scanner were to prevail, it could obtain damages or expenses relating to the limited number of systems we have sold in the United States, and enjoin us from further selling the infringing products or otherwise infringing Scanner’s patents in the United States. We intend to continue to vigorously defend our interests. No provision in respect of related legal expenses has been recorded at June 30, 2005.

(6) New Accounting Pronouncements

There have been no new accounting pronouncements since the filing date of the Company’s Annual Report on 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2004, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which would have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2005.

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