AIXTRON Europe established

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AIXTRON Europe established

Aachen, Germany, 5th June, 2005 - All AIXTRON, Thomas Swan, Epigress and Genus products are focused in one organization to further strengthen customer support and CVD market leadership in Europe. AIXTRON AG (FSE: AIX; ISIN DE0005066203), a leading provider of equipment for compound semiconductor epitaxy is pleased to formally announce the establishment of AIXTRON Europe. This organization will have responsibility and lead the sales, service and spare parts business for all AIXTRON products including Thomas Swan, Epigress and GENUS to serve European customers.

It will form a key part of AIXTRON’s strategic expansion and improvement of its Network of AIXcellence. Strengthening the support and cooperation for European customers it will give customers a fast, reliable and high quality service, essential for continuing the company’s revenue growth in Europe.

As the Director of AIXTRON Europe, Dr. Frank Schulte is well qualified to lead AIXTRON’s newest subsidiary. He has more than 20 years experience in semiconductor technology; working at AIXTRON for 15 years he masterminded setting up the AIXTRON subsidiary in Japan, AIXTRON K.K. Supporting him is a highly motivated and skilled team from specialists in related business units. These will provide the closest support to customers Europe-wide.

Dr. Bernd Schulte, AIXTRON AG Executive Vice President, said: “The establishment of AIXTRON Europe follows AIXTRON’s long-term strategy to focus its service and support to the customers. Although AIXTRON’s home base is Europe, this organizational change will further improve our customer’s relationship and, together with our leading technology, AIXTRON is on course to increase its CVD leadership in Europe, even for the compound semiconductor market where AIXTRON already keeps more than 90% market share”

AIXTRON Europe will cover the principal regions of Europe as well as other regions like Israel and Russia. Under this umbrella organization AIXTRON Europe presents a formidable portfolio of CVD materials technologies. The close synergy within AIXTRON Europe will bring to the customer base a service to match the demands of today's and tomorrow's marketplace.

About AIXTRON

AIXTRON AG (FSE: AIX, ISIN DE0005066203; NASDAQ: AIXG, ISIN: US0096061041) is a leading provider of deposition equipment to the semiconductor industry. The Company's technology solutions are used by a diverse range of customers worldwide to build advanced components for electronic and opto-electronic applications based on compound, silicon, or organic semiconductor materials. Such components are used in fiber optic communication systems, wireless and mobile telephony applications, optical and electronic storage devices, computing, signalling and lighting, as well as a range of other leading-edge technologies. AIXTRON AG’s securities are listed on the Prime Standard market segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and, as American Depositary Shares (ADS), on NASDAQ, and are included in the TecDAX index, the NASDAQ Composite Index and the MSCI World Small Cap Index. Founded in 1983, the Company is headquartered in Aachen, Germany. Additional information is available on AIXTRON’s website at www.aixtron.com .

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