!!! Press Release !!!

ARIMA Optoelectronics Corporation has purchased
several more AIXTRON G3 planetary systems for the
growth of Nitride LEDs, AlGaInP LEDs and HBTs

AIXTRON is pleased to announce that ARIMA Optoelectronics Corporation has recently ordered several more AIXTRON Planetary Reactors®. These reactors all belong to the latest G3 series. The AIX 2400G3 HT systems will be used for the production of GaN based LEDs and the AIX 2600G3 systems will be used for the mass production of AlGaInP LEDs and HBTs.

ARIMA already has several AIXTRON Planetary Reactors® running in production for LEDs. Due to the outstanding performance of these reactors for AlGaInP and GaN, ARIMA's Chairman and CEO Mr. Stephen Lee has decided to order more AIXTRON systems for next year’s business expansion.

The AIX 2400/2600G3 has a flexible design for up to 35x2 inch and 5x6 inch wafers. The two-flow horizontal Planetary Reactor® is recognized as the most widely used multiwafer MOCVD reactor for compound semiconductor applications. The reactor concept allows laminar gas flow without turbulences for precise control of the material composition and achievement of ultra-sharp interfaces. Ultra-high uniformity along with high growth efficiency on multiple 2, 3, 4 or 6 inch wafers is achieved through wafer rotation with the patented Gas Foil Rotation®.

AIXTRON offers a wide range of epitaxial systems for MOVPE, VPE and LPE from R&D-orientated systems up to large-scale Planetary Reactor® production systems for up to 25x4 inch or 9x6 inch wafers. The company has installed over 300 systems worldwide, provides an extensive service and support network for maintenance and upgrading and is represented in over 15 countries. Among AIXTRON's list of further industrial clients are names such as Agilent (formerly Hewlett Packard), Alcatel, Conexant, Epistar, Epitronics, Epson, IQE (EPI), Honeywell, ITT, Kopin, Lucent, Motorola, NEC, Osram, Samsung, Showa Denko, UEC, Uniphase, VPEC and numerous other Japanese corporations. AIXTRON systems have also been installed in many of the world's most renowned research institutes including JPL-CALTEC, ITRI-OES, Sandia Nat. Lab., Fraunhofer Institute, CNET and CNRS. AIXTRON is very active in advancing MOCVD technology through collaborations and joint R&D projects with major partners worldwide.


For further information please contact:

Octavia Schirmer
Marketing Manager
AIXTRON AG
Kackertstr. 15 - 17
D-52072 Aachen
Germany
Phone: +49 (241) 8909-474
Fax: +49 (241) 8909-40
E-mail: info@aixtron.com
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