!!! Press Release !!! New AIXTRON Mass Production MOCVD System installed at ITT Night Vision AIXTRON is pleased to announce the successful installation of an AIXTRON AIX 2400 Planetary Reactor® at ITT Night Vision, Roanoke, VA, USA. The AIX 2400 is now in commercial operation and is being used by ITT Night Vision for the production of GaAs photocathodes for night vision equipment. According to Bill Call, the MOVPE Technical Coordinator, ITT Night Vision is very pleased with the performance of the AIX 2400. "Following a very smooth installation at our factory just three months ago, the system has already been qualified for the production of photocathodes meeting the demanding MIL specifications. We are extremely satisfied with the system and with the professional service provided by AIXTRON", he commented. ITT Night Vision is a unit of ITT Defense & Electronics, a management company of ITT Industries. It is the worldīs leading producer of night vision equipment for military and law enforcement and has built up an excellent reputation for the high quality and outstanding performance of its products. AIXTRON is therefore very pleased to have been selected as their MOCVD production supplier. With 1996 contracts already exceeding $27 Mio, the installation at ITT Night Vision reaffirms the marketīs confidence in the capabilities of the AIXTRON systems. The AIX 2400 has a two-flow horizontal reactor permitting the handling of up to 5 x 4", 8 x 3" or 15 x 2" wafers. The reactor has a laminar flow design without turbulence for precise control of the material composition, p- and n-doping and the achievement of ultra sharp interfaces. Wafer rotation is provided by the patented Gas Foil Rotation®. AIXTRON offers a wide range of epitaxial systems for MOVPE, VPE and LPE from R & D- oriented systems up to large-scale Planetary Reactor® production systems for up to 95 x 2" wafers. The company has installed over 160 systems worldwide, provides an extensive service and support network for maintenance and upgrading and is represented in 18 countries. Among AIXTRON's list of industrial clients are names such as Alcatel, AT&T, EPI, Hewlett Packard, Honeywell, IBM, Motorola, NEC, Philips, Rockwell, Samsung, Siemens and numerous Japanese corporations. AIXTRON systems have also been installed in many of the world's most renowned research institutes including JPL-CALTEC, 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:
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