AIXTRON ships next generation QXP 8300 ALD deposition tool to major Korean customer

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15.06.2010 09:32

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AIXTRON ships next generation QXP 8300 ALD deposition tool to major Korean
customer

Aachen/Germany, June 15, 2010 - AIXTRON AG (FSE: AIX; NASDAQ: AIXG) today
announced shipment of its next generation QXP 8300 ALD product to a leading
Korean DRAM manufacturer. The tool will be fully operational at the
customer site by the end of Q2 2010.

'The QXP 8300 will be used to support our advanced technology production
ramp' says Dr. Sasangan Ramanathan, AIXTRON Inc. CTO. 'Particularly
gratifying to us is that this customer is well known for leadership founded
on pushing both technology and production limits - the fact that our tool
has been selected over the competition is testament to the value
proposition being delivered on both fronts by the QXP 8300.'

The QXP 8300 synergistically combines the expertise of both unique
precursor delivery technology and showerhead technologies patented and
pioneered by AIXTRON and implemented by the large and expanding global
customer base.

Dr. Bernd Schulte, AIXTRON COO comments 'I am pleased to announce another
major milestone for our QXP 8300 and the globally widening proliferation of
AIXTRON ALD technology.'

With strong and growing global interest in the AIXTRON QXP 8300 and its
patent protected precursor delivery technology Dr. Schulte adds that 'as
the industry regains its momentum in 2010 customers are clearly founding
their growth on cutting edge innovation in a production proven and
economically winning package. Nowhere is this probably more critical than
in deposition of next generation high k and metal films and AIXTRON is
proud to be a solution provider for these challenges.'

For further information on AIXTRON AG (FSE: AIXA, ISIN DE000A0WMPJ6;
NASDAQ: AIXG, ISIN US0096061041) please consult our website at:
www.aixtron.com.

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are discussed in AIXTRON's public filings and submissions with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission, are among those that may cause actual
and future results and trends to differ materially from our forward-looking
statements: actual customer orders received by AIXTRON; the extent to which
chemical vapor deposition, or CVD, technology is demanded by the market
place; the timing of final acceptance of products by customers; the
financial climate and accessibility of financing; general conditions in the
thin film equipment market and in the macro-economy; cancellations,
rescheduling or delays in product shipments; manufacturing capacity
constraints; lengthy sales and qualification cycles; difficulties in the
production process; changes in semiconductor industry growth; increased
competition; exchange rate fluctuations; availability of government
funding; variability and availability of interest rates; delays in
developing and commercializing new products; general economic conditions
being less favorable than expected; and other factors. The forward-looking
statements contained in this news release are made as of the date hereof
and AIXTRON does not assume any obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise, unless required by law.

Contact:
Investor Relations and Corporate Communications
AIXTRON AG, Kaiserstr. 98, 52134 Herzogenrath, Germany
Phone: +49 241 8909 444, Fax: +49 241 8909 445, invest@aixtron.com
www.aixtron.com




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Language:     English
Company:      AIXTRON AG
              Kaiserstr. 98
              52134 Herzogenrath
              Deutschland
Phone:        +49 (241) 8909-444
Fax:          +49 (241) 8909-445
E-mail:       invest@aixtron.com
Internet:     www.aixtron.com
ISIN:         DE000A0WMPJ6, US0096061041
WKN:          A0WMPJ
Indices:      TecDAX
Listed:       Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
              in Berlin, München, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart; Terminbörse EUREX
 
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