AIXTRON's Next Generation MOCVD tools to fill Sanan's Wuhu fab / Large purchase order for multiple CRIUS(R) II and AIX G5 Planetary Reactor(R) systems

AIXTRON AG / Contract/Product Launch

04.08.2010 07:22

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AIXTRON's Next Generation MOCVD tools to fill Sanan's Wuhu fab 

Large purchase order for multiple CRIUS(R) II and AIX G5 Planetary
Reactor(R) systems

Aachen/Germany, August 4, 2010 - AIXTRON AG (FSE: AIX; NASDAQ: AIXG) today
announced that it has signed a contract with Sanan Optoelectronics Co.
Ltd., on the supply of a double digit number of multiple CRIUS(R) II and
AIX G5 MOCVD systems. The AIXTRON new generation MOCVD systems will be
delivered between the fourth quarter of 2010 and the first quarter of 2011
and installed at Sanan's new manufacturing facilities in Wuhu, Anhui,
China. Earlier this year Sanan had announced their plans to invest into
China's largest LED manufacturing and research centre capable of operating
up to 200 MOCVD systems.

Simon Lin, CEO of Sanan, acknowledged: 'Ever since the foundation of Sanan
Optoelectronics we have been cooperating successfully with AIXTRON, using
both their CCS(R) and Planetary Reactor(R) technologies in our facilities
in Xiamen and Tianjin. The release of their latest products CRIUS(R) II and
AIX G5 HT has again underlined AIXTRON's claim for technology leadership.
The new technology advantages on both product platforms are focusing on our
needs with respect to tool productivity and cost of ownership. AIXTRON's
technology roadmap is directly supporting our roadmap for being competitive
in the ever tighter LED market.'

'Sanan is currently setting the pace within the China LED market,'
AIXTRON's Vice President Sales, Dr. Bastian Marheineke, comments. 'We are
grateful for receiving this large order, confirming our customer's success
with both platforms and their trust in our technology development. Both the
AIX G5 Planetary Reactor(R) and the CRIUS(R) II CCS(R) system represent a
quantum leap in MOCVD technology, with drastically improved productivity,
reduced maintenance requirements and significantly reduced overall Cost of
Ownership. Since our official launch mid-February this year many customers
worldwide have placed multiple orders for both platforms, ushering a new
era of MOCVD technology for HB-LED manufacturing.'

Sanan Optoelectronics Co. Ltd. is one of the largest manufacturers of full
color LEDs in China. They are engaged in the design, development,
manufacture and distribution of full color ultra high brightness (UHB)
LEDs, epitaxial wafers, photo-diode detectors and compound solar cells.

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

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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