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AIX R6 Sets New Standards in LED Manufacturing / AIXTRON's Next Generation MOCVD Tool Excels through Top Level Production Performance, Lowest Cost of Ownership and Major Productivity Increase

(DGAP-Media / 06.11.2014 / 14:38)

AIX R6 Sets New Standards in LED Manufacturing

AIXTRON's Next Generation MOCVD Tool Excels through Top Level Production
Performance, Lowest Cost of Ownership and Major Productivity Increase

Herzogenrath/Germany, November 6, 2014 - AIXTRON SE (FSE: AIXA; NASDAQ:
AIXG), a worldwide leading provider of deposition equipment to the
semiconductor industry, today presented its next generation MOCVD system at
the China SSL international trade fair. The new AIX R6 has been designed
for the production of LEDs based on Gallium Nitride (GaN) and can be
delivered in 12x6-, 31x4-, 121x2-inch wafer configurations. Equipped with
numerous technical innovations the new tool will lower operational costs
significantly while simplifying usability and process control.

"Our new AIX R6 addresses the most important challenges which LED
manufacturers face today: highly competitive markets with consistently
decreasing device prices driving the need for production equipment with
lower cost of ownership. The AIX R6 is designed to fulfill our customers'
needs for highly efficient production enabling them to optimize their cost
of manufacturing", says Martin Goetzeler, CEO and President of AIXTRON.
"The groundbreaking order we have received from San'an proves that our new
AIX R6 already convinced a key market player through its performance and
value proposition ahead of today's official launch of the tool."

The AIX R6 is based on AIXTRON's Close Coupled Showerhead(R) (CCS) concept,
a key technology that has achieved a high level of recognition in numerous
markets. It is particularly known for its excellent chemical efficiency and
intrinsic deposition uniformity. With more than 30 percent cost of
ownership improvement and a throughput increase of more than 120 percent
compared to current generation systems, the AIX R6 sets new standards in
LED mass production.

Andreas Toennis, Chief Technology Officer at AIXTRON, stresses the benefits
of the new MOCVD equipment: "The AIX R6 has been developed with a high
focus on the customer production needs. We put great emphasis on maximizing
the throughput by greater capacity, more automation, increased reliability
and longer uptime. Improved process control through enhanced temperature
monitoring and control systems is another key feature of the AIX R6. A new
process control system eliminates temperature variation for increased
reproducibility and yield, and also enables shorter cycle times and fast
calibration."

About AIXTRON
AIXTRON SE is a leading provider of deposition equipment to the
semiconductor industry. The Company was founded in 1983 and is