About AIXTRON

AIXTRON SE provides deposition equipment to the semiconductor industry. The company's technology solutions are used by a range of customers worldwide to build advanced components for electronic and optoelectronic applications based on compound, silicon, or organic semiconductor materials. Its components are used in displays, signaling, lighting, fiber optic communication systems, wireless and mobile telephony applications, optical and electronic storage devices, computing, and a range of other applications. The company’s business activities include developing, producing and installing equipment for the deposition of semiconductor and other complex materials, process engineering, consulting and training, including ongoing customer support and after-sales service. It supplies its customers with both production-scale material deposition systems and small scale systems for research and development or small scale production. Products and Services The company’s product range includes customer specific systems capable of depositing material films on a range of different substrate sizes and materials. The deposition technologies for opto and power electronics include metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) for the deposition of compound materials to produce for instance light emitting diodes (LEDs), power electronics or other optoelectronic components. For thin film deposition technologies for organic electronics applications including OLEDs, the company offers polymer vapor phase deposition (PVPD) and organic vapor phase deposition (OVPD). For thin film encapsulation, the company offers a plasma enhanced chemical vapor phase deposition (PECVD) technology. PECVD is also being employed for the deposition of complex carbon nanostructures (carbon nanotubes, nanowires or graphene). For logic and memory applications, The company’s systems are capable of depositing material films on wafers of up to 300mm in diameter for the production of memory chips, by employing technologies, such as chemical vapor deposition (CVD) and atomic layer deposition (ALD). Additionally, MOCVD technology is applied to deposit compound materials for the development of future logic devices. The company also offers a range of peripheral equipment and services. Additionally, the company offers its customers training, consulting and support services. The company offers various new system generations and technologies, such as the CRIUS R MOCVD systems for logic and memory applications; the AIX R6 Close Coupled Showerhead; and the automated AIX G5+C for opto and power electronics applications, as well as the OPTACAP line of systems for the encapsulation of organic materials. Sales and Marketing The company markets and sells its products worldwide, principally through its own direct sales organization, but also through appointed dealers and sales representatives. Customers and Markets The company’s semiconductor device customers are engaged in the manufacturing of LEDs, wireless devices, power electronics, other optoelectronic devices, as well as logic and memory chips. Some of these customers are vertically integrated device manufacturers who serve the entire value chain down to the end consumer. Others are independent component suppliers who deliver chips and components produced on AIXTRON equipment to the next link in the value chain, namely, the electronic device manufacturers. The company's customers also include research centers and universities. The company's customers also include research centers and universities. The company’s major sales continue to be delivered into Asia region. Acquisitions In April 2015, the company acquired California, USA based PlasmaSi, Inc. The acquired technology enables the encapsulation of organic thin-films by applying ‘PECVD’, depositing ultra-thin, light weight and flexible barrier films. Research and Development For the year ended December 31, 2015, the company’s research and development expenditures included € 55.4 million. Intellectual Property As of December 31, 2015, the company had 189 patent families available, of which 97 were patent protected and patents were pending for the remaining 92. For 17 patent families, patent protection was applied for in fiscal year 2015. The company also has exclusive and non-exclusive licenses to patents owned by others covering certain AIXTRON products, as well as SAP software licenses. Regulations Due to the nature of the company’s products, the shipment of some products to customers in certain countries requires the company to obtain an export license from statutory authorities in Germany, the U.K. and the U.S., including the Bundesamt für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle in Germany; the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills in the U.K.; and the Department of State and the Department of Commerce in the U.S. The company is also subject to the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, including those defined under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010. In addition, the company is subject to other regulations, for example the provisions of the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the UK Bribery Act relating to the maintenance of books and records and anti-bribery controls. Significant Evenmts In October 2018, the company signed a joint venture agreement with IRUJA Co. Ltd., South Korea to invest in APEVA, the company's subsidiary for OLED deposition technologies. Competition The company’s competitors include Veeco Instruments Inc.; LAM Research, Inc.; Applied Materials, Inc.; Tokyo Electron Ltd.; ASM International N.V.; IPS Technology; Jusung Engineering Co. Ltd.; Hitachi Kokusai Electric Co. Inc.; Ulvac, Inc.; Tokki Corporation; and SNU Precision; Sunic System. History AIXTRON SE was founded in 1983. The company was incorporated as a German limited liability corporation in 1983.