AIXTRON SE

Regulatory Filings • Aug 27, 2007

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Corporate | 27 August 2007 08:45

AIXTRON sells Gen 3.5 manufacturing tool for flexible active-matrix displays

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AIXTRON sells Gen 3.5 manufacturing tool for flexible active-matrix
displays

Aachen/Germany; August 27, 2007 – Plastic Logic Ltd., based in Cambridge,
UK, has purchased an AIXTRON Gen 3.5 deposition tool for thin film
deposition of the key organic dielectric layer used in their manufacturing
process for flexible organic TFT backplanes. The company has developed a
unique process to fabricate active-matrix backplanes on plastic substrates
which, when combined with an electronic-paper frontplane material, will be
used to create display modules that are thin, light and robust. According
to Plastic Logic this will enable a digital reading experience that is much
closer to paper than any other technology.

The newly developed equipment, based on AIXTRON’s proprietary Close Coupled
ShowerheadTM (CCSTM) technology, will be installed and integrated into
Plastic Logic’s new manufacturing line for production of Gen 3.5 substrates
in early 2008.

Dr. John Mills, COO of Plastic Logic, comments: 'AIXTRON has an outstanding
record of developing and delivering equipment solutions for complex
semiconductor gas phase deposition processes. Based on their success and
expertise in large area deposition of organic semiconductors we are
convinced that AIXTRON can provide the best solution for our specific
challenge.'

In January 2007 Plastic Logic announced that it had raised USD 100 million
to build the first factory to manufacture plastic electronics on a
commercial scale. The production facility is being built in Dresden,
Germany, the heart of 'Silicon Saxony' alongside renowned companies such as
AMD and Infineon. The Plastic Logic facility will produce display modules
for portable electronic reader devices. It will have an initial capacity of
more than a million display modules per year with production starting in
2008.

For further information on AIXTRON AG (FSE: AIX, ISIN DE0005066203; NASDAQ:
AIXG, ISIN US0096061041) please consult our website at: www.aixtron.com.

Forward-Looking Statements
This news release may contain forward-looking statements about the
business, financial condition, results of operations and earnings outlook
of AIXTRON within the meaning of the 'safe harbor' provisions of the United
States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as
'may', 'will', 'expect', 'anticipate', 'contemplate', 'intend', 'plan',
'believe', 'continue' and 'estimate', and variations of these words and
similar expressions, identify these forward-looking statements. The
forward-looking statements reflect our current views and assumptions and
are subject to risks and uncertainties. You should not place undue reliance
on the forward-looking statements. The following factors, and others which
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:
Guido Pickert
Investor Relations and Corporate Communications
AIXTRON AG, Kackertstr. 15–17, 52072 Aachen, Germany
Phone: +49 241 8909 444, Fax: +49 241 8909 445, invest@aixtron.com
www.aixtron.com

27.08.2007 Financial News transmitted by DGAP

Language: English
Issuer: AIXTRON AG
Kackertstr. 15-17
52072 Aachen
Deutschland
Phone: +49 (0)241 8909-0
Fax: +49 (0)241 8909-40
E-mail: invest@aixtron.com
Internet: www.aixtron.com
ISIN: DE0005066203
WKN: 506620
Indices: TecDAX
Listed: Geregelter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
in Berlin, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart;
Terminbörse EUREX; Foreign Exchange(s) Nasdaq

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