Aixtron SE is a German technology company headquartered in Herzogenrath, Germany. Its shares are listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and it is a constituent of the MDAX and TecDAX indices. The company develops various types of chemical vapor deposition (CVD) equipment for electronic and optoelectronic applications based on III-V compound semiconductors and organic semiconductors. Aixtron is a leading manufacturer of metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) systems and also produces plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) equipment for the production of carbon nanotubes and other nanostructures.
History
AIXTRON was founded as a spin-out industry from RWTH Aachen University in 1983.[2] The company was listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange's now-defunct Neuer Markt, in November 1997.[3] Since going public, the company has made several