DGAP-News: AIXTRON AG: Epistar increases LED capacity again with more AIXTRON MOCVD tools

AIXTRON AG / Development of Sales/Contract

22.01.2008 

Release of a Corporate-announcement, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Epistar increases LED capacity again with more AIXTRON MOCVD tools 

Aachen/Germany, January 22, 2008 – AIXTRON AG is pleased to announce a
third multiple order, received in the fourth quarter 2007 from Epistar, one
of the world's leading manufacturers of Ultra-High-Brightness (UHB) LEDs.
The latest order again includes both multiple CRIUS® Close Coupled
Showerhead® (CCS) reactors as well as AIX 2800G4 HT Planetary Reactor®
systems which are AIXTRON’s flagship products for large scale GaN-based LED
manufacturing.

To be delivered later this year, the high capacity MOCVD reactors are
required for Epistar’s ongoing expansion of LED production capacity.
Together with the multiple order announced in October, 2007, Epistar was
the single largest individual system investor in Q4 and continues to set
the pace for investment in LED technology.

Dr. Ming-Jiunn Jou, Executive Vice President, Epistar comments: 'Once again
Epistar is favoring AIXTRON Group MOCVD process technology and equipment
for the next stage in planning for production capacity expansion. Our two
companies have worked together for over a decade in perfecting the
application of MOCVD to the challenges of manufacturing high volume, cost
competitive UHB LEDs. To date these reactors have proven well up to the
task thanks to excellent uniformity, efficient precursor utilization and
other key features. We are now preparing for the installation and rapid
commissioning of the new machines with the help of the customary AIXTRON
local support and service to meet market demand.'

Epistar was the launch customer for the AIX 2800G4 HT and CRIUS® systems,
the world's highest capacity proven reactors for GaN LED production.

Epistar is a leading manufacturer of UHB LEDs for applications such as
cellular phones, automotive lighting, full color screens and displays,
traffic signals and indicators for electronic equipment; Epistar’s high
speed LEDs are also used as lighting sources in the fiber-optics industry.

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:
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


DGAP 22.01.2008 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Language:     English
Issuer:       AIXTRON AG
              Kackertstr. 15-17
              52072 Aachen
              Deutschland
Phone:        +49 (0)241 8909-444
Fax:          +49 (0)241 8909-40
E-mail:       invest@aixtron.com
Internet:     www.aixtron.com
ISIN:         DE0005066203, US0096061041
WKN:          506620
Indices:      TecDAX
Listed:       Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
              in Berlin, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart;
              Terminbörse EUREX; Foreign Exchange(s) Nasdaq
End of News                                     DGAP News-Service
---------------------------------------------------------------------------