Lattice Power Places Large Order with Aixtron
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Author: CompoundSemi News Staff

February 18, 2010... Lattice Power, a Chinese company based in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China placed an order for Aixtron MOCVD reactors in Q4 2009. Aixtron says that the order is one of the largest single orders that it has received from China. Lattice Power reportedly plans to use the systems to produce power InGaN on silicon LEDs. The local Aixtron support team will commission the new reactors at the company’s purpose-built facility in Nanchang between the first and the fourth quarter of 2010. The order was received during an official Chinese ceremony at the Hotel Adlon, Berlin, Germany on October 12, 2009, in which various import / export contracts between the Chinese government and the Federal Republic of Germany were signed in the presence of the Chinese Vice President, Xi Jinping and the former German Federal Minister of Economics, Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg.

Mr. Sonny Wu, Chairman and CEO, Lattice Power, said, “During discussions it quickly became clear that Aixtron was the company that could deliver this large quantity of high performance production tools to our tight schedule." “Aixtron’s delivery and support commitment secured our fast expansion plan for LCD backlighting and general lighting business," added Dr. Bo Lu, Executive Vice President of Lattice Power.  

Aixtron Chief Operating Officer, Dr. Bernd Schulte, commented, “We believe they’re one of the best LED contenders with strong and outstanding technology on GaN-on-Silicon." Aixtron News Release

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