AIXTRON AG announced
today a new order from a new customer in China, LDX (LongDeXin) - a joint venture
by Zhejiang Longfei Industry Co., Ltd., and China Delixi Holding Group Co.,
Ltd., founded in October 2009 for the purpose of strategic cooperation.
The order is for two CRIUS production deposition systems in the 31x2 inch
configuration. The order was placed in the first quarter of 2010, and LDX will
use the systems for GaN HB-LED production. They will be delivered in the second
quarter of 2010, the local AIXTRON support team installing and commissioning
the new reactors at LDX's new factory in Shanghai, PR China.
Manager of the LED project, Mr. Lin Loufei comments, "Our company has
decided to make a strategic investment to enter the display backlighting business.
This project requires rapid in-house LED development and the manufacturing of
materials for epiwafer-based high brightness LEDs. We turned to AIXTRON because
of the company's experience and the technical know-how its support team
can bring to our project. The success of this venture will greatly depend on
these MOCVD systems. We look forward to working with AIXTRON to quickly and
efficiently bring the new reactors into full production."
Zhejiang Longfei Industry Co., Ltd., is a China based company that specializes
in the development and production of healthcare oxygen supply equipment, meters
for industry and fire alarm and linkage control systems. Via its customer network
and after-sales service network, its products are not only very popular in China
but also exported to North America, Japan, Turkey, Nigeria, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Delixi Group established in 1984 and headquartered in Wenzhou, China, is one
of the largest private-owned enterprises. The core businesses are production
of high, medium, and low-voltage electric apparatuses, transmission and transformation
of power distribution, and industrial automatic control electrics. The business
scope has been further expanded to trading and logistics services, mineral energy
resources, environmental protection, renewable resources and Private Equity
Investment.
Posted May 27th, 2010