Further expansion due to growing SiC demand
Auburn, MI, USA / Aachen, Germany – Dow Corning and AIXTRON SE
today announced that Dow Corning is extending its silicon carbide (SiC)
epitaxy capabilities with orders for two additional AIXTRON AIX 2800 G4 WW
Planetary Reactor® platforms with capability for 10x100 mm and 6x150 mm SiC
wafers. The reactors are scheduled to be commissioned in the second quarter of
2012.
“Extending our SiC epitaxy capabilities illustrates our commitment to helping
our customers grow and succeed and our leadership’s commitment to the
business,” said Tom Zoes, Industry Director, Power Electronics business,
Dow Corning Corporation. “Dow Corning’s epitaxy technology on the
AIXTRON G4 deposition platform provides our customers with materials capability
that enables the creation of high performance, next generation power
electronics devices addressing the world’s growing demand for energy efficient
solutions.”
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Dr. Frank Wischmeyer, Vice President and Managing Director of AIXTRON AB,
Sweden, added, “We are pleased with the performance of the AIX 2800 G4 WW
system at Dow Corning. Repeat orders like this are indicators about the
quality of our systems and their ability to provide a solid return on
investment for our customers.”
To learn more about Dow Corning’s advanced technologies for semiconductor
applications, please visit dowcorning.com/powerelectronics.
About AIXTRON
AIXTRON SE is a leading provider of deposition equipment to the semiconductor
industry. The Company's technology solutions are used by a diverse range of
customers worldwide to build advanced components for electronic and
opto-electronic applications (photonic) based on compound, silicon, or organic
semiconductor materials and more recently carbon nanotubes (CNT), graphene and
other nanomaterials. Such components are used in display technology, signal and
lighting technology, fiber communication networks, wireless and cell telephony
applications, optical and electronic data storage, computer technology as well
as a wide range of other high-tech applications.
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| Contact: | Octavia Deufel, Marketing Communications, AIXTRON
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o.deufel@aixtron.com
+49 241 8909 474 (Germany)
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About
Dow Corning
Dow Corning provides performance-enhancing solutions to serve the diverse
needs of more than 25,000 customers worldwide. A global leader in silicones,
silicon-based technology and innovation, Dow Corning offers more than
7,000 products and services via the company’s Dow Corning® and XIAMETER®
brands. Dow Corning is equally owned by The Dow Chemical Company and
Corning, Incorporated. More than half of Dow Corning’s annual sales are
outside the United States.
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| Contact: | Cindy Esler, Marketing Communications,
Electronics Solutions, Dow Corning
cindy.esler@dowcorning.com
+989 878-0594 (USA)
Mirella Kimpen, Communications Manager, Electronics Solutions,
Dow Corning
+32-64-88-8413 (Belgium)
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