AIXTRON AG: Epistar places new multiple system order - 150th AIXTRON MOCVD production tool award celebration

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Aachen/Germany, July 2, 2009 - AIXTRON AG today announced that it has
recently received a further multiple system order from Epistar located at
the Hsinchu Science-based Industrial Park, Taiwan. The order, to be
delivered during 2009, was received in Q2 and will commence delivery in Q3
of 2009. This recent order comprises of CRIUS(R) Close Coupled
Showerhead(R) (CCS) reactors and AIX 2800G4 HT Planetary Reactor(R) systems
for volume production of GaN-based LEDs.

In a recent separate ceremony in Taiwan, AIXTRON's COO Dr. Bernd Schulte
presented an award to Dr. B.J. Lee, Chairman of Epistar, to celebrate the
150 systems Epistar has bought from AIXTRON.

Dr. B.J. Lee, Chairman of Epistar, comments: 'It is with great pleasure
that we are looking forward to the delivery of our latest AIXTRON
multiwafer MOCVD tool order. Our two companies have enjoyed a long-lasting
relationship and AIXTRON has always provided us with the world's best
equipment. We have great confidence in the technology and the service that
they provide. This is the foundation of our success for the efficient
volume production of world-class ultra-high brightness LED products. We
know that we can trust that our 150th AIXTRON MOCVD tool will be as useful
as our first and we are also looking forward to bringing our recently
ordered systems on stream in the very near future.'

Dr. Bernd Schulte, AIXTRON's Executive Vice President and COO, adds:
'Epistar is a world leading manufacturer for UHB-LEDs and it was very
satisfying to be able to present to them this award celebrating the 150
systems they have bought from us since we have worked together. Epistar has
developed considerable expertise with the AIX 2600G3, producing some of the
brightest AlInGaP LEDs in the market and has also developed extremely high
performance GaN products with the AIXTRON Nitride Planetary Reactor(R)
systems. We are very proud to have been able to contribute towards
Epistar's success over recent years.'

Epistar Corporation is focused on the development, manufacture and
marketing of ultra-high brightness LED products. Applying its own
proprietary MOCVD technology, Epistar has successfully commercialized the
full spectrum range of high brightness LEDs with the characteristics of
compact size, low power consumption and long operation life.

For further information on AIXTRON AG (FSE: AIXA, ISIN DE000A0WMPJ6;
NASDAQ: AIXG, ISIN US0096061041) please consult our website at:
www.aixtron.com.


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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, Kaiserstr. 98, 52134 Herzogenrath, Germany
Phone: +49 241 8909 444, Fax: +49 241 8909 445, invest@aixtron.com
www.aixtron.com


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Language:     English
Issuer:       AIXTRON AG
              Kaiserstr. 98
              52134 Herzogenrath
              Deutschland
Phone:        +49 (241) 8909-444
Fax:          +49 (241) 8909-445
E-mail:       invest@aixtron.com
Internet:     www.aixtron.com
ISIN:         DE000A0WMPJ6, US0096061041
WKN:          A0WMPJ
Indices:      TecDAX
Listed:       Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
              in Berlin, Stuttgart, München, Düsseldorf; Terminbörse EUREX;
              Foreign Exchange(s) Nasdaq
 
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