AIXTRON, a worldwide leading provider of deposition equipment to the semiconductor industry, announced that U.S. based Lumentum Holdings, a leading manufacturer of semiconductor photonic devices for communications, industrial, and consumer applications, has placed a repeat order for multiple AIX 2800G4-TM systems to produce devices for varied optoelectronic and laser applications.

Aixtron AIX 2800G4-TM system. (Photo courtesy of AIXTRON)

Lumentum's Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Vince Retort, comments: “We have a longstanding business relationship with AIXTRON; and, their local system support teams are excellent and very responsive. Following the successful qualification of the first AIX 2800G4-TM system, we decided to expand our production capacity and ordered additional AIXTRON tools. We look forward a collaborative relationship with AIXTRON in the future.” 

“Our AIX 2800G4-TM tool supports Lumentum’s technology approach by providing excellent on-wafer uniformity control, unique advanced features for wafer-to-wafer temperature control such as AUTOSAT and low precursor consumption. Furthermore, this highly efficient and flexible system offers various wafer configurations from 2-inch to 6-inch”, says Dr. Bernd Schulte, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at AIXTRON SE.