SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
6-K
Report
of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant
to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the
Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
Commission
File No. 000-51196
For the
month of April, 2015
AIXTRON
SE
(Translation
of registrant’s name into English)
Dornkaulstr.
2
52134 Herzogenrath
Germany
(Address of principal executive
offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934.
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AIXTRON acquires OLED encapsulation company PlasmaSi / Group targets
commercialization of novel thin-film encapsulation technology to enable
cost-efficient manufacturing of OLEDs
AIXTRON acquires OLED encapsulation company PlasmaSi
Group targets commercialization of novel thin-film encapsulation
technology to enable cost-efficient manufacturing of OLEDs
Herzogenrath/Germany, April 8, 2015 - AIXTRON SE (FSE: AIXA;
NASDAQ: AIXG) a leading provider of deposition equipment to the
semiconductor industry, today announced that it has acquired privately
held Silicon Valley-based PlasmaSi, Inc. effective April 1, 2015. The
purchase price may reach up to $16 million and will be paid in cash.
PlasmaSi enables the encapsulation of organic thin-films by depositing
ultra-thin and flexible barrier films through its proprietary technology
which are particularly well-suited for next-generation OLED* (Organic
Light Emitting Diode) display products including mobile phones,
hand-held devices, tablets, wearables and large screen HDTV. While
initially designed and targeted for those applications, PlasmaSi's
technology can also be used to manufacture large area OLED lighting
products as well as to address future opportunities in encapsulation
markets. AIXTRON will integrate PlasmaSi's thin-film encapsulation
process into its existing OLED cluster for customer demonstration
purposes.
"While increasingly expanding our business focus towards OLED in the
coming years, we were looking to broaden our technology portfolio as
well as to strengthen our customer access by adding PlasmaSi to our
product portfolio", comments Martin Goetzeler, President and CEO of
AIXTRON SE. "Thin-film encapsulation is an essential process step for
OLED high volume manufacturing, specifically for flexible devices. In
combining our OVPD technology with PlasmaSi's innovative approach, we
will be able to add significant value in the production of flexible OLED
applications."
Adam Kablanian, CEO and Chairman of the Board of PlasmaSi, explained:
"We are delighted that we have found a strong partner in AIXTRON, a
company that has an impressive track record in the successful
commercialization of deposition technologies in the semiconductor
equipment industry. Therefore, joining forces with AIXTRON is the best
option for us and we are now looking forward to take our technology to
the next level together. Thereby, we will strongly benefit from
AIXTRON's R&D and production capabilities as well as from its worldwide
sales, service and support network."
* Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED): A light-emitting diode
(LED) in which the emissive electroluminescent layer is a film of
organic compound which emits light in response to an electric current.
Contact:
Guido Pickert
Investor Relations and Corporate
Communications
T: +49 (2407) 9030-444
F: +49 (2407) 9030-445
invest@aixtron.com
About AIXTRON
AIXTRON SE is a leading provider of deposition
equipment to the semiconductor industry. The Company was founded in 1983
and is headquartered in Herzogenrath (near Aachen), Germany, with
subsidiaries and sales offices in Asia, United States and in Europe.
AIXTRON's technology solutions are used by a diverse range of customers
worldwide to build advanced components for electronic and
opto-electronic applications based on compound, silicon, or organic
semiconductor materials. Such components are used in a broad range of
innovative applications, technologies and industries. These include LED
applications, display technologies, data storage, data transmission,
energy management and conversion, communication, signaling and lighting
as well as a range of other leading-edge technologies.
Our registered trademarks: AIXACT(R), AIXTRON(R),
Atomic Level SolutionS(R), Close Coupled Showerhead(R),
CRIUS(R), Gas Foil Rotation(R), OVPD(R),
Planetary Reactor(R), PVPD(R), TriJet(R)
For further information on AIXTRON (FSE: AIXA, ISIN DE000A0WMPJ6;
NASDAQ: AIXG, ISIN US0096061041) please visit our website at:
www.aixtron.com.
About PlasmaSi
PlasmaSi, Inc. provides silicon nitride
deposition systems. It offers OptaCap(TM), a plasma enhanced chemical
vapor depositions system that produces ultra-thin and flexible barrier
films through deposition process. The company provides deposition
systems for display and lighting products. PlasmaSi, Inc. was founded in
2009 and is based in Fremont, California, USA.
Forward-Looking Statements
This document may contain
forward-looking statements regarding the business, results of
operations, financial condition and earnings outlook of AIXTRON within
the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the US Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements may be identified by
words such as "may", "will", "expect", "anticipate", "contemplate",
"intend", "plan", "believe", "continue" and "estimate" and variations of
such words or similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are
based on our current views and assumptions and are subject to risks and
uncertainties. You should not place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements. Actual results and trends may differ
materially from those reflected in our forward-looking statements. This
could result from a variety of factors, such as actual customer orders
received by AIXTRON, the level of demand for deposition technology in
the market, the timing of final acceptance of products by customers, the
condition of financial markets and access to financing for AIXTRON,
general conditions in the market for deposition plants and macroeconomic
conditions, cancellations, rescheduling or delays in product shipments,
production capacity constraints, extended sales and qualification
cycles, difficulties in the production process, the general development
in the semi-conductor industry, increased competition, fluctuations in
exchange rates, availability of public funding, fluctuations and/or
changes in interest rates, delays in developing and marketing new
products, a deterioration of the general economic situation and any
other factors discussed in any reports or other announcements filed by
AIXTRON with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Any
forward-looking statements contained in this document are based on
current expectations and projections of the executive board and on
information currently available to it and are made as at the date
hereof. AIXTRON undertakes no obligation to revise or update any
forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise, unless expressly required to do so by law.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to
the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
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AIXTRON SE
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Date:
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April 8, 2015
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By:
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/s/ Martin Goetzeler
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Name:
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Martin Goetzeler
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Title:
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President and CEO
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