Science & Technology
Science and Technology
Science and Technology 
Sat, November 5, 2011
Fri, November 4, 2011
AXT, Inc. to Present at Piper Jaffray Technology Media and Telecommunications Conference
November 04, 2011 09:30 ET
AXT, Inc. to Present at Piper Jaffray Technology Media and Telecommunications Conference
FREMONT, CA--(Marketwire - Nov 4, 2011) - AXT, Inc. (
About AXT, Inc.
AXT designs, develops, manufactures and distributes high-performance compound and single element semiconductor substrates comprising gallium arsenide (GaAs), indium phosphide (InP) and germanium (Ge) through its manufacturing facilities in Beijing, China. In addition, AXT maintains its sales, administration and customer service functions at its headquarters in Fremont, California. The company's substrate products are used primarily in lighting display applications, wireless communications, fiber optic communications and solar cell. Its vertical gradient freeze (VGF) technique for manufacturing semiconductor substrates provides significant benefits over other methods and enabled AXT to become a leading manufacturer of such substrates. AXT has manufacturing facilities in China and invests in six joint ventures in China producing raw materials. For more information, see AXT's website at [ http://www.axt.com ].