Aeluma selects AIXTRON G10-AsP to expand photodetector and laser manufacturing capacity

Aeluma selects AIXTRON G10-AsP to expand photodetector and laser manufacturing capacity
 
Herzogenrath, November 12, 2026 – AIXTRON SE (FSE: AIXA) announces that Aeluma, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALMU), a US-based semiconductor company specializing in high-performance photonic and electronic technologies, has purchased an AIXTRON G10-AsP system. The tool will support advanced development and the expansion of manufacturing capacity for Aeluma's non-indium-phosphide (non-InP) photonics platform.

Founded in 2019, Aeluma, Inc. is a spin-off from the University of California, Santa Barbara. It is a transformative semiconductor company that specializes in scalable, high-performance photonic and electronic technologies.  Based in Goleta, California, Aeluma has state-of-the-art research and development and manufacturing capabilities for semiconductor wafer production, quick-turn chip fabrication, rapid prototyping, testing and validation.
Customer demand for photonic components used in AI data communications continues to grow at an unprecedented pace. Aeluma’s technology paves the way for scaling to larger substrates without relying on InP substrates. This is achieved by combining certain compound semiconductor materials with microelectronics-grade gallium arsenide (GaAs) or silicon (Si) in high-volume manufacturing, enabling greater production scale and cost efficiency.

Designed for full automation and high throughput, AIXTRON's G10-AsP system supports 150 mm and 200 mm wafers and has been specifically configured for Aeluma's proprietary processes.

"The AIXTRON G10-AsP platform is aligned with our strategy to scale photonic device manufacturing on 150 mm and larger substrates," said Jonathan Klamkin, Ph.D., Founder and CEO of Aeluma. "Demand for high-speed photodetectors, quantum dot lasers and other photonic devices for AI scale-up and scale-out architectures continues to grow rapidly. This acquisition strengthens our ability to address an expanding market by leveraging the advantages of our heterogeneous integration platform."

"We are proud to support Aeluma's manufacturing ramp with our G10-AsP  system," said Dr. Felix Grawert, CEO of AIXTRON SE. "Demand for photonic devices in AI and related markets is driving the transition towards larger wafer formats and Aeluma's approach offers a promising alternative in this regard."

The agreement builds on several years of collaboration between the two companies and underscores the importance of AIXTRON's MOCVD technology in the expanding photonics market. It demonstrates the company's ability to develop customized, high-throughput deposition solutions for customers pursuing advanced compound semiconductor manufacturing methods.



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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, the 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 optoelectronic applications based on compound or organic semiconductor materials. Such components are used in a broad range of innovative applications, technologies and industries. These include laser and LED applications, display technologies, data transmission, SiC and GaN power management and conversion, communication, signaling and lighting as well as a range of other leading-edge applications.

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