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AXT, Inc. to Present at the 12th Annual Needham Growth Stock Conference
| Source: AXT, Inc.
FREMONT, CA--(Marketwire - January 11, 2010) - AXT, Inc. (NASDAQ : AXTI ), a leading
manufacturer of compound semiconductor substrates, today announced that
Morris S. Young, chief executive officer, and Raymond A. Low, chief
financial officer, will present at the 12th Annual Needham Growth Stock
Conference at the Palace Hotel in New York City on Tuesday, January 12th,
2010 at 8:00 am ET.
A link to the live webcast will be available on the Investor Relations
section of the company's website at www.axt.com prior to the presentation.
A replay of the webcast will be available shortly following the live
presentation.
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 five
joint ventures producing raw materials. For more information, see AXT's
website at http://www.axt.com.