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AXT, Inc. Schedules First Quarter 2009 Earnings Release for April 29, 2009
| Source: AXT,Inc.
FREMONT, CA--(Marketwire - April 1, 2009) - AXT, Inc. (NASDAQ : AXTI ), a leading
manufacturer of compound semiconductor substrates, will announce its
financial results for the first quarter 2009 in a press release immediately
following the close of market on April 29, 2009. The company will also
host a conference call to discuss these results on April 29, 2009 at 1:30
p.m. PT. The conference call can be accessed at (719) 325-4821 (conference
ID 4906752). The call will also be simulcast on the Internet at
www.axt.com. Replays will be available at (719) 457-0820 until May 6, 2009.
Financial and statistical information to be discussed in the call will be
available on the company's website immediately prior to commencement of the
call. Additional investor information can be accessed at http://www.axt.com
or by calling the company's Investor Relations Department at (510)
683-5900.
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, and fiber optic
communications. 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, particularly in optoelectronics applications. 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.