Aixtron
Director of Technology

Dr. Christian Geng

Tackling the Key Challenges of Micro LED MOCVD Processing

Christian Geng studied at Florida Atlantic University, USA and University of Stuttgart, Germany. He received his Master Degree in Physics 1992 in Stuttgart working on MOCVD growth and characterization of AlGaInP. Extension in research experience was gained by working as a scientist on MOCVD growth of InP and related materials at Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, a governmentally funded research institute in Padova, Italy. Returning to Germany, he resumed his work at Stuttgart University to lead the ‘red laser team’ and achieve a PhD degree on MOVPE growth of AlGaInP lasers. He then worked at TEMIC Telefunken Microelectronic in Heilbronn, Germany in charge of development and production of AlGaInP UHB-LEDs by MOVPE. In 1998, he joined AIXTRON AG as a Product Manager for the Asia-Pacific market and in 2001 moved to Taiwan to lead the local operations as General Manager. From 2005 to 2012, he was Vice President Greater China and from 2012 to 2014 Vice President Southeast Asia. In 2014, he returned to Germany as Director of Technology to lead all Technology and Product Developments in AIXTRON’s Opto & Power Group.