Advanced Energy Industries , Inc.

Type	Public (NASDAQ: AEIS)
Founded	Fort Collins, Colorado (1981)
Headquarters	Fort Collins, Colorado, USA , WW headquarters
Area served	worldwide
Key people	Hans-Georg Betz CEO , Larry Firestone CFO
Industry	thin-film industries: semiconductor, flat panel display, solar, data storage, architectural glass, and others
Products	process- power systems; gas and liquid flow-management systems; thermal instruments; and global support services.
Revenue	2005 $325.5M US
Operating income	2Q06 = $19.2M US
Net income	2Q06 = $1 8 .2M US
Employees	June 30, 2006 = 1539
Website	advanced-energy.com

Coordinates: 40°33′56.29″N 105°1′50.1″W / 40.5656361°N 105.030583°W / 40.5656361; -105.030583 Advanced Energy (NASDAQ: AEIS) is an American company that develops power and control technologies for the manufacture of semiconductors, flat panel displays, data storage products, solar cells and architectural glass.

Contents 1 General 2 Products 3 Historical highlights and acquisitions 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

[edit] General

Founded in 1981, AE operates in regional centers in North America, Asia, and Europe and offers global sales and support through direct offices, representatives, and distributors. AE is in the process of transitioning the majority of its supply base to the Asian region with their main factory located in Shenzhen, China.

Advanced Energy produces products that are required for the manufacture of many plasma thin-film industries including semiconductor, flat panel displays, data storage, solar cells, and architectural glass.

[edit] Products

Advanced Energy's Products include power systems, gas and liquid flow-management systems, and thermal measuring instruments.

[edit] Historical highlights and acquisitions

• 1981 Founded in Colorado, U.S.A. on May 5
• 1987 Japanese office opened
• 1990 German office opened
• 1993 UK office opened
• 1995 Listed on Nasdaq
• 1996 Korean office opened
• 1998 RF Power Products acquired
• 1999 Taiwan office opened
• 2000 China office opened
• 2001 Sekidenko acquired
• 2002 Aera Corporation acquired
• 2002 Litmas acquired
• 2002 Dressler acquired
• 2007 Dressler site closed

[edit] See also

• Solar inverter
• Switch mode power supply

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Advanced Energy Home Page
• Advanced Energy Taiwan
• Advanced Energy Japan
• Advanced Energy Germany
• Advanced Energy Korea
• Advanced Energy China
• AE Solar Inverters
• Corporate Fact Sheet