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AIXTRON SE engages in the development, production and installation of equipment for the deposition of complex semiconductor materials. Its products include compound semiconductors, silicon semiconductors, organic semiconductors, and nanotechnology. The firm supplies deposition equipment for volume production as well as equipment for research and development (R&D) and pre-series production. The company was founded by Heinrich Schumann, Holger Jürgensen, and Meino Heyen in December 1983 and is headquartered in Herzogenrath, Germany.

Daktronics, Inc. engages in the design, manufacture and sale computer-programmable information display systems. It operates through the following segments: Commercial, Live Events, High School Park and Recreation, Transportation, and International. The Commercial segment sells video, Galaxy and Fuelight product lines to resellers, outdoor advertisers, national retailers, quick-serve restaurants, casinos, and petroleum retailers. The Live Events segment provides scoring and video display systems to college and professional sports facilities and convention centers. The High School Park and Recreation segment engages in the sale of scoring systems, Galaxy displays, and video display systems to primary and secondary education facilities. The Transportation segment consists of sales of Vanguard, and Galaxy product lines to governmental transportation departments, airlines, and other transportation related customers. The International segment is composed of sales of all product lines outside the United States, and Canada. The company was founded by Aelred J. Kurtenbach and Duane E. Sander in 1968 and is headquartered in Brookings, SD.