Facade & Entertainment

Back in January, CEO Olaf Berlien and Osram were celebrating their illumination of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. But they were already beginning to shift greater emphasis onto photonics, a change which could accelerate with the acquisition by ams. (Photo credit: Image courtesy of Mark Halper.)
Back in January, CEO Olaf Berlien and Osram were celebrating their illumination of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. But they were already beginning to shift greater emphasis onto photonics, a change which could accelerate with the acquisition by ams. (Photo credit: Image courtesy of Mark Halper.)
Back in January, CEO Olaf Berlien and Osram were celebrating their illumination of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. But they were already beginning to shift greater emphasis onto photonics, a change which could accelerate with the acquisition by ams. (Photo credit: Image courtesy of Mark Halper.)
Back in January, CEO Olaf Berlien and Osram were celebrating their illumination of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. But they were already beginning to shift greater emphasis onto photonics, a change which could accelerate with the acquisition by ams. (Photo credit: Image courtesy of Mark Halper.)
Back in January, CEO Olaf Berlien and Osram were celebrating their illumination of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. But they were already beginning to shift greater emphasis onto photonics, a change which could accelerate with the acquisition by ams. (Photo credit: Image courtesy of Mark Halper.)
LEDs & SSL Design

AMS acquires Osram

Dec. 9, 2019
In a dramatic race to the finish line, the Austrian sensor company gets enough shares to take over the world’s second-largest lighting company, approvals pending.
Photo credit: Image by Pete Linforth via Pixabay; used under free license for commercial or noncommercial purposes.
Photo credit: Image by Pete Linforth via Pixabay; used under free license for commercial or noncommercial purposes.
Photo credit: Image by Pete Linforth via Pixabay; used under free license for commercial or noncommercial purposes.
Photo credit: Image by Pete Linforth via Pixabay; used under free license for commercial or noncommercial purposes.
Photo credit: Image by Pete Linforth via Pixabay; used under free license for commercial or noncommercial purposes.
LEDs & SSL Design

Osram endorses latest ams takeover offer as 2019 losses mount

Nov. 12, 2019
CEO Berlien now intends to sell his shares. The future of IoT remains in the balance, but horticultural looks likely to stay.
The future does not look secure for Osram’s new Kulim, Malaysia plant, should ams succeed in its takeover. (Photo credit: Image courtesy of Osram.)
The future does not look secure for Osram’s new Kulim, Malaysia plant, should ams succeed in its takeover. (Photo credit: Image courtesy of Osram.)
The future does not look secure for Osram’s new Kulim, Malaysia plant, should ams succeed in its takeover. (Photo credit: Image courtesy of Osram.)
The future does not look secure for Osram’s new Kulim, Malaysia plant, should ams succeed in its takeover. (Photo credit: Image courtesy of Osram.)
The future does not look secure for Osram’s new Kulim, Malaysia plant, should ams succeed in its takeover. (Photo credit: Image courtesy of Osram.)
LEDs & SSL Design

New offer for Osram portends cuts in Kulim, but could save the IoT business

Nov. 7, 2019
Let the buying begin: ams takes its Osram offer to the market with a plan that offers some amount of German job protection.
Photo credit: Image courtesy of Zumtobel; photography by Faruk Pinjo.
Photo credit: Image courtesy of Zumtobel; photography by Faruk Pinjo.
Photo credit: Image courtesy of Zumtobel; photography by Faruk Pinjo.
Photo credit: Image courtesy of Zumtobel; photography by Faruk Pinjo.
Photo credit: Image courtesy of Zumtobel; photography by Faruk Pinjo.
Specialty SSL

Pro sports SSL: Signify and Orange Velodrome, Zumtobel and Signal Iduna Park

Oct. 15, 2019
LED-based lighting continues a march into pro sports venues with stadiums in Dortmund, Germany and Marseille, France getting lighting upgrades from Zumtobel and Signify, respectively...
Midnight has come and gone in Austria and Germany, and Osram has not changed hands. (Photo credit: Image by Steve Buissinne via Pixabay; used under free license for commercial/editorial purposes.)
Midnight has come and gone in Austria and Germany, and Osram has not changed hands. (Photo credit: Image by Steve Buissinne via Pixabay; used under free license for commercial/editorial purposes.)
Midnight has come and gone in Austria and Germany, and Osram has not changed hands. (Photo credit: Image by Steve Buissinne via Pixabay; used under free license for commercial/editorial purposes.)
Midnight has come and gone in Austria and Germany, and Osram has not changed hands. (Photo credit: Image by Steve Buissinne via Pixabay; used under free license for commercial/editorial purposes.)
Midnight has come and gone in Austria and Germany, and Osram has not changed hands. (Photo credit: Image by Steve Buissinne via Pixabay; used under free license for commercial/editorial purposes.)
LEDs & SSL Design

AMS falls short in bid to acquire Osram, for now

Oct. 2, 2019
It might take a few days to learn the final result. And a fresh offer could still be possible, as rival suitor Bain continues to show interest.