ams-OSRAM AG

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Tobelbader Strasse 30, A-8141 Unterpremstaetten, Austria

Business Overview

-The Company is a global leader in providing optical solutions, with a particular focus on sensing and lighting technologies. It services several markets including the automotive, consumer, healthcare and industrial technology fields.

-Within the automotive and mobility industries, the Company provides lighting, sensing and visualization technologies and systems. These include driver monitoring systems, gesture sensing systems, interior and exterior lighting, display lighting and functional illumination, light projections and lidars.

-The Company adjusted its corporate structure at the beginning of the 2024 financial year in order to strengthen its entrepreneurial approach at business unit (BU) level and increase its innovative power by decentralizing certain functions. The Company is currently organized into three business units. Business in the semiconductor sector is managed in the BU Opto Semiconductors (OS) with a focus on emitters, and in the BU CMOS Sensors and ASICs (CSA) with a focus on sensor technology and analog mixed-signal chips. The traditional lamps and lighting products business, which focuses on the automotive end markets including traditional lighting technologies, industry, and medical technology, will remain in the BU Lamps & Systems (L&S) business unit.

-In the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, 29% of the Company’s total sales generated from automotive market.

Shareholders

-The Company is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange stock exchange.

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Products

Semiconductors
-Capacitive sensors for hands-on-wheel detection systems
-Active stereo vision for driver monitoring systems
-Structured light technology for driver monitoring systems
-Time of Flight technology for driver monitoring systems
-Flood illuminator for in-cabin sensing systems
-Proximity-based solutions for gesture sensing systems
-3D Time of Flight technology for gesture sensing systems
-VCSEL flood illuminator for IR in-cabin sensing applications
-Inductive position sensors for inductive motor control systems
-Position sensors for angle and rotary position sensing applications
-VCSEL arrays and driver technology for lidars
-Lidar systems
-Micro Lens Array projection technology for projection lighting
-Battery sensing solutions for battery management systems

Lamps & Systems
LEDS, infrared systems, lasers, photodetectors and sensors for the following applications:
-Intelligent forward lighting
-Adaptive driving beams (ADB)
-Standard front low-beams
-Standard front high-beams
-Daytime running lights
-Fog lights
-Reverse lights
-Laser lights
-Rear tail lights
-Rear stop lights
-Center High Mounted Stop Lights (CHMSL)
-Static and dynamic turn indicators
-Control illumination for mirror applications
-Car2X communication systems
-Exterior ambient lighting systems
-Lidar systems
-Exterior sensing systems
-Functional illumination systems for buttons, switches, displays and panels
-Ambient white lighting for reading lights, dome lights and floor illumination
-Ambient RGB lighting in footwells, roof lights, and material illumination
-Edge backlighting systems for automotive displays
-Direct backlighting systems for automotive displays
-Head-up displays
-Window projection systems
-Logo projection systems
-Ambient light sensing systems

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History

Oct. 2021	Repatriated OSRAM Continental joint venture and established ams OSRAM Automotive Lighting Systems subsidiary for reintegration of the former joint venture’s operations.
Jul. 2022	The Company sells its Automotive Lighting Systems (AMLS) business to Compagnie Plastic Omnium SE.

ams

1981	Austria Mikro Systeme International Gesellschaft m.b.H. was founded in August 1981 through a joint venture between American Microsystems Inc. (AMI) and VOEST Alpine AG.
1982	Founding of a 100 mm wafer plant, producing the first 100 mm wafers with 5 µm technology.
1986	Focus on ASIC and foundry business, telecom, automotive and industrial markets; launch of the first commercial ABS system with chips from Austria Mikro Systeme International Gesellschaft m.b.H. for the automotive market.
1992	The company converts from a limited liability company (GmbH) to a joint stock corporation (AG).
1993	The company goes public and is listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange.
2000	Due to the new majority shareholder Permira, Austria Mikro Systeme International Aktiengesellschaft was de-listed from the Vienna stock exchange and was taken private.
2001	Amendment of Articles of Association, including company name, renaming as austriamicrosystems AG.
2004	austriamicrosystems AG goes public again and is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange in Zurich (ticker symbol: AMS).
2011	austriamicrosystems AG acquires Texas Advanced Optoelectronic Solutions Inc. (TAOS).
2012	austriamicrosystems AG and TAOS are merged under one common brand name: ams AG (ams).
2015	The company acquires CMOSIS and expands its chip testing facility in the Philippines.
2017	The company acquires Heptagon and Princeton Optronics Inc.
2020	The company acquires OSRAM Licht AG.

OSRAM

1919	Was established through the merger of the incandescent lamp manufacturing activities of three organizations: AEG, Siemens & Halske AG, and Deutsche Gasgluhlicht AG (Auer Gesellschaft)
1993	Acquired Sylvania North America
2013	Spun off from Siemens AG and emerged as independent entity. Listed on both Frankfurt and Munich Stock Exchanges.
Jan. 2014	Sold ownership stake of Valeo Sylvania, to joint venture partnerValeo, for USD 104 million.
Jul. 2016	Announced agreement to sell Lamps business to Chinese consortium
Oct. 2016	Completed the purchase of Novità Technologies.
Nov. 2016	Acquired 47.5% of the shares in TVILIGHT B.V., Groningen, Netherlands
Feb. 2017	Acquired the operating business of Maneri-Agraz Enterprises.
May. 2017	Made a strategic investment via its venture capital arm, Fluxunit, in agrilution GmbH, Munich, Germany.
Jul. 2017	Acquired LED Engin Inc., San José, U.S.A.
Jul. 2017	Acquired a strategic equity investment in LeddarTech Inc., Canada.
Sep. 2017	Acquired Digital Lumens.
Jul. 2020	Announced the successful closing of the Company acquisition