EQS-News: ams OSRAM sells CMOS Image Sensor business to indie Semiconductor Inc. for EUR 40 million in cash, further concentrating its growth investments into AI Photonics and AR smart glasses
EQS-News: ams OSRAM sells CMOS Image Sensor business to indie Semiconductor Inc. for EUR 40 million in cash, further concentrating its growth investments into AI Photonics and AR smart glasses
EQS-News: ams-OSRAM AG / Key word(s): Disposal
ams OSRAM sells CMOS Image Sensor business to indie Semiconductor Inc. for
EUR 40 million in cash, further concentrating its growth investments into
AI Photonics and AR smart glasses
11.05.2026 / 12:15 CET/CEST
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ams OSRAM sells CMOS Image Sensor business to indie Semiconductor Inc. for
EUR 40 million in cash, further concentrating its growth investments into
AI Photonics and AR smart glasses
• Sale of the CMOS Image Sensor (CIS) business for a cash consideration
of approx. EUR40 million; transaction is expected to close within the
next six months.
• The transaction sharpens ams OSRAM’s focus towards Digital Photonics
growth vectors where its products enable new levels of system
performance, such as AI Photonics, which includes highly parallel
Optical Interlinks for AI data centers and advanced display
technologies for AR smart glasses amongst other applications.
• The sale concerns entities holding about EUR 20 million of assets that
guarantee the Group’s convertible bonds and senior notes; the related
proceeds will be applied to pro-rata buyback or redemption of those
instruments.
Premstaetten, Austria, and Munich, Germany (11 May 2026) — ams OSRAM
(SIX: AMS) sells CMOS Image Sensor business to indie Semiconductor Inc.
for EUR 40m in cash, further concentrating its growth investments into AI
Photonics and AR smart glasses
“With the divestment of our CMOS Image Sensor (CIS) business to indie, we
are further sharpening our profile as the leader in Digital Photonics.
While CIS represents a strong technology platform, our strategic priority
is to concentrate investments on those AI driven segments that offer the
most promising growth prospects and where we clearly differentiate –
including AI Photonics and AR smart glasses. At the same time, the
expected cash proceeds provide an additional contribution to our
accelerated balance sheet deleveraging. Our transformation into the
Digital Photonics powerhouse is progressing,” said Aldo Kamper, CEO of ams
OSRAM.
Advancing the transformation towards Digital Photonics growth themes
On 4 February, ams OSRAM announced its strategic refocusing towards
“Creating the Leader in Digital Photonics”, outlining its ambition to
emerge as a focused semiconductor photonics powerhouse and the pure‑play
leader in Digital Photonics.
As part of this strategy and its disciplined capital allocation framework,
ams OSRAM continues to review its portfolio to concentrate resources on
digital photonics platforms with clear and sustainable market leadership
potential, while supporting its accelerated balance sheet deleveraging
efforts.
In this context, ams OSRAM signed an agreement to divest its CMOS Image
Sensor (CIS) business to indie Semiconductor Inc. for a total
consideration of EUR40million, consisting of EUR35million in cash and a
EUR5million seller’s note payable after two years.
The transaction concerns entities holding assets guaranteeing the Group’s
convertible bonds and senior notes, and therefore, approx. EUR 20 million
of the proceeds will be applied to further deleverage ams OSRAM’s balance
sheet in accordance with, and subject to, the terms of these instruments.
The transaction is structured as a combination of business sale and asset
transactions.
The CIS business fits well within indie Semiconductor’s portfolio and
strategic direction and will thus be in a good position to further its
business.
The transaction supports ams OSRAM’s accelerated deleveraging plan and
enables continued focus on core digital photonics growth vectors.
Completion of the transaction is subject to customary closing conditions
and is expected within the next six months.
About ams OSRAM
The ams OSRAM Group (SIX: AMS) is a global leader in innovative light and
sensor solutions. As a specialist in Digital Photonics, we combine
engineering excellence with cutting-edge global manufacturing to offer our
customers the broadest portfolio of digital light and sensing
technologies.
“Sense the power of light” — our success has ever since been based on a
deep understanding of the potential of light. For 120 years, we have been
developing innovations that move markets: from automotive applications and
industrial manufacturing to medical and consumer electronics. In the
anniversary year of the OSRAM brand, around 18,500 employees worldwide are
working on pioneering solutions alongside societal megatrends such as
smart mobility, artificial intelligence, augmented reality, smart health,
and robotics. This is reflected in around 12,000 patents granted and
applied for. Headquartered in Premstaetten/Graz (Austria) with
co-headquarters in Munich (Germany), the group achieved EUR 3.3 billion
revenues in 2025 and is listed as ams-OSRAM AG on the SIX Swiss Exchange
(ISIN: AT0000A3EPA4).
Find out more about us on [1] https://ams-osram.com
ams and OSRAM are registered trademarks of ams-OSRAM AG. In addition, many
of our products and services are registered or filed trademarks of
ams OSRAM Group. All other company or product names mentioned herein may
be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
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For further information
Investor Relations Media Relations
ams-OSRAM AG ams-OSRAM AG
Dr Juergen Rebel Bernd Hops
Senior Vice President Senior Vice President
Investor Relations Corporate Communications
T: +43 3136 500-0 T: +43 3136 500-0
[4]investor@ams-osram.com [5]press@ams-osram.com
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