Ams Osram has big plans for small LEDs

Speaking to analysts during a web call to discuss third-quarter results Osram CEO Alexander Everke reaffirmed the eventual importance of micro LEDs to revenue, and stated that production will start in 2024.

Micro LEDs — much smaller than today’s standard LEDs — have been on the roadmap since before Premstaetten, Austria–based ams took over Munich, Germany–based Osram in July 2020. Former Osram boss Olaf Berlein used to mention them, although he was more adamant about nearer-term possibilities for mini LEDs.

Under Everke, the combined ams Osram has been constantly reviewing and recasting the business divisions and product lineup that it took on with the Osram acquisition. It has jettisoned many operations, most recently the remaining LED driver unit and before that Traxon Technologies, a sale that closed this month.