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    Upgrades to the Luxeon C and CZ families of Lumileds packaged LEDs enable increases in flux output and radiometric watts, and improved beam distribution across multiple device variants. (Photo credit: Image courtesy of Lumileds.)
    LEDs & SSL Design

    Lumileds boosts performance in the Luxeon C and CZ color LED portfolios

    Maury Wright
    Nov. 4, 2020
    Applications for color LEDs range from emergency vehicles to façade lighting and Lumileds offers both monochromatic and phosphor-converted options in the Luxeon C and CZ lines...
    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

    Mark Halper
    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.
    LEDs & SSL Design

    Osram endorses latest ams takeover offer as 2019 losses mount

    Mark Halper
    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.)
    LEDs & SSL Design

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

    Mark Halper
    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.
    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.)
    LEDs & SSL Design

    AMS falls short in bid to acquire Osram, for now

    Mark Halper
    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.