New Headquarters Brings OSRAM Opto Semiconductors closer to customers and partners

OSRAM held an opening ceremony for the new Asia regional headquarters of its subsidiary, OSRAM Opto Semiconductors, a specialist in semiconductor technology for lighting, sensor and visualization applications. Headed by Dr. Alfred Felder, CEO of OSRAM Opto Semiconductors Asia Ltd., the new office will initially house staff to coordinate sales and marketing activities in Asia. OSRAM Opto Semiconductors selected Hong Kong for its regional headquarters to be nearer to customers and partners in Asia, especially Greater China, Korea and Japan. Regional OSRAM activities for other business units have been located in Hong Kong since 2006.

The opening of the Hong Kong headquarters follows the groundbreaking in July 2007 of a second opto chip factory in Penang, Malaysia, which when it opens in spring 2009 will be the world's most advanced chip factory to serve the booming LED market. The expansion of its production capacity, made possible by the new factory in Penang, together with the opening of its Hong Kong headquarters, will put OSRAM Opto Semiconductors in an even better position to meet growing demand for LEDs in Asia Pacific.