The final part of the OSRAM Regensburg LED chip factory

April 4, 2008, OSRAM CEO, OSRAM Opto Semiconductors CEO and Regensburg, Germany (Regensburg) Co chaired the final completion of OSRAM's LED chip factory in Regensburg, the last part of the official ceremony. OSRAM said the plant began construction 7 years ago, the amount of investment amounted to hundreds of millions of euros, the total number of employees has been increased from about 500 to 1500 people. At the same time, OSRAM production capacity increased by nearly 50%, so that OSRAM Opto Semiconductors Regensburg LED plant currently covers an area of about 600000 square feet.

Optoelectronic semiconductor industry is the main business of OSRAM Opto Semiconductors, is expected to grow rapidly in the next few years, the current semiconductor revenues accounted for 12% of OSRAM's overall revenue.

OSRAM CEO said, LED is the future light source, OSRAM attaches great importance to the development of the field, this is OSRAM so much efforts for Regensburg and Malaysia was Penang factory.

In addition, OSRAM has invested large sums of money in the field of research and development, only last year's investment brought about 13% of the income of the photoelectric semiconductor.

Source: China Semiconductor Lighting Network