Indie Semiconductor has announced a definitive agreement to acquire the fabless CMOS image sensor group from ams OSRAM AG for total consideration of €40 million, comprising a €35 million cash payment at closing and a €5 million vendor-debt note issued by ams OSRAM. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals, and will be immediately accretive.
The acquired product line, with primary operations in Belgium and Portugal, includes intelligent, high-performance CMOS image sensors for a broad range of industrial, automation, and physical AI applications. The portfolio of products, intellectual property, and designs aligns with indie’s automotive ADAS sensing solutions and further strengthens the company’s multimodal sensing capabilities across radar, vision, LiDAR, and ultrasonic. The image sensor market is forecast to grow to over $40 billion by 2030, driven by rising autonomy, safety regulations, and increased adoption of AI-based vision ADAS systems.
The acquisition positions indie to serve emerging physical AI applications including humanoid robots, collaborative robots, and autonomous mobile robots, where image sensors are a key component of sensor-rich platforms requiring high-performance visual processing. By integrating ams OSRAM’s CMOS imagers with its existing sensor-fusion hardware and perception software, indie said it will be able to deliver sensing systems for next-generation autonomous machines while significantly expanding its portfolio of GaN SLED light-source solutions. Indie is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, California, and serves Tier 1 partners and marquee automotive OEMs worldwide.
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“By integrating ams’ CMOS imagers with our sensor-fusion hardware and perception software, we’re able to deliver unparalleled sensing systems for next-generation autonomous machines, including emerging applications such as humanoid robots, cobots, and AMRs. This unique carve-out extends our position in sensor-fusion technology and significantly expands our portfolio of GaN SLED light-source solutions, opens new customer opportunities, and positions indie to capture a larger share of the rapidly emerging physical AI market.”
Mark Tyndall, Executive Vice President of Corporate Development and Investor Relations, Indie Semiconductor
