AMS AG
High-performance LEDs, lasers, analog ICs, and sensors for imaging and sensing applications
- Sector
- Semiconductors
- Headquarters
- PREMSTAETTEN, C4
- Latest Form D
- $223M, Feb 2017
- Total capital
- $373M
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $373M
- 2 Form D · last Feb 2017
- 117 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 39
- 1 pending · first 2024
- Rank in peer group#1 of 224
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$223M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$150M
Node area is scaled to amount. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.
Standing among 224 peers
Line = medianSemiconductors · Device
- Granted patents#1 · top 1%
Cumulative measures favor older companies. Rankings describe position today, not outcome. Below the median, ranks show as a band rather than a number.
Founders and team
From SEC Form D filings- Alexander EverkeExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Andreas C PeinDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Hans Jorg KaltenbrunnerDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Jacob Jorg JacobssonDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Johann C EitnerDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Kirk S LaneyExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 13 people
- Klaus Jorg IfflandDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Loh Kin WahDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Michael Jorg GrimmDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Michael Wachsler-MarkowitschExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Siegfried Jorg SelberherrDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Thomas StockmeierExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Vida C Uhde-DjefroudiDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 39 granted of 40- GrantedOn-chip Integration Of Indium Tin Oxide (ito) Layers For Ohmic Contact To Bond PadsUSPTOUS 12,727,261
- PendingOptical Sensor Including Integrated DiffuserUSPTOApplication 19565887
- GrantedOptical Device With Phase CorrectionUSPTOUS 12,607,775
Show all 40 patent records
- On-chip Integration Of Indium Tin Oxide (ito) Layers For Ohmic Contact To Bond PadsSep 1, 2026 · US 12,727,261Granted
- Optical Sensor Including Integrated DiffuserJul 16, 2026 · Application 19565887Pending
- Optical Device With Phase CorrectionApr 21, 2026 · US 12,607,775Granted
- Method Of Producing A Semiconductor Body With A Trench, Semiconductor Body With At Least One Trench And Semiconductor DeviceJul 15, 2025 · US 12,362,230Granted
- Optical Particle Counter For Air Quality AssessmentJul 1, 2025 · US 12,345,638Granted
- Temperature Sensor, Laser Circuit, Light Detection And Ranging System And MethodJun 24, 2025 · US 12,339,397Granted
- Sensing System for the Detection of Electromagnetic Radiation on an Electronic DeviceJun 10, 2025 · US 12,326,360Granted
- High Resolution Time-of-flight MeasurementsJun 3, 2025 · US 12,320,897Granted
- Optical Interference FiltersMar 25, 2025 · US 12,259,497Granted
- Sensor Device, Sensor Module, Imaging System And Method To Operate A Sensor DeviceMar 18, 2025 · US 12,253,631Granted
- Method For Starting A System-on-a-chip Without Read Only Memory, System On-a-chip Without Read Only Memory And HeadphoneMar 4, 2025 · US 12,242,858Granted
- Optoelectronic Device And Method Of Producing An Optoelectronic DeviceFeb 4, 2025 · US 12,218,162Granted
- Through-substrate Via And Method For Manufacturing A Through-substrate ViaJan 28, 2025 · US 12,211,769Granted
- Formation Of Three-dimensional Structures Using Grey-scale PhotolithographyDec 24, 2024 · US 12,174,548Granted
- Apparatus And Method For Detecting ObjectsNov 26, 2024 · US 12,152,973Granted
- Transconductor Circuitry With Adaptive BiasingNov 19, 2024 · US 12,149,219Granted
- Optical Sensor Arrangement, Device And Method Of Manufacturing An Optical Sensor ArrangementNov 12, 2024 · US 12,140,699Granted
- Lossless Data Transfer CompressionNov 5, 2024 · US 12,136,935Granted
- Semiconductor Body, Avalanche Photodiode And Method For Fabricating A Semiconductor BodyOct 29, 2024 · US 12,132,132Granted
- Semiconductor Device With Through-substrate Via And Method Of Manufacturing A Semiconductor Device With Through-substrate ViaSep 24, 2024 · US 12,100,644Granted
- Current Peak Sensor For Pulsed Laser Diode ArraySep 10, 2024 · US 12,085,592Granted
- Ambient Light Sensing SystemsSep 10, 2024 · US 12,087,250Granted
- Filter Assembly, Detector, And Method Of Manufacture Of A Filter AssemblyAug 27, 2024 · US 12,072,235Granted
- Optical Proximity Sensing Circuit And Method For Optical Proximity SensingJul 16, 2024 · US 12,038,532Granted
- Filter For Reducing Optical Cross-talkJul 16, 2024 · US 12,038,533Granted
- Audio System And Signal Processing Method For An Ear Mountable Playback DeviceJul 9, 2024 · US 12,033,609Granted
- Time-of-flight Arrangement And Method For A Time-of-flight MeasurementJun 25, 2024 · US 12,019,190Granted
- Noise Cancellation System And Signal Processing Method For An Ear-mountable Playback DeviceJun 4, 2024 · US 12,002,447Granted
- Using Time-of-flight And Pseudo-random Bit Sequences To Measure Distance To ObjectMay 28, 2024 · US 11,994,586Granted
- Peak-detector Circuit And Method For Evaluating A Peak Of A First Input VoltageMay 14, 2024 · US 11,984,897Granted
- Signal Processor, Processor System And Method For Transferring DataApr 9, 2024 · US 11,954,052Granted
- Position Sensor And Method For Position Sensing And DiagnosticApr 2, 2024 · US 11,946,774Granted
- Circuit Failure Detection For Diode ArraysMar 12, 2024 · US 11,927,644Granted
- Sensor Front-end And Method For Operating A Sensor DeviceMar 5, 2024 · US 11,920,958Granted
- Semiconductor Device For Infrared Detection, Method Of Manufacturing Semiconductor Device For Infrared Detection And Infrared DetectorMar 5, 2024 · US 11,923,467Granted
- Audio System And Signal Processing Method For An Ear Mountable Playback DeviceMar 5, 2024 · US 11,922,917Granted
- Particulate Matter SensorJan 30, 2024 · US 11,885,726Granted
- System-on-chip Camera With Integrated Light Sensor(s) And Method Of Producing A System-on-chip CameraJan 30, 2024 · US 11,888,010Granted
- A Noise Cancellation Enabled Audio System And Method For Adjusting A Target Transfer Function Of A Noise Cancellation Enabled Audio SystemJan 30, 2024 · US 11,889,267Granted
- Voltage Regulator, Integrated Circuit And Method For Voltage RegulationJan 30, 2024 · US 11,886,215Granted
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Sources
Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.
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