Recently, Osram manufacturer has decided to increase the production needed for infrared iris scanners.
Scanners Osram installed in the smartphones Samsung Galaxy Note 7. It is assumed that the new smartphone Samsung Galaxy S8 will be also installed Osram scanners. Now the manufacturer about half of its revenue received from the supply of optical sensors for the automotive electronics. To expand the supply of scanners for smartphones the company will create 1,000 new jobs, which would mean a 50% increase in output of the product concerned. Capacity expansion and recruitment of staff will continue until 2020.
Competitors Osram infrared scanners on the market are considered to be the Japanese company Nichia and Lumileds American (a former division of Dutch Philips). Expansion of the production Osram company should also offer resistance to expansion of competitors on the markets together.