July 27, 2016 -- ams AG, a provider of sensors and analog ICs, has closed the transaction to acquire 100% of the shares in the color and spectral sensing systems specialist MAZeT GmbH for an undisclosed amount in cash. The strategic acquisition extends ams’ market leadership in advanced optical sensors and strengthens ams’ position in emerging optical sensing applications. Focused on industrial and medical applications, MAZeT offers system and application know-how in advanced color and spectral sensing and outstanding optical engineering expertise.
MAZeT’s capabilities include IC and filter design as well as hardware and software system development with its JENCOLOR sensors being used currently in applications including airplane interior lighting, agricultural sensors, and medical skin lesion analysis. The company also has a legacy business acting as module supplier to its previous industrial shareholders. MAZeT is profitable and based in Jena, Germany, with around 80 employees. The Jena region is a global center of excellence in optical technologies, which offers a strong basis to support ams’ growth plans going forward.
