EQS-News: ams OSRAM joins Short-Reach Micro-Emitter Optics OCP standardization workstream led by Credo

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ams OSRAM joins Short-Reach Micro-Emitter Optics OCP standardization
workstream led by Credo

13.10.2026 / 07:15 CET/CEST
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ams OSRAM joins Short-Reach Micro-Emitter Optics OCP standardization
workstream led by Credo

Industry initiative brings together hyperscalers and optical ecosystem
participants to advance low-latency, cost-efficient optical interconnects
for AI scale-up and scale-out networks.

• Participation in the Open Compute Project (OCP) Short-Reach
Micro-Emitter Optics (SRMO) workstream positions ams OSRAM within a
leading industry ecosystem shaping optical connectivity standards for
next-generation AI infrastructure
• ams OSRAM’s microLED, microVCSEL and microPhotodiode capabilities
provide a differentiated and scalable technology platform for
next-generation optical interconnect solutions
• Optical interconnects are a key pillar of ams OSRAM’s Digital
Photonics strategy and a targeted growth opportunity in AI
infrastructure.

Premstaetten, Austria, and Munich, Germany (13 October 2026) – ams OSRAM
joins Short-Reach Micro-Emitter Optics OCP standardization led by Credo
bringing together hyperscalers and technology leaders to define
wide-parallel optical links in AI infrastructure

ams OSRAM is joining the Short-Reach Micro-Emitter Optics (SRMO)
workstream dedicated to developing a specification within the Open Compute
Project (OCP) for a new class of high-speed data center interconnects.
The industry initiative, led by Credo, brings together hyperscalers and
technology leaders along the full optical stack to define interoperable
standards for wide-parallel optical connectivity in next-generation AI
infrastructure.

As AI fabrics and GPU clusters continue to expand, the industry needs
substantially more connectivity while maintaining the very low latency
required for tightly coupled compute. This is creating demand for new
interconnect architectures that combine optical reach with the economics
and latency characteristics traditionally associated with copper. The
wide-and-slow approach addresses this challenge by distributing data
across many parallel optical channels at optimized data rates per channel.
The goal is to combine copper-like cost and latency with optical reach
while improving power and thermal efficiency. ams OSRAM is a global leader
in micro-emitters and is well-positioned to bring this technology to
market to solve the upcoming scale-up interconnect challenge.

At ECOC 2026, ams OSRAM continued to build on its excellence as technology
leader for light emitters by introducing a next-generation 850 nm
Thin-Film VCSEL platform designed for wide-and-slow optical interconnects
and showcasing a connectorized multi-core fiber solution with ecosystem
partner BizLink. Building on those advancements, the Short-Reach
Micro-Emitter Optics (SRMO) workstream will address the market need for
interoperable interconnects as wide, parallel micro-emitter technology
drives new form factors across rapidly evolving scale-up and scale-out
fabrics in AI data centers. The common specification, targeted for OCP
approval in 2027, will address requirements for signaling, power
efficiency, form factors, modules and connector interfaces.

“Next-generation AI fabrics require optical reach without paying the
traditional cost and latency penalty of high-speed optical links,” said
Ashkan Seyedi, Vice President and General Manager of Optical Interconnects
at ams OSRAM. “Wide-and-Slow micro-emitter and micro-receiver enable
20-30x reach as compared to copper but with bandwidth density and energy
and cost efficiency of copper. By joining the SRMO Workstream, we are
building the ecosystem to turn the technology demonstrated at ECOC into
interoperable, manufacturable solutions at scale.”

“Wide, parallel micro-emitter technology is opening up new possibilities
for AI data center fabrics, and a common set of interoperable
specifications will help the ecosystem realize them,“ said L.K. Bhupathi,
Associate Vice President of Product at Credo. „With the SRMO Workstream,
Credo is looking forward to working alongside industry contributors to
define specifications that will foster a resilient supply chain, faster
deployment and continued innovation.”

ams OSRAM plans to contribute to the emerging SRMO Framework, leveraging
its technology portfolio which combines 2D addressable microLED and
microVCSEL emitter arrays, matching micro-photodiode receiver arrays, CMOS
capabilities and advanced 3D packaging. The company’s 850 nm platform uses
the cost-effective GaAs material system and is compatible with widely
deployed OM3 multimode fiber infrastructure. Depending on application
requirements, the platform supports both microLED-based short-reach links
and longer-reach microVCSEL-based links.

Participation in the OCP SRMO Framework supports ams OSRAM’s Digital
Photonics strategy and ambition to address emerging AI infrastructure
opportunities with differentiated optical interconnect technologies.
Optical interconnects for AI data centers are one of the company’s key
growth vectors, alongside highly pixelated automotive lighting,
micro-emitter projection arrays for AR smart glasses, and advanced optical
sensing.

For more information about ams OSRAM’s optical interconnect technologies
and AI photonics activities, visit the company’s [1]technology page.

For more information about the Open Compute Project (OCP) Short-Reach
Micro-Emitter Optics (SRMO) workstream, visit the [2]launch announcement
by Credo and the [3]SRMO project page.

About ams OSRAM

The ams OSRAM Group (SIX: AMS) is a global leader in innovative light and
sensor solutions. As a specialist in Digital Photonics, we combine
engineering excellence with cutting-edge global manufacturing to offer our
customers the broadest portfolio of digital light and sensing
technologies.

“Sense the power of light” — our success has ever since been based on a
deep understanding of the potential of light. For 120 years, we have been
developing innovations that move markets: from automotive applications and
industrial manufacturing to medical and consumer electronics. In the
anniversary year of the OSRAM brand, around 19,000 employees worldwide are
working on pioneering solutions alongside societal megatrends such as
smart mobility, artificial intelligence, augmented reality, smart health,
and robotics. This is reflected in over 12,000 patents granted and applied
for. Headquartered in Premstaetten/Graz (Austria) with co-headquarters in
Munich (Germany), the group achieved EUR 3.3 billion revenues in 2025 and
is listed as ams-OSRAM AG on the SIX Swiss Exchange (ISIN: AT0000A3EPA4).

Find out more about us on [4] https://ams-osram.com

ams and OSRAM are registered trademarks of ams-OSRAM AG. In addition, many
of our products and services are registered or filed trademarks of ams
OSRAM Group. All other company or product names mentioned herein may be
trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

Join ams OSRAM social media channels: [5]>LinkedIn [6]>YouTube

For further information
Investor Relations Media Relations
ams-OSRAM AG ams-OSRAM AG
Dr Juergen Rebel Bernd Hops
Senior Vice President Senior Vice President
Investor Relations Corporate Communications
T: +43 3136 500-0 T: +43 3136 500-0
[7]investor@ams-osram.com [8]press@ams-osram.com

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Language: English
Company: ams-OSRAM AG
Tobelbader Straße 30
8141 Premstaetten
Austria
Phone: +43 3136 500-0
E-mail: investor@ams-osram.com
Internet: https://ams-osram.com/
ISIN: AT0000A3EPA4
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