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Infineon is outgrowing all other leading suppliers of automotive semiconductors in Japan, according to new research by Strategy Analytics.
Infineon says this shows “strong growth in a strategically important market”.
The latest research from Strategy Analytics finds that Infineon Technologies increased its automotive business in Japan by almost 25 percent in 2018. [Read more…] about Infineon ‘outgrowing all other leading suppliers of automotive semiconductors’ in Japan
Automotive supplier Denso Corporation has taken an unspecified stake in Infineon Technologies AG, one of the top manufacturers of in-vehicle semiconductor products, to accelerate the development of technology to achieve next-generation vehicle systems such as automated driving.
With the investment, Infineon Technologies’ advanced semiconductor technologies will be combined with Denso’s in-vehicle technologies and expertise to accelerate the development of new and emerging mobility solutions.
Due to increased functionality of vehicles and advanced electronic control, the demand for semiconductor products is growing exponentially.
[Read more…] about Denso takes a stake in Infineon Technologies to advance automated driving
Infineon Technologies is launching the IFX007T NovalithIC motor driver. The company says it is an “easy-to-use, high-power motor driver” for industrial and consumer applications.
The IFX007T smart half-bridge provides an easy and efficient way to drive brushed and brushless motors, integrating a p-channel high-side MOSFET, an n-channel low-side MOSFET and a driver IC into one package.
Along with a microcontroller and power supply, no other devices are necessary to drive a motor. [Read more…] about Infineon launches ‘easy-to-use high power motor driver’ for industrial and consumer applications
Infineon Technologies has added a new product to its range of intelligent power modules.
The CIPOS Maxi IM818 series integrates various power and control components to increase reliability, optimize PCB size and system costs.
The IPM is packaged in a DIP 36x23D housing. This makes it the smallest package for 1200 V IPMs with the highest power density and best performance in its class. [Read more…] about Infineon releases ‘intelligent power module’ for industrial motor drives
Infineon Technologies says it is preparing for long-term growth by investing €1.6 billion ($1.9 billion) in a new 300-millimeter chip factory in Villach, Austria.
Infineon says its new factory for power semiconductors will consolidate its position as the “market and technology leader” in this segment, and will create the foundation for long-term, profitable growth.
A fully automated chip factory for manufacturing 300-millimeter thin wafers will be constructed at the Villach location in Austria alongside the existing production facility. [Read more…] about Infineon invests $2 billion in new semiconductor factory in Austria
Infineon Technologies AG has received an award from Toyota for continuously outstanding product quality.
The auto maker’s Hirose plant presented its Honour Quality Award to the Munich-based chip maker for its CAN transceivers – devices that enable various electronic control units (ECU) in the car to exchange data.
Achieving zero defects in automotive electronics is becoming increasingly important in light of many new functionalities such as automated driving.
[Read more…] about Infineon receives quality award from Toyota’s Hirose Plant
One trend in mobile communications is to unlock smartphones by 3D face recognition instead of fingerprint or PIN.
Making authentication more convenient and more secure, it may soon become indispensable for mobile payment applications and mobile ID.
Infineon Technologies claims its new 3D image sensor chip, with unlock-with-your-face feature, makes the process smarter, faster and more reliable.
[Read more…] about New 3D image sensor for smartphone face recognition from Infineon
Infineon Technologies and Baidu have announced at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas that Infineon is joining the Apollo Program of Baidu.
Based on Baidu’s ability in AI and autonomous driving, as well as Infineon’s advantage in automotive electronics hardware platforms, both parties will cooperate in depth to promote rapid development of autonomous driving technology to improve people’s intelligent life.
Marking an important fusion of Infineon’s automotive electronics ecosystem and the Apollo automotive ecosystem built by Baidu, the cooperation will create more opportunities for both parties’ partners to join hands to promote the progress of the intelligent automotive industry. [Read more…] about Infineon partners with Baidu on Apollo program for autonomous driving development
Infineon Technologies is supplying computing technology for the Audi A8, which is claimed to be “the world’s first series production car with autonomous driving features”.
Infineon says it supplies key components for the Audi A8 which gives the car level 3 automated driving capabilities.
The ability of cars to self-drive is split into a number of different levels, as defined by the international engineers’ association, SAE. [Read more…] about Infineon supplying chips for Audi A8, said to be ‘world’s first series production car with autonomous driving features’
