Infineon Technologies Austria
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(CEO and Technology Director)
Jörg Eisenschmied
(CFO)
Thomas Reisinger
(Operations Director)
 Infineon Group logo | |
| Industry | Semiconductors |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | , Austria |
Key people | Sabine Herlitschka (CEO and Technology Director) Jörg Eisenschmied (CFO) Thomas Reisinger (Operations Director) |
| Website | www |
Infineon Technologies Austria is a group subsidiary of Infineon Technologies. It employs 3785 people in around 60 countries with a large proportion in research (over 1500). In 2017 the company made a turnover of €2.5 billion.[1] Its headquarters are in Villach, Austria.
In 1970 Siemens launched a production site for diodes in Villach and started construction of production plants on its current site in 1972. In 1999 Siemens semiconductor division became Infineon Technologies. The production site has continuously expanded with increasing wafer sizes being introduced (4-inch wafers in 1979, 5-inch wafers in 1984, 6-inch wafers in 1997, 8-inch wafers in 2000, 12-inch thin wafers in 2013).[2]
Villach has several important roles within the Infineon Group. It became Infineon's global competence centre for power electronics in 1997 and for contactless technologies in 1998. In 2003 the headquarters for industrial electronics were partially transferred to Villach. A global competence centre for silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) was founded in Villach in 2017.
| Year | Location | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Villach, Austria | Headquarters, research & development, production, IT, global business responsibility |
| 1998 | Graz, Austria | Development centre, Global competence centre[3] |
| 1999 | Linz, Austria | Development centre |
| 2004 | Klagenfurt, Austria | IT services |
| 2006 | Bucharest, Romania | Development centre |
| 2006 | Kulim, Malaysia | Front-end factory |
| Vienna, Austria | Sales |
In December 2017, it was announced that Infineon is planning to create up to 1000 new jobs in its locations in Villach, Graz, and Linz. It will invest around €40 million to expand the production site in Villach. However, Infineon is faced with difficulties in filling open positions.[4][5][6]
In 2017 Infineon Austria was awarded the HERMES.Wirtschafts.Preis in the category International Companies.[7]
Production
Infineon Technologies Austria currently has 1844 products in its portfolio. In 2016/17 it produced 14.3 billion chips.[2] Infineon Austria holds the global business responsibility for 11 product lines, including Industrial Power Control (Chips & Discretes, Intelligent Power Modules, Gate Driver), Automotive (High Voltage Driver, Electric Drive Train), Power Management & Multimarket Security (Medium Voltage Power Conversion, Computing, Power Management Devices, Power Management ICs, High Voltage Power Conversion, Low Power ACDC ICs), and Chip Card & Security.
Infineon Austria has a total cleanroom area of 22,200 m2 (up to class 1).[2]
Research
Infineon Technologies Austria is the most research-intense company in Austria.[8] 23% of its total revenue is spent on research & development, employing more than 1500 people in research & development (R&D). In 2016/17 Infineon spent €428 million on R&D, which represented 17% of its sales. In 2016/17 it applied for 214 patents.
Infineon Austria also supports six endowed professorships at universities in Austria: Power Electronics (University of Innsbruck), Data Science (Technical University Graz), Autonomous Driving (Technical University Graz), Human-Centered Cyber-Physical Production and Assembly Systems (Technical University Vienna), Industry 4.0 – adaptive and connected production systems (University of Klagenfurt), and Sustainable Energy Management (University of Klagenfurt).
In 2023, Infineon launched two new research projects.[9]
- The Affordable smart GaN IC solutions for greener applications (ALL2GaN) project is about improving energy efficiency, by as much as 30%, through the use of energy saving gallium nitride semiconductors. This technology has the potential to save a projected 218 million tons of CO2 worldwide.[10][11]
- The Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing leading to Sustainability and Industry 5.0 (AIMS5.0) project focuses on optimizing the management of supply chains across Europe along with resource-efficient manufacturing across industries through the integration of artificial intelligence (AI).[12][13]