“Infineon will now be positioned to set the benchmark in system density, efficiency
and control by combining the performance of Primarion’s digitally controlled power-management
devices with Infineon’s leading power semiconductors portfolio,” said Peter Bauer,
Member of the Management Board and Head of Infineon’s Automotive, Industrial and
Multimarket Business Group. “The addition of Primarion helps accelerate our access
to the potential growth in the digital power segment by providing advanced system
solutions for our customers. This investment is also a great complement to our power
management activities based out of Villach in Austria.”
Digital power is a fast-growing emerging market for ICs in power supplies and is
increasingly replacing today’s traditional analog solutions. Advantages of digital
power ICs include the ability to optimize the efficiency and performance of the
power supply over all conditions on the fly by adjusting key system parameters with
advanced diag-nostics, telemetry and non-linear control. This leads to increased
density and reduced system cost through the removal of bulky output capacitors and
the integration of many passive components required for “tuning” analog solutions.
According to a December 2007 report by market analyst firm iSuppli, an annual growth
of approximately 50 per cent is expected from 2007 to 2011.
Following the carve-out of Qimonda in 2006, Infineon is focusing on three key areas
of business: Energy Efficiency, Communications and Security.
The company announced its intention to address these areas both through acquisitions
and investment in organic growth. Following the acquisition of Texas Instruments’
DSL CPE business and LSI’s Mobility Products Group last year, the acquisition of
Primarion is another major step in strengthening Infineon’s core business. Infineon
already delivers innovative high-performance solutions with best-in-class technologies
that help save energy and reduce pollution. The company’s products are the basis
for intelligent and optimal use of energy resources, be it along the entire power
supply chain, in industrial applications, in household appliances or in hybrid cars.
About Infineon
Infineon Technologies AG, Neubiberg, Germany, offers semiconductor and system so-lutions
addressing three central challenges to modern society: energy efficiency, com-munications,
and security. In the 2007 fiscal year (ending September), the company re-ported
sales of Euro 7.7 billion (including Qimonda sales of Euro 3.6 billion) with ap-proximately
43,000 employees worldwide (including approximately 13,500 Qimonda employees). With
a global presence, Infineon operates through its subsidiaries in the U.S. from Milpitas,
CA, in the Asia-Pacific region from Singapore, and in Japan from Tokyo. Infineon
is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and on the New York Stock Exchange (ticker
symbol: IFX).
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www.infineon.com.
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