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Infineon Technologies AG
TypePublic
ISIN: DE0006231004, FWB: IFX, NYSE: IFX
Founded1999
HeadquartersNeubiberg, Germany
Key people Peter Bauer, CEO
IndustrySemiconductors
ProductsMicrocontrollers
Memory
Communication ICs
RevenueUS$11. Aktiengesellschaft ('aktsiəngəzεlʃaft abbreviated AG) is a German term that refers to a Corporation that is limited by shares i A public company usually refers to a company that is permitted to offer its registered securities ( Stock, bonds, etc An International Securities Identifying Number (ISIN uniquely identifies a security. The Frankfurt Stock Exchange ( FWB Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse) is a Stock exchange located in Frankfurt, Germany. The New York Stock Exchange ( NYSE) is a Stock exchange based in New York City. Neubiberg is a municipality south-east of Munich, Germany, founded in 1912 Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator For other uses of this term see Industry (disambiguation An industry (from Latin industrius, "diligent industrious" A semiconductor' is a Solid material that has Electrical conductivity in between a conductor and an insulator; it can vary over that In Marketing, a product is anything that can be offered to a Market that might satisfy a want or need A microcontroller (also MCU or µC is a functional Computer system-on-a- chip. In Psychology, memory is an organism's ability to store retain and subsequently retrieve information Communication is the process of conveying information from a sender to a receiver with the use of a medium in which the communicated information is understood the same way In business revenue or revenues is Income that a company receives from its normal business activities usually from the sale of goods and services 66 billion (2006)
Employees43,000
Websitewww.infineon.com

Infineon Technologies AG (ISIN: DE0006231004, FWB: IFX, NYSE: IFX) was founded in April 1999 when the semiconductor operations of parent company, Siemens AG, were spun off to form a separate legal entity. A fiscal year (or financial year, or sometimes budget year) is a period used for calculating annual ("yearly" Financial statements in Businesses Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Aktiengesellschaft ('aktsiəngəzεlʃaft abbreviated AG) is a German term that refers to a Corporation that is limited by shares i An International Securities Identifying Number (ISIN uniquely identifies a security. The Frankfurt Stock Exchange ( FWB Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse) is a Stock exchange located in Frankfurt, Germany. The New York Stock Exchange ( NYSE) is a Stock exchange based in New York City. A semiconductor' is a Solid material that has Electrical conductivity in between a conductor and an insulator; it can vary over that As of September 30, 2007 Infineon has about 43,000 employees worldwide, 6000 of them involved in research and development. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. In the 2007 financial year, the company achieved sales of 11. 66 billion US Dollar. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been In 2007 a 14. 6% rise in projected calendar year revenues saw Infineon taking 10th place in iSuppli's global semiconductor sales ranking, thus gaining five places from 2006.

On May 1, 2006, Infineon's Memory Products division was carved out as a distinct company called Qimonda AG. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Qimonda AG ( (pronounced "key-MON-duh" is a Memory company split out of Infineon Technologies AG on May 1 2006 to form the second It employs about 13,500 people worldwide. Qimonda has been listed on the NYSE. Qimonda AG ( (pronounced "key-MON-duh" is a Memory company split out of Infineon Technologies AG on May 1 2006 to form the second The New York Stock Exchange ( NYSE) is a Stock exchange based in New York City.

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The markets of Infineon Technologies

Infineon Technologies AG, Neubiberg near Munich, Germany, offers semiconductor and system solutions for automotive, industrial and multimarket sectors, for applications in communication, as well as memory products through its subsidiary Qimonda. Neubiberg is a municipality south-east of Munich, Germany, founded in 1912 Munich (München; Minga is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The automotive industry is the industry involved in the design development manufacture marketing and sale of Motor vehicles In 2007 more than 73 million motor vehicles With a global presence, Infineon operates through its subsidiaries in the USA from Milpitas, California in the Asia-Pacific region from Singapore and in Japan from Tokyo. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Milpitas (mɪlˈpiːtəs is a City in Santa Clara County California. Asia-Pacific or APAC is the area generally regarded as encompassing Littoral East Asia, Southeast Asia and Australasia near the Singapore For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū.

Infineon has a number of facilities in Europe. Infineon's high power segment is in Warstein (Germany), Villach (Austria) and Cegléd (Hungary). Warstein is a town in the district of Soest, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Villach (ˈfɪlax Slovenian Beljak) is the second largest city in Carinthia in the south of Austria, at the Drau River ( Slovenian Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Cegléd is a town in Pest county, Hungary, approximately southeast of the Hungarian capital Budapest. Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic It also runs R&D centers in France, Singapore, Romania, Taiwan & Bangaluru, India & fabrication units in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia & China. The phrase research and development (also R and D or more often R&D) according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, refers This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Singapore Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. Bangalore ( officially Bengaluru ( Kannada: ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು) is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Singapore For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National

Infineon is listed on the DAX 30 index of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and on the New York Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: IFX). The Frankfurt Stock Exchange ( FWB Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse) is a Stock exchange located in Frankfurt, Germany. The New York Stock Exchange ( NYSE) is a Stock exchange based in New York City.

What Infineon means

The name Infineon combines the English word "infinity" (Latin word "infinitas") with "eon," the ancient Greek word for eternity, in an attempt to call to mind the idea of unlimited potential.

Product lines

Infineon's main product lines are ICs in the following areas:

Infineon also has an HPS (High Power Segment). Microchipsjpg|right|thumb|200px|Microchips ( EPROM memory with a transparent window showing the integrated circuit inside Voice-over-Internet protocol ( VoIP, vɔɪp is a protocol optimized for the transmission of voice through the Internet The automotive industry is the industry involved in the design development manufacture marketing and sale of Motor vehicles In 2007 more than 73 million motor vehicles For other uses of this term see Industry (disambiguation An industry (from Latin industrius, "diligent industrious" In Electronic engineering, a DC to DC converter is a circuit which converts a source of Direct current (DC from one Voltage level to another AC/DC are an Australian Hard rock band formed in Sydney, Australia in 1973 by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young. Infineon Technologies SensoNor AS is a Norwegian MEMS producer since 2003 fully owned by and integrated in Infineon Technologies. A smart card, chip card, or Integrated circuit card ( ICC) is any pocket-sized card with embedded integrated TriCore is the name of a multicore-processor design by Infineon Technologies. Qimonda AG ( (pronounced "key-MON-duh" is a Memory company split out of Infineon Technologies AG on May 1 2006 to form the second The front-end of this production is in Warstein (GER), the back-end is in Cegléd (Hungary). Thyristors, diodes and IGBTs are manufactured here.

Apple iPhone chips

The Apple iPhone contains baseband processor (PMB8876 S-Gold 2 multimedia engine with EDGE functionality) and GSM RF transceiver chips supplied by Infineon[1]. The iPhone is an internet-connected Multimedia Smartphone designed and marketed by Apple Inc In Signal processing, baseband is an adjective that describes signals and systems whose range of Frequencies is measured from zero to a maximum bandwidth GSM ( Global System for Mobile communications: originally from Groupe Spécial Mobile) is the most popular standard for Mobile phones in the Radio frequency ( RF) is a Frequency or rate of Oscillation within the range of about 3 Hz to 300 GHz

Buyouts

Competitors

  1. Dynex Semiconductor
  2. TI
  3. Broadcom
  4. STMicroelectronics
  5. Marvell
  6. Freescale
  7. NXP
  8. LSI (formerly Agere)
  9. Renesas
  10. International Rectifier
  11. Fairchild Semiconductor

Investors

Major institutional investors in Infineon are: Dodge and Cox International: 10. Dynex Semiconductor based in Lincoln, UK is a global supplier of products and services specialising in the field of Power semiconductor devices and Texas Instruments ( better known in the electronics industry (and popularly as TI, is an American company based in Dallas, Texas, USA Broadcom Corporation is an American supplier of Integrated circuits (ICs for broadband communications STMicroelectronics (,)is an franco-italian Electronics and Semiconductor manufacturer headquartered in in Geneva, Switzerland. Marvell ( is an American producer of Storage, communications and consumer Semiconductor products Freescale Semiconductor Inc is an American Semiconductor manufacturer NXP (for Next eXPerience) Semiconductors is the name for the new Semiconductor company founded by Philips as announced by its CEO Frans Agere Systems Inc was an Integrated circuit components company based in Allentown Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania is a Japanese semiconductor manufacturer They are based in Tokyo and have manufacturing design and sales operations in around 20 countries with about 26200 employees worldwide International Rectifier Corp ( is a manufacturer of power semiconductors ( Integrated Circuits, MOSFET, and IGBTs located in El Segundo Present day Fairchild Semiconductor International Inc is a spin-off company resulting from reconstitution of assets in National Semiconductor 03%, Merrill Lynch International: 5. Merrill Lynch & Co Inc () is a global financial services firm 25%, Templeton Global Advisors Limited: 5. 16%, Capital Group International: 4. 14%. [3]

Price fixing controversy

In 2004–2005 an investigation was carried out into a worldwide DRAM price fixing conspiracy during 1999–2002 that damaged competition and raised PC prices. Please merge with Rambus#Lawsuits In 2002, armed with the Sherman Antitrust Act, the United States Department of Justice began a probe into the activities Competition is a rivalry between individuals groups nations or animals for territory or resources As a result, Samsung is to pay $300 million fine, Hynix was to pay $185 million in 2005, Infineon: $160 million in 2004. The Samsung Group ( Korean:, Samsung Guerup) is South Korea 's largest company or Chaebol and the world's largest conglomerate Hynix Semiconductor Inc of South Korea is a memory Semiconductor supplier of Dynamic random access memory ('DRAM' chips and Flash memory Infineon Technologies AG () was founded in April 1999 when the Semiconductor operations of parent company Siemens AG, were spun off to form a separate Micron Technology cooperated with prosecutors and no fine is expected. Micron Technology ("Micron" is a multinational company based in Boise, Idaho, USA best known for producing many forms of Semiconductor

Community support

Infineon technologies supports local high schools with F. High school is the name used in some parts of the world (in particular Scotland, North America and Australia) to describe an institution I. R. S. T. robotics [1]. See also Robot Robotics is the science and technology of Robots and their design manufacture and application They currently help three local schools in Richmond, Virginia - Atlee HS, Tucker HS, and Highland Springs Tech Center (HTA)

AENEON

AENEON was introduced in 2005. This article is about the city of Richmond the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia. HTA (also known as High Tech Academy) is located in Highland Springs, Virginia. AENEON is a DRAM memory family of Infineon and fits into standard PCs and notebooks. A personal computer ( PC) is any Computer whose original sales price size and capabilities make it useful for individuals and which is intended to be operated A notebook (also notepad, writing pad, drawing pad, legal pad, etc

AENEON targets whitebox (non-brand) PC and notebook manufacturers world wide, as well as the European retail segment and end users (web shop). A personal computer ( PC) is any Computer whose original sales price size and capabilities make it useful for individuals and which is intended to be operated A notebook (also notepad, writing pad, drawing pad, legal pad, etc AENEON DRAM memory focuses the "price-performance" segment.

Price advantages are obtained due to a limited product portfolio (only unbuffered and SO-DIMM), and due to outsourced module assembly. The DRAM components, however, are "Made by Infineon".

Notes

  1. ^ "Under the Hood: Inside the Apple iPhone", TechOnlineJuly 01, 2007
  2. ^ "Infineon acquiring LSI's mobile product business, Infineon
  3. ^ "Shareholder Structure", Infineon 29 February, 2008

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