Infineon announces the opening of a new plant in Malaysia, which will become the world's largest and most competitive 200-millimeter silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductor plant.
The high-performance 200-mm SiC power plant will reinforce Infineon's role as a world leader in semiconductors.
The first phase of the plant, with an investment volume of two billion euros, will focus on the production of silicon carbide power semiconductors and will include gallium nitride (GaN) epitaxy.
The second phase will involve an investment of up to five billion euros. In all, up to 4,000 jobs will be created by the project.
SiC semiconductors increase the efficiency of electric vehicles, fast-charging stations and trains, as well as renewable energy systems and AI data centers.
' New generations of power semiconductors based on innovative technologies such as silicon carbide are an absolute prerequisite for decarbonization and climate protection. ', said Jochen Hanebeck, CEO of Infineon Technologies.
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Infineon Technologies AG is one of the world's leading manufacturers of semiconductors. The group's products include power semiconductors, sensors, microcontrollers, digital, mixed-signal and analog ICs, discrete semiconductor modules, switches, interface ICs, motor-controlling ICs, RF power transistors, voltage regulators, and electronic safety components. Net sales break down by area of activity as follows:
- automotive (50.5%): semiconductor products used in the automotive industry, and memory products for specific applications for automotive, industrial, information technologies, telecommunications and consumer electronics.
- power & sensor systems (23.3%): semiconductors for energy-efficient power supplies, mobile devices, mobile phone network infrastructures, human-machine interaction as well as applications with special demands on their robustness and reliability.
- industrial power control (13.5%): semiconductor products for the conversion of electrical energy for small, medium and high-power applications, used in the manufacturing, the low-loss transmission, the storage and the efficient use of electrical energy;
- connected secure systems (12.6%): semiconductors for networked devices, card-based applications, and government documents; microcontrollers for industrial, entertainment, and household applications, components for connectivity systems, various customer support systems;
- other (0.1%).
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Germany (12.4%), Europe/Middle East/Africa (14.4%), China/Hong Kong/Taiwan (32.3%), Japan (10.5%), Asia/Pacific (15.9%), the United States (12.1%) and Americas (2.4%).
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