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On June 28, the 2nd Infineon Automotive Innovation Summit and the 11th Automotive Electronics Developers Conference (IACE) was held in Suzhou. With the theme of "Pioneering and Leaping", more than 1,300 industry elites from the upstream and downstream of the automotive industry chain gathered together to discuss topics such as intelligent networking, intelligent driving, electrification, and artificial intelligence, and discussed the opportunities and challenges faced by the automotive industry under the general trend of low-carbon and digitalization, and built an important bridge for cross-border communication between upstream and downstream industrial chains such as vehicles, parts, and automotive semiconductors.
The 2nd Infineon Automotive Innovation Summit and the 11th Automotive Developers Conference
In recent years, China's auto market, especially new energy vehicles, has grown rapidly. According to statistics from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, in 2023, China's new energy vehicle production and sales will account for more than 60% of the world's total, ranking first in the world for nine consecutive years. Under such a growth trend, the trend of electrification, networking, and intelligence of automobiles is driving the supply chain system from the traditional pyramid vertical division of labor to a flat grid division of labor, which also puts forward higher requirements for the demand understanding ability and market response ability of automotive semiconductor manufacturers.
"Infineon sees China as a strategic market with growth potential in the areas of decarbonization and digitalization, especially in high-value sectors such as electric vehicles and renewable energy, with automotive electronics accounting for 51 percent of the company's global revenue in fiscal 2023," said Dawei Pan, Senior Vice President and President of Greater China of Infineon Technologies and Head of Consumer, Computing & Communications at Infineon Technologies. As one of the world's most sustainable semiconductor manufacturers, Infineon has always adhered to the customer-centric service concept, built a 'local ecosystem with global service capabilities and added customer value', and worked with partners to jointly promote low-carbon and digitalization. ”
David Pan, Senior Vice President and President of Greater China of Infineon Technologies and Head of Consumer, Computing & Communications of Infineon Technologies in Greater China
Yanfei Cao, Senior Vice President of Infineon Technologies and Head of Infineon Technologies' Automotive Business in Greater China, said: "China is leading the global trend of low-carbon and digital transformation of vehicles, and the Chinese automotive semiconductor market is growing rapidly in applications such as new energy vehicles, autonomous driving and domain controllers. As the world's No. 1 automotive semiconductor supplier by market share, Infineon has always been committed to providing strong momentum for the sustainable development of China's automotive industry. With its system-level solutions and broad product portfolio, Infineon is deepening its partnerships and strengthening its competitiveness in the market, and will continue to help Chinese automakers continue to lead the way in the 'software-defined vehicle' journey." ”
Yanfei Cao, Senior Vice President of Infineon Technologies and Head of Infineon Technologies' Automotive Business in Greater China
As the world's leading manufacturer of automotive semiconductors, Infineon has been deeply involved in the field of automotive semiconductors for many years. In 2023, it will rank first in the fields of global automotive electronics, automotive power devices, and automotive microcontrollers. Infineon's semiconductors are an important part of a wide range of key automotive applications, including driver assistance and safety systems, powertrain and battery management systems, in-vehicle infotainment systems, and safety features.
Infineon is constantly innovating to meet the latest market demands. During this year's IACE Summit, Infineon officially announced its next-generation 32-bit microcontroller, AURIX™ TC4x, for Greater China. AURIX™ TC4x is Infineon's third generation of high-performance MCUs based on a comprehensive understanding of customer, market, application and technology trends. Looking to the future, microcontrollers can help cars become smarter, with more efficient processing power and broader and more secure network connections to adapt to new EE architectures and faster technology iterations, so as to further improve performance in parallel processing units, support for hardware virtualization, functional safety, information security, etc., to meet the new requirements of the development of applications such as electric vehicles, domain controllers/zone controllers, intelligent driving, radar, and body/connected chassis. As of 2024, Infineon has delivered more than 1 billion high-quality AURIX™ products to the global market, covering more than 50 major automotive brands and four major automotive applications, which have been recognized by customers and third-party organizations in the industry.
Today, Infineon has built a complete and rich automotive electronics ecosystem in Greater China with its extensive global presence and continuous efforts in the local market. In the keynote speech session of the summit, dozens of heavyweight guests from well-known OEMs, Tier 1 enterprises, well-known universities and other fields shared their views on key topics such as industry trends, technological innovation, ecological cooperation and supply chain management. Their insights provided valuable industry insights to attendees.
Looking ahead, in order to further promote innovation in technologies and services and deepen integration with local industries, Infineon launched and established the "Dandelion Club" in Greater China at the beginning of 2024, especially for start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises in the mass market. The establishment of this new platform aims to accelerate the innovation and upgrading of technologies and services, so as to more effectively promote the deep integration of Infineon's automotive electronics ecosystem with the local automotive industry, and provide strong support for the sustainable development of the local automotive industry. During this year's IACE Summit, a total of 5 companies became the first batch of founding members of the "Dandelion Club" and officially joined this dynamic cooperation platform.
In addition, the summit also set up a total exhibition area of more than 3,000 square meters, showcasing more than 100 sets of innovative products and solutions from Infineon and its local partners, including HUD solutions, front, rear, left and right domain controllers based on the TC4x family, ITMS integrated thermal management system, etc. The scope of exhibits covers body and intelligent network systems, power and new energy systems, chassis and intelligent driving systems, storage systems and other fields. At the same time, more than 20 new energy exhibition vehicles from different brands were also displayed at the scene.
Innovation leads the industry leap, and cooperation promotes common development. In the future, Infineon will continue to promote the sustainable development of low-carbon and digitalization, strengthen its leading position in the automotive semiconductor market through continuous innovation, and continue to promote the evolution of the automotive industry towards a greener, safer and smarter direction through more open and close cooperation with local ecosystem partners, so as to contribute to the sustainable development of the automotive industry.
About Infineon
Infineon Technologies AG is a global semiconductor leader in power systems and the Internet of Things. Infineon drives decarbonization and digitalization with its products and solutions. The company employs around 58,600 people worldwide and generated revenues of approximately €16.3 billion in fiscal year 2023 (ending September 30). Infineon is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: IFX) and on the OTCQX international over-the-counter market in the United States (ticker symbol: IFNNY).
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Infineon Technologies AG officially entered the Chinese mainland market in 1995. Since the establishment of its first company in Wuxi in October 1995, Infineon's business has grown very rapidly, with more than 3,000 employees in China, and has become an important driving force for Infineon's global business development. Infineon has established a complete industrial chain covering R&D, production, sales, marketing, technical support, etc., and has carried out in-depth cooperation with leading domestic enterprises and universities in sales, technology R&D, and talent training.