Introduction: On May 1, 1999, Siemens Semiconductors officially changed its name to Infineon, headquartered in Munich, Germany. We mainly produce automotive and industrial electronic chips, security and IC card application ICs, communication multimedia chips, storage devices, etc. In 1998, Infineon was one of the top ten semiconductor manufacturers in the world. Infineon provides automotive applications such as powertrain (including optimized fuel consumption engines and transmission control, and emerging technologies that comply with government emissions regulations such as hybrid vehicles, starter generators, and electromechanical valve trains, chips), body and convenience (including light control, air conditioning, heating, ventilation and air conditioning, comfort locks, power windows, seat memory, and door switches), safety management (such as electronic power steering, collision avoidance, anti lock braking systems, airbags, stability control systems, tire pressure monitoring), and information entertainment systems (including electronic calling and information access). Infineon has 10 manufacturing plants in 5 countries across Asia, Europe, and the United States, and 16 research and development centers in 9 countries. In 1998, the company had approximately 25000 employees and its main partners include Motorola, IBM, MoselVitelic, and others.
