Infineon Technologies AG
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| Aktiengesellschaft | |
| Traded as | : IFX |
| Industry | Semiconductors |
| Founded | April 1, 1999 |
| Headquarters | Neubiberg, Germany |
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Key people
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Dr. Reinhard Ploss (CEO and Chairman of the executive board), Wolfgang Mayrhuber (Chairman of the supervisory board) |
| Products | Microcontrollers, communication ICs, Power electronics, ESD Protection Diodes |
| Revenue |
 €6.473 billion (2016)
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€763 million (2016)
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| Profit |
€743 million (2016)
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| Total assets |
€9.087 billion (Q4 2016)
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| Total equity |
€5.023 billion (Q4 2016)
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Number of employees
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36,299 (30 September 2016) |
| Divisions | Automotive, Industrial Power Control, Power Management & Multimarket, Chip Card & Security |
| Website | www |
Infineon Technologies AG is a German semiconductor manufacturer founded on 1 April 1999, when the semiconductor operations of the parent company Siemens AG were spun off to form a separate legal entity. As of 30 September 2016, Infineon had 36,299 employees worldwide. In fiscal year 2016, the company achieved sales of €6.473 billion.
On 1 May 2006, Infineon's Memory Products division was carved out as a distinct company called Qimonda AG, which at its height employed about 13,500 people worldwide. Qimonda was listed on the until 2009.
Infineon Technologies AG, in Neubiberg near Munich, offers semiconductors and systems for automotive, industrial, and multimarket sectors, as well as chipcard and security products. With a global presence, Infineon operates through its subsidiaries in the USA, from Milpitas, California, and in the Asia-Pacific region, from Singapore and from Tokyo, Japan.
Infineon has a number of facilities in Europe, one in Dresden, Germany, Europe's microelectronic, and emerging technologies center. Infineon's high power segment is in Warstein, Germany; Villach and Graz in Austria; Cegléd in Hungary; and Italy. It also runs R&D centers in France, Singapore, Romania, Taiwan, UK and India, as well as fabrication units in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and China. There's also a Shared Service Center in Maia, Portugal.
Infineon is listed in the DAX index of the .
In 2010, a proxy contest broke out in advance of the impending shareholders' meeting over whether board member Klaus Wucherer would be allowed to step into the chairman's office upon the retirement of the then-current chairman Max Dietrich Kley.
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