Increasingly important for the success of IoT development are the ease-of-use in system design and implementation paired with the robust nature of hardware-based security. The demand is large: IHS Technology forecasts that the use of embedded security controllers in IoT applications will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 30% between 2014 and 2020, reaching shipments of more than 480m units.

Building on consumers’ trust is essential for payment solutions with smart and mobile devices. Infineon Technologies brings its expertise to advance secured transactions on mobile devices and in the IoT. Infineon’s certified security chip solutions excel with reliable and fast contactless data transmission that will further increase consumers’ acceptance of secured mobile payment.

The XMC1400 MCUs will open up applications for Infineon Technologies in industrial automation, digital power conversion and electronic control. In comparison with the earlier XMC1000 products, the XMC1400 series offers greater control performance and additional connectivity.

Where smartphone manufacturers differentiate their offers in a highly competitive market through either security or performance, Samsung chooses both. The world market leader builds its latest Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy A devices with security and RF components from Infineon Technologies.

Mobile security is poised for growth as global mobile data traffic from smartphones is expected to increase ten-fold between 2014 and 2020. To provide the market with turnkey mobile security solutions, Infineon Technologies has introduced OPTIGA Mobile. The brand extends Infineon’s OPTIGA range of embedded security solutions with dedicated services around mobile security. OPTIGA Mobile helps mobile device manufacturers and OS providers to i...

Infineon Technologies and GoerTek has launched two high-resolution, highly integrated optical sensors. The optical chips deliver the precise measurement, small size and ultra-low power consumption demanded by ambient light sensing, proximity detection, heart rate and pulse oximetry monitoring applications in smart devices.

Unlike conventional mobile phones, smartphones are no longer primarily communication devices, but also tools for entertainment and work. Users run more and more applications in parallel, their smartphones constantly need to boost their performance. At Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Infineon Technologies will present new solutions that make smartphones more powerful and more energy-efficient.

EtherCAT implementation complexity and cost can be reduced with the XMC4300 microcontroller series of Infineon Technologies. Without compromise to EtherCAT communication features, the XMC4300 has been specifically developed for cost-sensitive industrial applications that also make high demands on design flexibility, connectivity and real-time performance.

The German Federal Minister of Transport and Digital Infrastructure Alexander Dobrindt acknowledges the importance of microelectronics as a key technology for the mobility of the future. Visiting the headquarters of Infineon Technologies, he learned about how the company is supporting policy goals to develop mobility: Infineon, with more than 40 years’ experience in automotive electronics, provides the technological prerequisites for the ma...

Easy-to-use, fully integrated and highly efficient DC/DC regulators with I²C/PMBus interfaces, the PMBus SupIRBuck voltage regulator family has been unveiled by Infineon Technologies. The integrated PWM controller, MOSFETs and Bootstrap diode make them space-efficient solutions, providing accurate power delivery for low output voltage and high current applications.

Chip-based payment solutions are easy to use and offer higher data security than magnetic stripe cards. In 2015, China took the pole position worldwide in terms of growth for both issuing volume and the transaction value with chip-based payment cards. As one of the first foreign chip suppliers, Infineon Technologies has received the “China UnionPay Security Product Certification” for its SLE77 security payment chip.

Emphasising hardware based security to protect sensitive user data stored on connected devices, Microsoft has integrated OPTIGA TPMs (Trusted Platform Modules) from Infineon Technologies into its latest personal computing devices (including the new Surface Pro 4 tablet and the Surface Book, the first Microsoft branded laptop).

Infineon Technologies expands its 200V driver IC portfolio with the IRS2005 (S, M) for high voltage, high speed IGBTs and power MOSFETs. The driver IC features comprehensive protection for motor drive applications with stringent space constraints such as electric garden equipment, golf carts, power tools and mobility scooters.

Highly developed societies require a stable power supply that also protects the environment. The goal then is to generate electricity in as targeted and sustainable a way as possible and to transmit it and use it as efficiently as possible. The research project "E2SG" (Energy to Smart Grid) supports these goals.

Microelectronics is the key to a better future and has become an indispensable part of our lives – today and even more tomorrow. At the upcoming CES 2016, Infineon Technologies will highlight chip technologies and system solutions for use across multiple categories of the consumer electronics industry.

In the future, mobile devices will be able to quickly and realistically detect their surroundings in 3D. When they do, it will be thanks to the 3D image sensor chips from Infineon Technologies and pmdtechnologies. REAL3 will enable extremely realistic virtual and augmented reality game experiences that involve the interaction of the gamer’s own hands and his living environment within the game via head-mounted devices.

Infineon Technologies expands its µHVIC family of integrated circuits for high and low voltage: the single channel low-side drivers IR44252L, IR44272L and IR44273L enable robust and cost effective design solutions. The device family utilises Infineon’s proven, robust high voltage junction isolation (HVJI) technology to realise multiple functions and integrate robust protection features.

Further advancing the development of Functional Safety industrial applications Infineon Technologies has announced the availability of the Safety Package for the XMC4000 family of 32-bit MCUs. The XMC4000 Safety Package helps to develop TÜV-certified automation systems that conform with Safety Integrity Levels SIL2 and SIL3.

The 2EDN7524 EiceDRIVER ICs from Infineon Technologies have been launched for the PFC, LLC and synchronous rectification stages of switch mode power supplies. Enhancing the existing EiceDRIVER family, the 2EDN family is the link between control ICs and MOSFET, e.g. CoolMOS C7, as well as GaN switching devices. The 2EDN MOSFET driver IC enables high system level efficiencies, power density and consistent system robustness.

Infineon Technologies increases performance and security of contactless payment transactions. The SLC 32P family of security controllers speeds up data handling by the factor of 15. It enables manufacturers of payment cards, wearables and proximity devices such as tokens to meet requirements mandated by MasterCard from January 2016 onwards.