Infineon Technologies : Dec 12, 2014 | Business & Financial Press Infineon Named Outstanding EMEA Semiconductor Company by Global Semiconductor Alliance
December 19, 2014 at 07:11 am EST
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Munich, Germany - December 12, 2014 - Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) today announced that the Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) named Infineon as the 2014 Outstanding EMEA Semiconductor Company. The award recognizes a semiconductor company headquartered in the region Europe/Middle East/Africa that clearly demonstrates the most strength when measuring products, vision, leadership and success in the marketplace.
Infineon received the prestigious award at the Annual GSA Award Dinner in Santa Clara, CA on December 11. The company was nominated and then selected for the Award by the EMEA Leadership Council of GSA.
"Receiving the GSA's Annual Award is a true honor in that it represents the opinion of the collective semiconductor ecosystem, including industry suppliers and competitors. It's a vote of confidence to our strategic approach: From product thinking to system understanding," said Arunjai Mittal, Member of the Board of Infineon. "Our success is the result of commitment and hard work by every employee of Infineon. We are very proud to recognize the contributions of our global team in earning the respect of our peers embodied in this award."
About GSA
The Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) mission is to accelerate the growth and increase the return on invested capital of the global semiconductor industry by fostering a more effective ecosystem through collaboration, integration and innovation. It addresses the challenges within the supply chain including IP, EDA/design, wafer manufacturing, test and packaging to enable industry-wide solutions. Providing a platform for meaningful global collaboration, the Alliance identifies and articulates market opportunities, encourages and supports entrepreneurship, and provides members with comprehensive and unique market intelligence. Members include companies throughout the supply chain representing 30 countries across the globe. www.gsaglobal.org
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%).
Infineon Technologies : Dec 12, 2014 | Business & Financial Press Infineon Named Outstanding EMEA Semiconductor Company by Global Semiconductor Alliance
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