Infineon recently announced the formation of a new business unit to drive the company’s growth in the area of sensors by combining the existing sensor and radio frequency (RF) businesses into one dedicated organisation.
The new business unit, Sensor Unit & Radio Frequency (SURF), will be part of the Power & Sensor Systems (PSS) division and include the former Automotive and Multi-market Sense & Control businesses.
“With the new business unit, we are addressing the growing demand for sensors and RF solutions, driven by trends such as green energy, clean and safe mobility, and smart and secure IoT,” said Dr. Thomas Schafbauer, Head of SURF business unit at Infineon. “Our dedicated business unit for sensors and RF allows for the expansion of our sales activities and combines our innovation capabilities, offering even more differentiated system solutions for our automotive, consumer and industrial customers.”
As devices attain higher levels of intelligence and autonomy, sensor semiconductors are becoming ubiquitous components in connecting the real and digital world. Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) and ambient monitors allow for context-aware devices, for example, Infineon’s microphones based on high-end microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) already play a key role in smartphones, wearables and smart speakers, facilitating AI-based language solutions for enhanced consumer experiences.
Infineon’s radar solutions enable reliable object recognition, such as in autonomous driving and in electric cars and industrial automation. Infineon’s magnetic sensors, meanwhile, are key enablers for controlling motion precisely and its current sensors allow for better energy efficiency in power inverters and batteries.
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