The world needs energy – and in future we will have to use electricity more efficiently, from the computer power supply unit all the way to large industrial drives. Infineon’s semiconductor technology fine-tunes cars, industrial plants, consumer
and household electronics to use less energy.
In smart grids, tomorrow’s intelligent electricity networks, our innovative chip solutions will efficiently control power supply and power demand.
Bright lights without the heat
Generating heat as well as light, lamps are real energy guzzlers. Replacing incandescent lamps with efficient LED technology can translate into energy savings of up to 20 percent – enough to eliminate a large-scale power plant in Germany alone. With its “EnLight” research project, Infineon is developing new LED lighting solutions.
Power supplies determine how much of the energy drawn from the mains is actually fed to a PC or server. To maximize the efficiency of power supplies, Infineon has developed the first marketable silver box reference design enabling efficiency levels in excess of 92 percent – thus topping the global efficiency standard.
Personal mobility shapes our world. Megacities around the globe call for modern transportation concepts as oil becomes scarce and climate protection requires a cutback in CO 2 emissions. We need cars that are more energy-efficient, sustainable and affordable transportation concepts, and new guidelines for added safety.
Electric power is already conquering the road. And Infineon’s high-performance chips ensure mobility with high energy efficiency in electric and hybrid cars. They manage climate-friendly rail transport and enable easily operable e-ticket systems
Plenty of car components – including windshield wipers, EPS and fuel pumps – are powered by electric motors. Now, Infineon’s innovative transistors are optimizing these electric motor controls – setting new standards for energy efficiency and fuel costs.
As the number of automotive functions controlled by sensors and chips continues to rise, so too does the complexity of the interplay between these parts. Led by Infineon, the RESCAR 2.0 project brings together various partners in the development chain to optimize the robustness and safety of braking and steering electronics, for example, and – ultimately – to also help advance electromobility.
Digital services rule our lives – and the days are long gone when this was confined to the internet. We constantly use sensitive personal data in everyday communication. Infineon’s semiconductor technology reliably protects this information from attack, meaning that communication and privacy no longer have to be mutually exclusive.
Modern encryption technology protects the flow of data well. Innovative chip solutions guard electronic money and form the secure core of electronic payment systems. In the car, Infineon’s semiconductors ensure the secure exchange of data.
More security on the information highway
Digital networks are spreading rapidly – the world over. As we all know, data security is a key success factor in networked digital worlds – whether they be for electronic identification, smart grid energy management or cloud computing. Infineon increasingly supports Germany’s Federal Ministry of the Interior (BMI) on IT system security.
Digital data needs the best protection possible. The World’s First Innovation Award® from German industry went to Infineon's Integrity Guard security technology for its robust protection capabilities. Integrity Guard protects sensitive applications such as credit cards and electronic passports against hacker attacks through end–to–end encryption of the data path.
