High-frequency development

With more than 250 million 77 GHz radar chips sold, Infineon is the technology and world market leader in this segment. The aim is to further develop this safety technology for widespread use, as in the future, radar sensors will be part of the standard equipment of every new car. Among other things, radar systems are a prerequisite for automated driving.

The development center in Linz was established in 1999 as a spin-off of the Johannes Kepler University. Infineon Austria joined in 2000 and has been the 100% owner of Infineon Technologies Linz GmbH & Co KG (formerly DICE) since September 30, 2019. 

Over the past 20 years, the facility with its approximately 180 employees has developed into a global competence center for high-frequency technologies within the Infineon Group, with world-leading expertise in radar chips for driver assistance systems.

The other key areas of the Linz team’s activities include high-frequency components for mobile telephony and navigation applications, like for example antenna switches and receive amplifiers. With the help of these, end devices can achieve very high data rates even under unfavorable reception conditions. These products can be found in almost every smartphone, tablet and navigation system, and are therefore delivered in quantities of several hundred million per year.