Infineon
Infineon Technologies
Semiconductors are crucial for addressing the energy challenges of our time and shaping the digital transformation. For this reason, Infineon is committed to actively driving decarbonization and digitalization. As a global semiconductor leader in power systems and IoT, Infineon enables game-changing solutions for green and efficient energy, clean and safe mobility, as well as smart and secure IoT.
Infineon is a world leader in semiconductor solutions and is ranked the number one provider of automotive semiconductors, discrete power devices, MEMS microphones, security ICs, and microcontrollers. The company’s aim is to stay ahead of the competition by securing and expanding its leading position across all key markets. This includes consistently demonstrating to customers that Infineon is the best possible partner to help drive their businesses forward.
Infineon’s technologies help make life easier, safer, and greener-together with its customers and partners, working toward a better tomorrow.
A Leader in Power Systems and IoT
Infineon is the clear No. 1 in power semiconductors and a leading power systems innovator. Its silicon-, silicon-carbide-, and gallium-nitride-based power, driver, microcontroller, and software solutions are essential to take energy efficiency and green power to the next level.
Infineon is a leading one-stop technology partner for smart, energy-efficient, and secure IoT solutions. Its sensors, microcontrollers, and communication devices, combined with security technologies and related software, are indispensable in bringing industrial and consumer IoT to life.
Key Markets
- Energy – green and efficient
Rising demand for energy, depleted natural resources, and climate change call for more efficient ways of generating, transmitting, storing, and consuming energy. Infineon's semiconductor solutions allow energy to be created and used more efficiently. The company plays a major role in the journey toward a net-zero world. Infineon helps make green energy happen.
- Mobility – clean and safe
Today, the world is facing a new era of mobility with rising expectations around electrification, automation, convenience, and reliable connectivity. Infineon's semiconductor solutions drive the transformation toward clean, safe, and smart mobility services across all means of transport. Infineon helps shape the future of mobility.
- IoT – smart and secure
As digital transformation advances, demand for intuitive, secure, and smart 'things' is rising across everything from buildings and homes to factories and cities. Infineon's semiconductor solutions make connected 'things' context-aware, intelligent, energy-efficient, and secure. Infineon helps make IoT work.
- Automotive
- Robotics
- Healthcare
- Product Families
Automotive
Achieving automotive excellence with Infineon's semiconductors.
If companies want to rely on a trusted partner offering all relevant ingredients for dependable systems - automotive quality, functional safety, cybersecurity, innovative products, system understanding, and operational excellence - then they need Infineon automotive dependability.
As the number one partner in the automotive industry, Infineon shapes the future of mobility, making cars clean, safe, and smart - through dependable electronics that enable systems that form the foundation for trust.
Key Applications:
- Body and lighting systems
TRAVEO™ II and AURIX™ MCUs for body control, LITIX™ LED drivers for exterior and interior lighting, CAN FD transceivers and system basis chips for networking and power management. OptiMOS™ and CoolMOS™ for efficient switching, EiceDRIVER™ gate drivers for robust control.
- Comfort actuators, pumps, fans, seats, and closures
MOTIX™ motor control, either XMC™ or PSOC™ Control C3 MCUs with external 6EDL7141 three-phase gate driver, or the integrated IMD701A option that combines XMC1404 with a 6EDL7141 driver in one package. Pair with OptiMOS™ MOSFETs and angle or Hall sensors for position feedback.
- Battery management and 12-V sub-systems
TLE9012 or TLE9018 BMS ICs for cell monitoring and balancing, TLI4971 current sensor for accurate current measurement, protection and balancing MOSFETs, plus EiceDRIVER™ high-side drivers.
- ECU connectivity and security
Automotive transceivers for CAN and LIN, OPTIGA™ security for device identity and firmware integrity, AURIX™ safety concepts for functional safety paths.
Robotics
Leading solutions for smart and safe robots.
Today’s robots can identify and navigate through surroundings, work alongside humans, and even interact with them. All this would not be possible without recent advancements in semiconductor and sensor solutions.
As both a leading supplier of robotics components and an advanced user of robots in its own fabs, Infineon has carved out a unique position in the market.
Drawing on insights into all facets of the robotics field and with a comprehensive portfolio of power, microcontrol, memory, connectivity, and sensor products, Infineon provides reliable system solutions with certified functional safety and advanced security.
Key Applications and Ideal Infineon Solutions:
- AMR drive and motion control
Choose IMD701A for a compact, fully programmable wheel drive, or use XMC™ or PSOC™ Control C3 with a 6EDL7141 three-phase gate driver. Add OptiMOS™ MOSFETs, EiceDRIVER™ gate drivers, TLE5012 angle sensors, and TLE9351 CAN transceivers for robust motion subsystems. - Battery systems for mobile robots
TLE9012 or TLE9018 BMS for 12- to 18-cell packs, TLI4971 current sensor for accurate current measurement, protection FETs and high-side drivers, AIROC™ Bluetooth LE for service interfaces. - Navigation, obstacle avoidance and SLAM
REAL3™ hybrid ToF navigation sensor for high-resolution depth at close range and room-scale mapping, 60 GHz XENSIV™ radar for presence and motion sensing in all lighting conditions. - Connectivity and fleet communications
AIROC™ Wi-Fi and Bluetooth combos for reliable links between robots, infrastructure, and cloud services. - Edge compute and HMI
PSOC™ Edge for ML at the edge and sensor pre-processing, PSOC™ 6 or PSOC™ Control C3 for control loops, timing, and fast ADCs.
Healthcare
Infineon enables medical wearables, patient monitoring, healthcare robotics, and lab automation.
Pair low-power MCUs and precise sensors with secure connectivity and robust power to build reliable devices. Regulatory certifications depend on your end product; Macnica can help you choose components that align with your path.
Key Building Blocks:
- Sensing: Pressure sensors, 60 GHz XENSIV™ radar for contactless vital signs, magnetic and current sensors, XENSIV™ MEMS microphones
- Compute: PSOC™ 6 and PSOC™ Edge MCUs for signal processing and ML at the edge
- Connectivity and security: AIROC™ Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, OPTIGA™ security for device identity and data protection
Key Applications:
- Patient monitoring and contactless vital sensing
60 GHz XENSIV™ radar modules for heart and respiration monitoring without contact, PSOC™ Edge for signal processing and ML, AIROC™ Wi-Fi and Bluetooth for data handoff, OPTIGA™ Trust for device identity and data integrity. - Medical wearables and smart health devices
PSOC™ 6 for ultra-low-power control and sensing, AIROC™ Bluetooth for mobile pairing, secure boot and OPTIGA™ for protected data paths, pressure and magnetic sensors where required. - Facility monitoring
DPS368 pressure sensors for environmental or flow feedback, plus Wi-Fi or BLE for connectivity. - Lab automation and healthcare robotics
Motor and motion subsystems using MOTIX™ IMD701A or 6EDL7141 with XMC™ or PSOC™ Control C3, OptiMOS™ MOSFETs and EiceDRIVER™ gate drivers for compact, reliable pump and actuator control.
Product Families
| Category | Family | Short copy | Ideal applications | Recommended starter part or kit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Microcontrollers | PSOC™ Control C3 | Motor control oriented MCU with fast ADCs, high resolution PWMs, and peripherals for FOC and BLDC control. | AMR wheel drives, pumps and fans, lab automation actuators | PSOC™ Control C3 evaluation kit |
PSOC™ 6 | Ultra low power dual core MCU for connected HMI and sensing with plenty of memory for RTOS and comms stacks. | Wearables, patient monitors, smart health devices, robotics HMI panels | 60 GHz radar evaluation board | |
PSOC™ Edge | Edge ML processing with sensor fusion support and secure boot to run local inference efficiently. | Vision and navigation pre processing, vital signs processing, anomaly detection at the edge | PSOC™ Edge starter kit | |
XMC | Industrial control MCUs that pair well with gate drivers for precise motor and power control. | Robot joints and conveyors, pumps, fans, industrial motion control | XMC motor control kit | |
AURIX | Safety focused multi core MCU for automotive control and gateways with powerful peripherals. | Body control modules, domain controllers, safety related control paths | AURIX TC3xx evaluation board | |
TRAVEO™ | Automotive grade MCUs for body, comfort, lighting, and cluster applications. | Body control, lighting controllers, instrument clusters | TRAVEO™ II body control starter kit | |
Sensors | REAL3 hToF depth | Hybrid Time of Flight depth sensing for navigation and close range perception with robust performance indoors. | Obstacle avoidance, path planning, people detection in service robots | REAL3 evaluation module |
60 GHz radar | Compact radar modules for presence, motion, and contactless vital sign detection that work in all lighting. | Patient monitoring, human presence, fall detection, occupancy and intrusion sensing | 60 GHz radar evaluation board | |
Magnetic angle TLE5012 | Precise angle sensing for position feedback in motors and mechanisms, supports FOC control. | Robot joints, gimbals, closures, valves and actuators | TLE5012 angle sensor eval kit | |
Current sensing TLI4971 | Accurate, fast current measurement with excellent linearity to stabilize motor and power loops. | Motor phase current, battery current, power rails | TLI4971 current sensor shield | |
DPS368 pressure | High precision pressure sensing in a very small package for environmental and flow feedback. | Airflow, altitude and pressure feedback, pump control | DPS368 pressure sensor board | |
Digital MEMS microphones | Low noise digital microphones for voice and acoustic sensing with simple digital interfaces. | Operator HMI, sound classification, audio monitoring | Infineon digital MEMS mic eval board | |
Gas Sensors | Infineon gas sensor solutions support accurate air quality and environmental monitoring across industrial and consumer applications. | HVAC and building automation, smart home solutions, consumer appliances, and environmental monitoring platforms. | Several evaluation kits are available. Contact Macnica for details. | |
Motor Control | MOTIX IMD701A | Integrated motor control SoC that combines control MCU and three phase gate driver for compact designs. | AMR wheel drives, pumps and fans, compact drives in lab equipment | IMD701A motor control kit |
6EDL7141 | Programmable three phase gate driver with protections and diagnostics for BLDC and PMSM control. | High performance drives using PSOC™ or XMC control, cobot joints, conveyors | 6EDL7141 driver board | |
EiceDRIVER gate drivers | High side and half bridge drivers that simplify robust, efficient power stages. | Drives that require isolation or higher voltage stages, pumps, HVAC | EiceDRIVER evaluation board | |
iMOTION | Motor control IC family with built in field oriented control to speed time to spin. | Fans, pumps, compressors, appliances and facility systems | iMOTION MADK platform | |
Intelligent Power Modules | Compact modules that integrate switches and drivers for small, reliable power stages. | Space constrained drives and actuators in robots and lab tools | IPM dev board | |
Power | OptiMOS MOSFETs | Low Rds(on) MOSFETs for efficient switching with many voltage and package options. | Motor phases, battery protection, DC DC converters | OptiMOS reference design |
CoolMOS | Superjunction MOSFETs for high efficiency AC DC and DC DC conversion. | Power supplies and PFC stages, chargers and adapters | CoolMOS PFC reference design | |
CoolGaN | Gallium nitride devices for high frequency, high density power stages. | Compact chargers, on robot power supplies where size matters | CoolGaN half bridge board | |
CoolSiC | Silicon carbide devices with excellent efficiency for demanding power conversion. | Fast charging, high power inverters and supplies | CoolSiC evaluation kit | |
DC DC and LDO regulators | Point of load conversion and low noise regulation for sensitive analog and compute domains. | Sensors, radios, MCUs, mixed signal subsystems | Multi rail DC DC eval board | |
Connectivity | AIROC™ Wi-Fi plus Bluetooth | Combo radios with certified stacks for robust device and fleet connectivity. | Fleet telemetry, OTA updates, service BLE pairing, local AP links | Wi-Fi 6 plus Bluetooth dev kit |
CAN transceivers | Robust networking for vehicles and industrial robots with fault tolerant options. | AMRs and AGVs, ECUs, distributed motion nodes | TLE CAN transceiver shield | |
LIN transceivers | Simple low cost networking for body and actuator nodes. | Automotive body and comfort, auxiliary actuators and sensors | LIN transceiver board | |
USB C Power Delivery controllers | USB C and PD negotiation for device attach, charging, and accessory support. | Service and debug ports, accessory power, battery powered devices | USB C PD controller kit | |
Security | OPTIGA Trust | Secure element for device identity, authentication, and protected key storage. | Secure onboarding, accessory and battery authentication | OPTIGA Trust evaluation kit |
OPTIGA Authenticate | Security IC for accessory and consumable authentication with lightweight host integration. | Disposable medical consumables, accessory lock out, anti counterfeiting | OPTIGA Authenticate starter kit | |
TPM | Trusted Platform Module for systems that require standards based measured boot and attestation. | Gateways, PCs and embedded controllers that adopt TPM policy | Infineon TPM module | |
Memory | SEMPER™ NOR Flash | High reliability NOR flash with safety features for code storage and OTA updates. | Automotive ECUs, robotics controllers, gateways | SEMPER™ evaluation board |
EXCELON™ F RAM | Non volatile RAM with fast writes and high endurance for logs and parameters. | Event logs, configuration and counters, black box data | EXCELON™ F RAM shield | |
HYPERRAM™ | High bandwidth, low pin count PSRAM for frame buffers and scratch storage. | Depth and radar buffers, display and vision tasks | HYPERRAM™ Pmod board | |
nvSRAM | SRAM speed with non volatile backup for critical data retention. | Robotics safety and state data, medical device records | nvSRAM dev board | |
USB and Interface | EZ-USB™ bridges | Flexible USB bridges for high speed data movement between sensors and hosts. | Cameras and sensors to host, test and measurement tools | EZ-USB™ dev kit |
USB C PD controllers | USB C attach and power delivery control for peripherals and device charging. | Docking, charging and accessory power for robots and healthcare devices | USB C PD controller kit | |
Isolation and transceivers | Digital isolators and robust transceivers for noisy or high side domains. | High voltage motor and power stages, medical isolation paths | Isolation reference board
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