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Infineon Technologies Austria AG
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Infineon Technologies Austria AG – an Overview 6
Innovation Center Stage 14
International Excellence in Research and Development 16
Lead Fab for Energy-Efficient Semiconductors 22
People – The Key to Success 28
Addressing Environmental and Health Issues 35
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ImprintPublished by: Infineon Technologies Austria AG, Communications9500 Villach, Siemensstrasse 2.Layout & Graphic Design: cremsner.atEdition: 12/2013, Order No: B192-H9844-X-X-7600
Innovative Semiconductor Technology
Focusing on Global Challenges
The world faces daunting challenges: the population is growing, ever more megacities are forming
and demand for energy continues to spiral across the globe. In addition, the rising need for climate
protection calls for new approaches and solutions in many areas of modern life.
As we move forward, quality of life will hinge on innovative technologies that bring greater energy
efficiency to existing applications and systems, making mobility concepts more flexible and digital
communications more secure. Powerful semiconductor technology from Infineon provides the
building blocks for these new growth markets – and for a more sustainable future.
Energy Efficiency
Electricity will remain our main source of power in the future. But we must use it more
economically. Energy-efficient solutions are needed. Our semiconductor technologies are
building more efficiency into the entire energy chain — from generation through
transmission to the actual point of use. For example, Infineon chipsets are used to feed
wind power into the grid and maximize the energy efficiency of industrial drives.
Mobility
Everyone wants to be mobile. But growing urbanization and the pressing need to
protect our climate call for new forms of mobility. Besides more energy-efficient cars,
we also need sustainable and affordable concepts for local and long-distance travel.
From urban rail to high-speed intercity services, electric cars or e-bikes, our
semiconductors are enabling tomorrow’s mobility solutions.
Security
Our daily lives are shaped by digital services. And all modern communication media
— from the Internet to electronic passports — must be safeguarded against misuse to
protect personal data. The security chips we design not only transmit data quickly,
they also use innovative encryption technologies to protect personal information and
our virtual identities.
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Mag. Dr. h.c. Monika Kircher Dipl. Ing. Dr. Sabine Herlitschka, MBA Dipl. Ing. (FH) Oliver Heinrich Dr. Thomas Reisinger
Changes and Events in the Fiscal Year 2013/2014Foreign Subsidiaries of Infineon Austria
Infineon Technologies Romania SCS
In April 2005, Infineon Technologies Romania SRL,
a subsidiary of Infineon Technologies Austria AG,
was established in the Romanian capital of Bucharest.
Infineon Austria: An Overview
Infineon Technologies Austria AG including affiliates
Infineon Austria: An Overview
Vienna (Sales)Linz (R&D)
Klagenfurt (IT)international HQ function
Villach (R&D, P, M, IT)international HQ function
Graz (R&D)
Infineon Technologies Austria AG including associated companies
P ProductionR&D Research & DevelopmentM MarketingIT Information Technology
Infineon Technologies (Kulim) Sdn Bhd
In September 2006, Infineon opened a front-end fab,
again a subsidiary of Infineon Technologies Austria AG,
at the Kulim High-Tech Park in Malaysia.
The Chief Executive Officer of Infineon Technologies Austria AG, Monika Kircher, in
accordance with her personal plans and wishes, refrains from renewing her contract and
will withdraw from the Infineon Technologies Austria Board of Management with the
closing of the current term of office as per 31st of March 2014.
From 1st of April 2014 the Board of Management of Infineon Technologies Austria AG will
be constituted by:
Chief Executive Officer: Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Sabine Herlitschka, MBA
Chief Financial Officer: Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Oliver Heinrich
Member of the Board, Operations: Dr. Thomas Reisinger
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Infineon Technologies AG
Infineon Technologies supplies semiconductor and
system solutions for automotive, industrial electronics,
chip card and security applications and, in so doing,
rises to the three central challenges that face society
today: energy efficiency, mobility and security.
Headquartered in Villach, Infineon Technologies Austria
AG belongs to the Infineon Technologies Group. In recent
years, it has established itself as a key Austria-based
company and is vested with global responsibilities.
Infineon has expanded its activities in Austria in all the
business segments: Automotive, Power Management &
Multimarket, Industrial Power Control and Chipcard and
Security.
An international team from some 55 nations is engaged
in the research, development and production of micro-
chips, and contributes to the company’s global success
at the Villach, Klagenfurt, Graz, Linz and Vienna sites.
Strategy 2020An Overview
Infineon Technologies Austria holds global business
responsibility based upon an intelligent pooling of
research, development and production expertise in
Austria. In pursuing the Strategy 2020, Infineon Austria
is driving the sustainable expansion of its global
competitiveness in the identified areas of expertise.
Five interlocking areas form the cornerstones of this
strategy and, looking ahead, they are key to the future
of Infineon Austria:
• People Excellence• Innovation Leadership• Quality & Operational Excellence• Energy Efficiency• Analog, Mixed Signal & Power Systems
Excellent personnel will continue to be the linchpin
of Infineon Austria’s success. Outstanding innovation
management and first-class quality management drive
the company’s global advancement. Sustainability is
acknowledged as the key lever for future competitive-
ness and as such our products as well as, for instance,
the infrastructure of our sites, are developed according
to the principles of energy efficiency. Infineon Austria
is also the global center of excellence for analog, mixed
signal and power in integrated circuits and therefore
provides unique development know-how for the benefit
of all Infineon business units.
Infineon Technologies Austria AGFinancial FiguresSales 1,181.7 million Euro
Profit 88.7 million Euro
Investments 64.2 million Euro
As at September 30, 2012, incl. domestic holdings
Infineon Technologies AG
Sales 3.8 billion Euro
Employees worldwide approx. 26,700
EmployeesTotal no. of employees 3,111
Total percentage of women 14.60%
Employees in R&D 1,108
Product & process development and quality assurance employees approx. 380
External employees contracted permanently via partner companies approx. 1,700
Undergraduate/PhD project students 82
Apprentices 52
Interns & vocational/temporary industrial workers 717
Research & DevelopmentInvention disclosures 389
Filed patent applications 299
R&D expenses as % of sales 23
ProductionProducts (basic types) approx. 1,400
Production volume 12.4 billion chips
Audits and visits by customers 34
Infineon at a glance
Facts and Figures FY 2012-2013
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Infineon delivers excellence in the key areas currently
challenging modern society and, in so doing, generates
sustainable value. Group-wide awards stand testament
to Infineon Austria’s major contribution to the company’s
global success as a high performance company.
For instance, in 2013 the management training program
for shift supervisors and the Power300 innovation
project (power semiconductors in 300-millimeter thin
wafer technology) were highlighted as examples of high
performance from Austria.
In 2012, Infineon Austria was conferred the Austrian
Quality Award by the Austrian Ministry of Economics,
Family and Youth for its comprehensive quality
management. The persistent and systemic advancement
of the organization on the basis of EFQM (European
Foundation for Quality Management) methodology lays
the foundations for delivering excellence at all levels.
This year, the same Ministry recognized Infineon
Austria’s quest for excellence and its positive impact
on the national economy with the Austrian Innovation
Award. In Villach, the Group-wide center of excellence for
power electronics, Infineon invested in the Power300
innovation project at great technical and economic risk.
Outstanding innovation management and world-
leading know-how have made Infineon the world’s only
company to master power semiconductor production
in 300-millimeter thin wafer technology. The increase
in productivity and the corresponding expansion of
research, development and production capacity secure
a competitive edge and strengthen Infineon s position
to bring about the energy turnaround with components
from Europe – power semiconductors minimize energy
loss and contribute to a positive CO2 footprint.
Furthermore, in the course of Power300, Infineon has
succeeded in innovating along the entire industrial
value chain, from basic materials, through machines and
processes, all the way to the technology – this
strengthens the competitiveness of the industry and
safeguards quality jobs in Austria and Europe.
Infineon Austria aspires to an environmentally-friendly
use of resources in developing and producing micro-
chips. In 2013, Infineon Austria’s integrated approach
was rewarded for the second time since 2009 with
the EMAS Award (EMAS: Eco-Management and Audit
Scheme), the highest recognition for systematic
environmental management.
High Performance
Infineon Technologies Austria AG continually receives awards from customers and publicorganizations in recognition of outstanding achievments in various areas of the companiy‘s activity.
The most recent and most significant awards over the last years
Environmental Protection & Health
Equal Opportunities & Young Talent Development
Quality and Supplier Reliability
Innovation
EMAS Award 2013, 2009
Trigos Award Carinthia 2012, 2007
Seal of Approval for Workplace Health Promotion (3-year) 2012, 2009, 2006
Health Foundation Austria “Workplace Health Promotion” 2nd place 2008
Ministry Award for Approved Environmental Management 2004
Ecological Audit Award 2001
Business Award for Integration 2010
KNEWLEDGE State Award 2009 2010
Trigos Award Carinthia 2010, 2008
State Award for Equal Opportunities in Research and Development 2009
Special Prize, ebiz eGovernment Award 2009, 2008
ebiz egovernment award Carinthia 2008
Anton-Benya Award 2008
Austrian State Award for Corporate Quality Award (AQA) 2012, 2001
Jury Prize for Innovation and Nomination for the State Award for Quality 2011
Artesyn “Strategic Supplier Status” 2010
Tridonic.Atco “Performance Certificate” 2010
Toyota “Best of Excellent Quality Award” 2009
Tridonic.Atco “Excellent Supplier 2008” 2008
European supply chain excellence award 2007 2008
Recognised for Excellence 4* qualityaustria 2008
Sony Energy Devices Appreciation Award 2007
Emerson Marquee Supplier 2007
Austrian State Award for Innovation 2013, 2000
Carinthian Innovation and Research Award 2012, 2009, 2005
DICE - Innovation Award of Upper Austria, 3rd place in 2008 2010, 2008
FIT-IT Project Award “Beyond Serial CMOS Links” 2007
CONEX Business Process Award 2006
Leonardo Award 2004
German Innovation Award 2002
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Another global center of excellence is InfineonTechnologies IT-Services GmbH, based in Klagenfurt’s Lakeside Science & Technology Park. Since 2004, this company has been globally responsible for IT infra-structure (architecture, technical design, standards for computer systems, office integration and system monitoring solutions, IT service desk) as well as for key segments of the factory integration area (software solutions for microchip production) and IT enterprise application platforms (architecture and operation of platforms, such as that for SAP).
In 2011, the data center environment with over 2,000 CPUs (Central Processing Units) was transferred to Austria and now provides the cloud computing services for all Infineon employees working in development all over the world. In 2012, the increasing need for ITsecurity was recognized by setting up furtherglobal functions for access control, video monitoring and security operation in Klagenfurt. This also includes the global operation of all Infineon’s internet services.
Moreover, the department responsible for the business management software SAP has been extended and has assumed overall responsibility for this enterprise application platform.
Global IT Management in Klagenfurt Satisfied International Customers
Many international customers visit us to verify the quality of our development and production, and are impressed with the way we work. Our commitment to quality is clearly visible in the manufacturing automation and implementation of APC (Advanced Process Control).In the past fiscal year, a total of 34 audits and customer visits from Europe, North America and Asia were success-fully completed.
Positive feedback and awards, especially with regardto sustainable quality improvement and the error management and learning culture we cultivate, encourage us to continue to pursue this path.
Energy efficiency ranks high as energy costs rise,
natural resources dwindle and markets become geared
to sustainability. The time-honored tradition of collabo-
ration between development and production in Austria
creates synergies and forms an excellent basis for the
success of Infineon’s semiconductor products on the
market.
Vested with global responsibility for High Voltage and
Low Voltage as well as for discrete IGBTs and the IGBT
chip business, Austria makes a major contribution to
the international success of energy-saving products.
These chips maximize efficiency in generating,
transmitting and using energy.
The DC/DC Center of Excellence focuses world-leading
development know-how in the field of power
management units. This technology is needed to adapt
the voltage in both battery-operated devices and in
more complex power supply units to the respective
consumers by means of DC/DC converters.
The Infineon-wide development responsibility for parts
of the ASICs & Power ICs (application-specific integrated
circuits and power semiconductors) is testament to the
expertise in this field.
Sustainability means that the market boundaries
between energy efficiency and mobility are becoming
increasingly blurred. We have outstanding development
expertise in the Automotive segment, which we also
deploy in the technologies for hybrid drives or electric
vehicles. Infineon Austria is also in charge of the global
business for subdivisions of electromobility, such as the
Powertrain Bare Die.
Tire pressure sensors promote safety while driving and
the reduction of CO2 emissions. Graz is entrusted with
the global responsibility for development of this
technology (TPMS Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems).
The TPMS sensors are manufactured at the Villach
front-end fab. Comprehensive quality control is
performed at the Reliability Testing Center in Villach.
This center is responsible for testing the reliability of
technologies and products for automotive and
industrial applications. The findings are used, for
example, as the basis for production and delivery
releases of our products.
Global Responsibility
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An important factor determining Infineon’s success is our collaboration with industry and with researchinstitutes at home and abroad.
Infineon Technologies Austria is engaged as a member of clusters mainly in those states where the company has a strong business presence, i.e. in Carinthia, Styria and Upper Austria. With a view to electromobility, Infineon Austria is involved together with top industry, research and energy management companies in the nationwide Austrian Mobile Power platform aimed at promoting electromobility concepts in the country. Austrian and European companies as well as research facilities have leading-edge systems expertise in electronic equipment and applications. The proximity and close collaboration between the system providers, research facilities and semiconductor manufacturers is an advantage that has often led to highly innovative system solutions.
Partnerships in Austria and Europe
Austria has earned an outstanding reputation as a
location for business, technology and industry in
Europe. Valuable contributing factors are the excellent
quality of life, the country’s socio-economic stability
and ability of management and labor to achieve
consensus in the so-called “social partnership” in
Austria.
As a Leading Competence Unit (LCU) of an international
company, Infineon Austria constitutes one of the most
important pillars of the economy. Our innovation and
value creation are very important for the region. Advan-
tages the location provides include the economic envi-
ronment that offers attractive fiscal policy for research,
a multitude of direct and indirect research funding
opportunities, as well as a highly qualified workforce.
Infineon Austria focuses on education and research in
Austria and on international networks for maintaining
and extending the location’s global competitiveness.
Outside the company, Infineon boosts its
competitiveness as an initiator and founding member of
the Carinthian International Club (CIC) formed in 2009.
In 2013, this commitment led to the opening of the first
international school in Carinthia.
The CIC offers comprehensive advice and support to its
32 member companies and some 350 individual
members. As a multilingual network, the CIC establishes
the groundwork for the long-term integration of
international staff and their families.
In Graz, Infineon promotes the integration of
international employees outside the company through
its membership of the Club International – CINT founded
in 2012.
Responsibility for Austria
In pursuing the Key Enabling Technologies strategy, the European Union aims at strengthening industrial research and production in key technologies, such as microelectronics, to ensure future competitiveness.The resultant pilot line projects are an essential tool for collaboration in complex technology projects. Within the scope of EPT300 (Enhanced Power Technologies on 300mm Wafer Diameter) and EPPL (EnhancedPower Pilot Lines), Infineon Austria plays a leading role in promoting the future competitiveness of the industry in Austria and Europe.
Vienna Graz LinzKlagenfurt
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Innovation Center Stage
A Vibrant Culture of Innovation
Innovation as a pillar for business and technology
development is as important to Infineon as it is to
Austria. To ensure that Austria maintains its status as
one of the world’s most important high tech locations,
Infineon places innovation at the heart of its activities
and supports a concerted strategy that draws on
research, technology and education in Austria.
Since 2008, Infineon Technologies Austria has pursued
a strategy that places excellent innovation management
center stage, as the linchpin for success. Over the last
five years, associated initiatives have resulted in thirty
successfully implemented innovation projects. One of
these projects is Power300 – the world’s first and only
production of power semiconductors in 300-millimeter
thin wafer technology.
This year, Infineon Austria received the Austrian
Innovation Award in recognition of the first-class
innovation management that brought Infineon global
success with Power300.
Another success story is the silicon microphone in nano
format, developed and produced in Austria. The product
is used millions of times over in international customer
projects and very quickly made Infineon the world’s
second largest supplier of these products.
Infineon Austria’s pioneering ingenuity is reflected in the
company’s strong culture of innovation. The company
practices an all-embracing innovation management
system in order to sharpen the competitiveness of work
flows and to promote the economic success of ground-
breaking ideas.
The Innovation Days comprise many important aspects of
the broad innovation initiative at Infineon Austria.
Held several times a year and subsumed to carefully
selected topics, they are also a means to show
appreciation for employees’ commitment. Using an
interdisciplinary and interactive approach, these events
serve as a platform for sharing experiences, exchanging
ideas and networking. So far, 14 Innovation Days have
taken place.
Since 2009, Infineon Austria has rewarded employees’
exceptional innovative achievements with annual
innovation awards in a number of categories.
This scheme is very well-received – some 180 projects
have been submitted in a space of only five years.
Infineon’s idea management scheme, which roots in the
company’s quality strategy, extends the basis on which
innovation thrives at Infineon Austria. YIP (Your Idea
Pays), the Infineon idea management program, motivates
employees to submit and promote ideas for improving
products, processes, methods and more. The Infineon-
wide program generates significant financial benefit for
the company every year.
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Infineon Austria is one of the most research-intensive
industrial enterprises in Austria. In fiscal year 2013,
a figure amounting to 23 percent of total sales was
spent on research and development.
Austria’s research and development area has shown
excellent results over the past few years. This is borne
out by the continuous development of local expertise
and the growing number of global research tasks in the
focal areas of energy efficiency, mobility and security
that are entrusted to Infineon Austria.
Examples of areas Austria focuses on include
energy-saving power semiconductors, solutions for tire
pressure monitoring systems, chips used for lighting
applications and intelligent sensor systems, as well as
contactless security chips for ID cards.
Hallmarks of our international specialists’ work are the
short development time, top quality and a focus on
customized system solutions.
Some 1100 experts are engaged in research and
development activities at the Villach and Graz
Development Centers, the DICE affiliate in Linz and
at the subsidiary Infineon Technologies IT Services
GmbH in Klagenfurt.
R&D with International Expertise
International Excellencein Research & Development
Infineon Austria’s research experts engage in a lively
exchange of ideas with colleagues in international
networks, thus leaving the company’s stamp on
development among global high-tech leaders.
Our experts are successfully involved in numerous
collaborative research activities and partnership projects.
As part of a cooperation project between Infineon Austria
and the Institute of High-Energy Physics at the Austrian
Academy of Sciences (HEPHY), particle detectors are
being developed for CERN experiments. These are used
for identifying elementary particles, such as the recently
published discovery of a new particle consistent with the
long-sought Higgs boson.
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Energy-Efficient Solutions from Villach
for Automotive and Industrial Applications
Villach has been home to the development of micro-
electronics for more than three decades. The global
importance of research and development in Austria was
highlighted first in 1997, when Infineon’s worldwide
center of excellence for power electronics was
established at the Austrian site.
Besides holding responsibility for Low Voltage Power
Conversion, High Voltage Power Conversion and IGBT
Chips & Discretes, Villach is now also in charge of
developing energy-saving chips. International teams of
experts concentrate on increasing energy efficiency and
system miniaturization by innovative power semi-
conductors that reduce conversion losses along the
entire energy value chain.
These chips make power supply more efficient and are to
be found in industrial applications, such as computers,
communication products, consumer electronics and
lighting, and help to increase efficiency levels to well
above 90 percent. Highly efficient power electronics are
essential for the utilization of renewable energy from
windparks and photovoltaic plants as well as for power
distribution via smart grids.
For power semiconductors Infineon is not only the
technological, but also the commercial market leader in
silicon components. Intensive research work and
development ensures that Infineon will also play a
leading role in future silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium
nitride (GaN) switches.
An example of this successful development work is
CoolMOS™, a technology for which Infineon has received
many accolades and for which it was conferred the
prestigious 2001 Innovation Award of German Industry.
Development of CoolMOS™ has already reached the
sixth generation and approximately five billion products
have been sold to date.
In the focal field of mobility, the Villach development
team shapes the technical design of the next
generation of vehicles. Convenience is enhanced and
energy consumption is lowered by bringing together
expertise in power electronics and sensor technology.
Intensive dialog with customers throughout the
development phase up to the series-production stage
ensures that know-how is optimally deployed in the
target applications. The outcome is intelligent
convenience electronics, such as auxiliary heaters or
dynamic damping in the field of power distribution.
When it comes to lighting applications, the pooled
knowledge increases road safety, for example by relay
replacement and by lighting systems designed to no
longer dazzle oncoming traffic even when high beam
headlights are used.
New generations of angle and speed sensors have
opened up a new range of vehicle applications and
provide the basis for the mobility concepts of the future.
They enable aircon flap control systems, seat adjustment,
steering control and the optimization of exhaust
emissions. As one of the largest manufacturers of
integrated sensors, Infineon has already supplied almost
three billion sensor components for automotive
applications.
The high degree of innovation in Austrian research and
development activities in the area of mobility has been
highlighted by the current success in passive vehicle
safety applications. Components that operate and control
the entire airbag system while still meeting the highest
reliability standards (ISO 26262) are being integrated
into one single chip. Another case that illustrates the
point is the optimal determination and evaluation of
steering movement in an EPS (Electronic Power Steering)
application. At the same time, Villach is also home to the
development and production of new power technologies
tailored to automotive applications.
With the aim of harnessing synergies between the core
areas of energy efficiency and mobility, the analog/
mixed-signal field of research has been divided into
thematically focused centers of excellence. All Infineon’s
business segments benefit from the Austrian developments.
The centers of excellence focus on mixed analog/digital
circuits in the fields of power management, analog to
digital converters for microcontrollers, clock systems,
optical sensors, driver circuits for high-voltage switches
as well as converters and analog and digital microphone
amplifier circuits.
These are found in wide-ranging customer-specific
telecommunication applications, in the electronics for
computer and health systems or in the automotive
sector. Combined with sensors and software, these
modules form complex technical systems.
Villach expertise is instrumental in consolidating
Infineon’s leading position in the analog/mixed signal
sector on the global market. Mixed analog/digital circuits
make a significant contribution to our international
competitiveness due to the heightened differentiation of
our microcontrollers and our customized products.
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Global Responsibility for Contactless Chip Cards
and Tire Pressure Sensors in Graz
The Development Center Graz, established in 1998, today
ranks among the largest Infineon R&D hubs. Infineon
in Graz is the global center of excellence for contactless
technologies and NFC (Near Field Communication) for
chipcard and security ICs (Integrated Circuits) as well as
for radio components for automotive applications.
The Graz team has excellent systems expertise and drives
innovation in the focal areas of security and mobility.
Infineon has been the market leader in chips for card
applications for over 15 consecutive years. The center
develops chips that exchange data with read/write
devices using radio waves. Such semiconductor
solutions are used, for example, in tickets for local public
transport, in electronic identification documents such
as electronic passports or health cards, and in payment
systems for debit and credit cards. The world-leading
expertise in increased data transfer rates and in various
form factors for contactless chip cards are the ideal basis
for innovation.
Excellent systems expertise paves the way for major
successes and these in turn open up important new
fields of application. To give one example, the Graz team
enhances the hardware security of PCs and tablets with
security modules such as TPM (Trusted Platform Module).
The Graz team has also been developing 3D imagers
since 2011. Apart from supplying very good high-
resolution images, they also provide the system with a
pixel-by-pixel measurement of the distance of the object
from the camera. One of the world’s smallest camera
modules is now available for evaluation purposes.
The Development Center Graz is also the Powertrain
Competence Center, focusing on ASIC solutions for
applications associated with the automotive powertrain.
These include circuitry for diesel and gasoline engine
control systems, control circuits for automatic trans-
missions and automotive generator controllers.
The latter is a perfect example demonstrating the inno-
vativeness of the Graz engineers. Thanks to adopting
novel approaches to control technology, they have
developed such compelling products as to be selected
by the German Association of the Automotive Industry
(VDA) as one of two reference designs. Now every eighth
car worldwide is equipped with an Infineon generator
controller, and the trend is rising.
The precision current controllers for automotive
transmissions showcase the technical expertise of the
Graz development personnel. The innovative Dragon IC,
the outcome of comprehensive understanding of the
system and a thoroughgoing search for solutions, stands
out for its accuracy throughout the vehicle temperature
and onboard voltage range.
Radar Components from Linz
The Infineon affiliate DICE (Danube Integrated Circuit
Engineering) is at the Linz research and development
site. DICE came into being as a spin-off from the
Johannes Kepler University in Linz and can look back on
a thirteen-year success story.
A focal area of DICE is the development of integrated
circuits for automotive radar systems. Working together
with colleagues from other Infineon sites, the DICE
engineers developed the world’s first 77 GHz radar
sensors in plastic packages to be used in series
production and thus made a decisive contribution to
efficient production of automotive radar sensors.
These components stand out for their numerous
monitoring functions, which thus make it possible to
achieve systems displaying excellent reliability.
Close collaboration with research establishments and
universities, such as the Johannes Kepler University in
Linz or the University of Applied Sciences in Hagenberg,
is a strong driving force for future innovations.
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Microchips for use in automotive and industrial electronics
are developed and manufactured at the Villach site.
Most of the products are in the power semiconductor
category and consist of semiconductor elements respon-
sible for controlling and switching high electric currents
and voltages.
In 2012, for the tenth consecutive year, Infineon main-
tained its first-place position on the global market for
these power semiconductors (IHS Research 2013). In the
past 2012/13 fiscal year, 12.4 billion chips left the facility.
Within the Group, Villach is the innovation fab for power
semiconductors with production lines for 100, 150, 200
and 300-millimeter wafer diameters. Smaller diameters
comply with the requirements mainly of special research
fields, such as the highly innovative silicon carbide
technologies.
Lead Fab for Energy-Efficient Semiconductors
Electronic components are produced on silicon wafers in
various technologies and complexities in as many as 400
steps and are tested in Villach. Accuracy down to well
below 100 nanometers has to be managed.
For comparison: that is about 700 times smaller than the
diameter of a human hair.
Some 1,400 basic product types are produced in Austria
where innovation is driven by synergies in research,
development and production. The systematic further
development of product, technology and production
expertise strengthens the global market success of Infineon
chips from Austria, for instance also through MEMS.
The existing production area in Villach, currently
comprising three production halls and a hall for wafer
tests, was extended by an additional 2000 m2 in 2011.
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Highest Quality for Zero Defects
The industry sector demands continuous improvement
both in product quality and efficiency. That is why the
production process is certified under the ISO 9001:2000
and ISO TS 16 949:2002 (automotive standard) quality
programs.
Infineon customers receive first-class quality – free
from failure and non-conformance. We also pursue the
zero-defects approach in continuously developing our
innovation and learning culture.
The production of semiconductors requires a high level
of purity both in the raw materials it uses and in the
ambient air. Work in Villach is performed in Class 1 and
Class 10 cleanrooms. Class 1 cleanrooms provide an
environment where no more than one particle with a
maximum diameter of 0.5 microns is admissible in
28 liters (one cubic foot) of air. By comparison, the same
volume of normal ambient air contains about one million
particles. The chips are subjected to comprehensive
checks throughout the manufacturing process and their
electrical functionality is tested fully after completion.
This is how we implement our goal to supply zero-defect
components.
The Intelligent Fab
Integrative and comprehensive control of the production
process requires all-encompassing logistics as well as
real-time coverage of the flow of goods within the
facilities. To this end, the Villach plant was the world’s
first semiconductor manufacturing facility to be equipped
with various radio technologies for controlling the
production units.
The operating software required was developed by the
Infineon subsidiary IT Services in Klagenfurt, while the
complex chip technology of the transponder units comes
from the Graz Development Center. Today this logistics
system is also being successfully used in other Infineon
fabs.
Highly skilled and passionate people are the backbone
of our innovation fab in Villach. It was due not least
to their excellence that made possible the world’s first
300-millimeter production line for energy-efficient chips
and subsequently the 2013 Austrian Innovation Award for
Infineon Austria.
The focus of our production innovation in Villach is in
single process technology, equipment engineering, new
materials and in forward-looking automation, digitization
and production concepts.
The combination of development and production at the
Villach site is a special feature within the Group and
facilitates optimal pooling of expertise. The cross-
divisional teamwork enables short turnaround times from
inception to finished product. This was instrumental
in accelerating the successful implementation of the
Power300 innovation project, which led to the world’s
first and only manufacture of power semiconductors in
300-millimeter thin wafer technology.
The iRobotics (Intelligent Robotics) innovation project
addresses the balance between man and machine.
These automation solutions take over monotonous and
repetitive work, sharpen precision, boost productivity
and increase occupational safety.
Production Innovation Innovative digitization concepts and up-to-date methods
of visualization and analysis unlock further advantages:
enormous data volumes can be rapidly tailored to the
target group, which significantly increases production
efficiency and excellence.
The World’s First 300-Millimeter
Production Line for
Power Semiconductors in Villach
Villach cooperates together with other Infineon sites
in Europe and Asia in a manufacturing cluster in which
semiconductor production know-how is exchanged and
developed between the experts to optimize logistics and
customer satisfaction.
Chip production is seeing a trend to larger wafer
diameters, permitting an increase in the number of chips
per wafer. Outstanding process know-how and innovative
strength at the Villach site made it possible to develop
the world’s first production process for power semi-
conductors on 300-millimeter wafers.
After having produced the world’s first power semi-
conductors in 300-millimeter technology in Villach at the
beginning of fiscal year 2012, Infineon reached another
major milestone at the end of the fiscal year: successful
qualification of an end-to-end production line. All the
production steps achieved the quality level for volume
manufacture. The customer release process could be
successfully completed.
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The Key to Energy Efficiency Global Production Excellence MEMS
Thin wafer technology is pivotal for higher energy
efficiency. The manufacture and handling of ultra-thin
chips represents a great challenge in the production
process. Villach possesses globally unique expertise in
the high-volume production of silicon wafers as thin as
40 microns.
Experts are working on halving this thickness to allow
high-volume production of 20-micron wafers. By way
of comparison: a sheet of paper is roughly 100 microns
thick. Infineon Austria received the 2009 Innovation and
Research Award of Carinthia for the outstanding expertise
in thin wafer technology.
Outstanding innovation management and world-leading
know-how in thin wafer technology have made Infineon
the world’s only company to master power semiconductor
production in 300-millimeter thin wafer technology.
Using innovative basic semiconductor materials such as
silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN), it is
possible to produce very efficient, fast-switching power
packs, which are not only extremely reliable but also
have lower power consumption than comparable
products.
Products with these technologies are used in high-
potential markets such as solar energy or wind power,
transport, hybrid and electric cars, and for everyday
energy conversion as is found in power supply units or
household appliances.
The elimination of losses in the applications due to
energy-efficient electronic components means that the
weight and size of these devices can be reduced.
These innovative power semiconductors are developed
and produced in Villach using new primary materials.
Energy efficiency plays a key role even during the
production process. With as much as seventy percent
regenerative energy, the Villach fab is among the most
energy-efficient in the world.
Furthermore, in a European context, Infineon Austria
takes a stand for optimal conditions to maintain and
strengthen the production of key enabling technologies
(KETs) such as microelectronics in Europe. For example,
Infineon Austria contributes excellent know-how and
substantial resources to European pilot line projects,
which sharpen the competitive edge of the industry in
Austria and Europe along the entire value chain.
Since April 2013, Infineon Austria has headed one of the
most important European collaborative research projects
of the coming years. Over 30 partners in six countries are
contributing to the Enhanced Power Pilot Lines project
supported by the European Union with a view to
developing the next generation of power semiconductors
and rendering them marketable. Advantages will also be
acquired for applications in photovoltaics, lighting, auto-
motive electronics and medical diagnostic equipment.
In addition to funds, each institution taking part also
contributes significant resources of its own to the project.
MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) have also been
produced at Infineon’s Villach site since 2008. Production
know-how and process expertise in innovative semi-
conductor manufacture are optimally complemented to
produce these micromachines.
The MEMS produced in Villach are used in a wide array
of areas, e.g. as tire pressure sensors or as a silicon
microphone in nano format. The systematic development
of MEMS technologies extends the local product,
technology and production expertise, and also drives the
global market success.
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Infineon Austria, as a top employer, offers an attractive
working environment for committed and talented
employees. We follow innovative approaches, using
state-of-the-art models and programs to provide an
optimal framework for the day-to-day challenges.
Employees from over 55 nations underline the inter-
national character of Infineon Austria. Together with
experts from Austria, they are networked worldwide
in the Infineon team. As highly motivated, flexible and
highly skilled employees, they play an important part in
achieving the company’s success.
Infineon Austria develops and implements a great
number of initiatives to inspire youngsters’ interest in
technology, to promote training and further education,
and to harness the potential inherent in diversity for the
company’s success. Infineon Austria’s diversity
management is based on three pillars: a strong
commitment to women in technical professions and in
management positions, internationality and a balance
between the generations.
Infineon’s appreciation of its staff also finds expression
in many employee benefits, including a comprehensive
health care program.
People - The Key to Success
Infineon Austria strives to attract people with excellent
qualifications to the company and to retain their services
over the long term. World-leading projects and attractive
framework conditions draw experts and high potentials
to Infineon Austria, with around 21 percent of them
coming from abroad. Outside the company, their
long-term residence is encouraged by cooperating with
organizations such as the Carinthian International Club
(CIC) and the Club International (CINT) in Graz.
With the aim of increasing the number of women not
only working in technology but also in top management,
Infineon introduced a Gender Diversity Network.
Its members develop and promote targeted measures
within the company all over the world. At Villach and
Graz, fresh ideas from this initiative are injected into
everyday work by satellite networks to enable women
and men alike to develop their full potential.
Personnel development processes are geared towards
gender mainstreaming and activities are launched to
encourage awareness of this.
We pay particular attention to knowledge transfer and
balance between the generations. Infineon Austria
reflects the demographic profile of European society.
Some forty percent of the employees are over 45 years
old. The wealth of experience of this group on the one
hand and the creative potential and know-how of young
graduates on the other, have an enormous positive
impact on the company’s innovative strength.
Practicing Diversity
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Mastering Challenges
Together
Infineon Austria values excellent employees who drive
innovation and global market success. In constantly
developing the framework conditions, Infineon Austria
lays the foundations for joint achievements.
In September 2012, the International Day Care Center
(IDC) very close to Infineon’s Villach site was opened,
sending out clear signals for career and family balance.
Around ninety children from age one to six benefit from
the professional care provided. Infineon Austria joined
forces with experts to come up with the unique concept.
The scheme is now implemented to provide bilingual
care by the association (Verein Sonnenstrahl) that runs
the center to meet the highest standards of infant
pedagogy.
The integrated Primary Years Program (PYP) provides the
continuum to international education systems.
The flexible opening hours of the IDC, which also cover
vacation periods, ideally complement the flexible working
time models and home office options already offered.
Inspiring Interest in
Technology and Science
Another aspect that sets the International Day Care
Center (IDC) apart from others is the focus on technology
and science, which forms an integral part of the
education. Accompanied by teachers, children can satisfy
their innate curiosity about phenomena in the worlds of
nature and technology.
In September 2013, the first international school in
Carinthia (International School Carinthia, ISC) was
opened with the support of Infineon Austria, marking
another important milestone. The private all-day school
with English as the primary language of instruction and
German as the second language, teaches the Austrian
national curriculum while meeting the International
Baccalaureate (IB) learning goals. About two thirds of
the children in the first school year come from Carinthia,
while the others are children of parents who have moved
to Austria from abroad, many of whom are professionals
working at Infineon Austria.
Technology shapes our modern world. It forms the basis
for realizing forward-looking concepts to maintain and
enhance our quality of life. Infineon Austria departs from
conventional role models to raise awareness and inspire
the interest for technology and scientific phenomena at
all ages.
The Summer Kids vacation program at Infineon, run by
the Carinthian International Club since 2009, also offers
children an educationally supervised introduction to the
technical world. Since it was introduced, the program has
given around 300 children insight into the world in which
their parents work.
Infineon Austria starts with infants and continues right
up to the career guidance stage so as to enable young
talent to identify and seize opportunities in technology.
The SEMI High Tech University (HTU) offers youngsters
aged between 13 and 14 a hands-on introduction to micro-
electronics. Infineon Austria brought the SEMI HTU to
Carinthia in 2007. Since then, the program has been run
at Infineon Austria together with the Carinthian Teacher
Training College and inspires youngsters’ interest in tech-
nical professions every year anew.
In cooperation with the Carinthian Chamber of Industry,
Infineon Austria offers pupils the opportunity to visit
our premises, gain insight into modern career paths and
acquire hands-on experience in the technical field.
An Infineon high performance class was initiated at the
Higher Technical Institute (HTL) in Klagenfurt with a
focus on topics related to semiconductors in mechanical
engineering and electronics, and now looks back on a
stimulating first school year. The cooperation enabled an
exchange of information with experts and excursions to
jointly explore the subject of energy efficiency.
Highly interesting projects and excellent career prospects
convinced this year’s winner of the YPD Challenge to opt
for an internship at our innovation fab. Since the YPD
program was launched, more than twenty talented young
people have gained valuable experience in the working
world of technology at Infineon Austria.
In the 2011/12 and 2012/13 academic years, Infineon
Austria successfully participated in Vienna University of
Technology’s “TUtheTOP” high-potential program.
This year we have again decided to open the door to
ambitious and talented students and offer them valuable
insight into our company as part of the two-semester
program.
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Outstanding Leadership CulturePromoting Talent for the FutureExcellent Apprenticeship Training Lifelong Learning and Knowledge
The Junior Talent Program @ Infineon Austria offers
attractive openings to top science and technology
graduates. The 18 to 24-month program enables
participants to develop skills and exchange knowledge
through job rotation, training and networking activities.
Dialog in this international and cultural network
broadens the individual’s horizon, cultivates an inter-
disciplinary mindset and, in so doing, strengthens
Infineon Austria’s innovation.
Great importance is attached to education and training in
all areas of the company as it is a decisive factor for our
competitiveness.
Infineon Austria addresses present and future industry
needs by offering a wide range of internal and external
training courses. The company-wide skills acquisition
program is geared to the individual and meets the
highest quality standards.
Vocational training and further studies at external
teaching centers complement the job-specific, in-house
courses offered, where experts pass on their know-how
to colleagues. True to the principle that ‘further
education is not a question of age’, all generations are
involved in promoting and transferring knowledge across
the company.
Furthermore, the company’s mentoring program
encourages the sharing of experience, methods and tacit
knowledge at work.
Drawing on the findings from the last Great Place to
Work survey, the Leadership 2020 management
development program was launched and numerous
initiatives were introduced to develop potential in
management functions for the entire company. For
example, the fifth management conference attended by
about 120 managers was held at Infineon Austria in
April 2013.
Infineon ensures that employees are integrated into the
development of our leadership culture by using various
personnel development tools and by fostering lively
feedback and dialog.
Young talent is ideally equipped to take on future
managerial responsibility by the Junior Circle program
tailored to junior executives.
Infineon Austria’s dual apprenticeship program in
mechatronics and electrical engineering (with a focus on
systems and industrial engineering) is a training course
offering a highly promising future and a wide range of
career opportunities. At present about a third of the
apprentices are female. There is also the popular option
to conclude the apprenticeship with an entrance diploma
for university.
In November 2012, two Infineon apprentices in their
third year of training brought the Austrian championship
title in mechatronics to Carinthia, thus qualifying for the
WorldSkills competition. This represents an important
achievement for Infineon Austria and is testament to the
high-quality of the training the company provides.
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Strategic Partnerships with
Higher Education Establishments
Infineon Austria partners with educational establishments
to foster the best possible environment for the training
and further education of young people in science and
technology.
Partnerships with the Universities of Technology in Graz
and Vienna, the Universities of Klagenfurt, Linz and
Salzburg, the Universities of Applied Sciences in
Carinthia, Vienna and Hagenberg, and the Management
Center Innsbruck enable lively exchange between
professors, students and company representatives.
In June 2013, Infineon Austria together with Graz
University of Technology charted new territory to
better meet the demand for the biggest talents in power
electronics. The strategic expansion of the partnership for
Energy-Efficient Electronic Systems (E3S) at the Faculty
of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, in
place since 2011, enables gifted students to do up to six
months research at the prestigious Center for Power
Electronics Systems (CPES) at Virginia Polytechnic Insti-
tute and State University in the USA.
Alongside this program, Infineon upholds its commitment
to the part-time degree in cleanroom technology.
Infineon Austria has co-developed its own management
course at the University of Klagenfurt’s School of
Management, which was implemented for the first time
this year.
PhD projects also play an important role at Infineon
Austria. They strengthen cooperation between
universities, research establishments and industry, and
make a significant contribution to the expansion of
strategic networks. This year a large number of doctoral
theses were again given top-level supervision under the
PhD@InfineonAustria project.
Addressing Environmental and Health Issues
Sustainability is a key principle guiding Infineon Austria’s
business activities. We are aware of our role model
status as a large industrial enterprise.
Environmental protection and safety have been an
integral part of our corporate activity for many years.
Since 1997, Infineon Austria has undertaken a voluntary
commitment to ongoing improvement of the company’s
environmental performance under the European Union’s
Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) and ISO
14.001. In 2013, Infineon Austria received the EMAS
Award from the Austrian Ministry for the Environment for
the second time. What is more, we are the first company
in Austria to have been validated according to EMAS III
regulation (EC No. 1221/2009).
We have a dual approach: On the one hand we explore
every avenue to ensure responsible and sustainable
management of resources, while on the other hand we
develop products that lend themselves to reducing
energy consumption in the household and in industry.
You will find detailed information about our environ-
mental, safety and energy management in the annually
updated environmental statement:
www.infineon.com/austria/downloads
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Our Integrated Approach
In 2012, the IMPRES program (set up in 2005), which
covers all the processes, strategies and corresponding
goals in the areas of health, occupational safety and en-
vironmental protection, was extended to focus more on
energy and has now been renamed “Infineon Integrated
Management Program for Environment, Energy, Safety
and Health”.
In 2013, the energy management system was matrix-
certified according to the ISO 50.001 standard along the
lines of the occupational safety management system
(OHSAS 18.001). We regard health, occupational safety
and environmental management to be pillars of our
integrated approach and when developing new processes
and products we pay close attention particularly to their
energy efficiency, alongside environmental and safety
aspects. Measures promoting health and environmental
safety complement Infineon Austria’s economic goals and
reinforce the sustainability of our activities.
In 2012, Villach changed from natural gas to district
heating, making energy management at the production
site more efficient and more sustainable.
Switching from the fossil fuel gas to regenerative energy
means that approximately two thirds of the total energy
consumption of our heating system is replaced by district
heating. Connecting an entire district in Villach to the
biomass district heating network not only has advantages
for Infineon, it also reduces the overall carbon footprint.
When conceiving new processes, technologies and
innovations, we take into consideration their impact on
the environment and sustainable development. This is
especially visible in the current construction projects at
the site. For example, our research building opened in
2012 was designed and certified as a category A climate
active house. What is more, the ideas employees submit
to an energy efficiency project open up new avenues for
greater energy efficiency at the Austrian sites.
Setting a Good Example Health Care Management
Other good examples include the e-charging station with
an integrated photovoltaic system set up in September
2011 together with Kelag (Carinthian power supply
company), the procurement of an electric car and five
electric bikes for work-related travel. The newly
established energy management system is also an
important milestone for the sustainable development of
the site.
The semiconductor industry is a demanding work
environment. That is why the promotion of health care
is a special concern at Infineon. With the support of the
company’s medical service at the Villach site, emphasis
is placed on care, exercise, nutrition and mental health.
Employees can choose from a wide range of fitness and
health offerings.
An in-house team of mediators is available for conflict
prevention and conflict management. Training in stress
management and burn-out prevention is offered as part
of further courses on offer at the company and all
employees can anonymously opt for free, external
psychological support if they wish.
Infineon Austria has repeatedly won the Carinthian
regional health insurance fund’s Seal of Approval for
Workplace Health Promotion in recognition of these
activities. Company medical service care is also provided
at the Graz, Linz and Klagenfurt sites.
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Infineon Austria Timeline
Start of 4-inch wafer production Founding of Villach Development Center
Founding of Infineon Technologies IT-Services GmbH Klagenfurt
Kickoff for construction of front-end facility at Kulim High-Tech Park, MalaysiaInauguration of new research and development building in Villach
Inauguration of Development Center Bucharest, RomaniaInauguration of front-end fab at Kulim High-Tech Park, Malaysia
Extension of Development Center Graz Metahof IIIImplementation of Expert Support Service Center in Klagenfurt
Founding of Villach diode production facility
Sale of Comneon Linz Inauguration of new research and innovation building in Villach
Sale of Wireless segment, becomes Lantiq
Sales of Wireless Solutions segment, becomes Intel Mobile Communications
Start of 5-inch wafer production
Expansion of Villach Development Center
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Founding of Sales Center for Austria and prospective southeast EU member states
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IPO of Infineon Technologies AG Founding of Comneon Software Development Center
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