Infineon and Bosch are widening their cooperation to include power semiconductors. The collaboration between the companies has two key aspects: First, Bosch is to license from Infineon certain manufacturing processes for power semiconductors – specifically, for low-voltage power MOSFETs (metal oxide silicon field effect transistors) – along with the requisite manufacturing technologies. Second, the collaboration contract between the two companies’ includes a second-source agreement.
Parallel to Bosch’s own semiconductor manufacturing in Reutlingen, Infineon will produce components developed on the basis of these processes and will supply Bosch with these components. Going forward, the two companies will also work jointly on the development of enabling technologies for the production of power semiconductors. By working with Bosch, Infineon is not just expanding its share of the semiconductor market in the automotive segment, it will also be Bosch’s preferred supplier of power semiconductors.
