Infineon is a German public company, one of the world’s biggest manufacturers of semiconductors with headquarters in Munich, Bavaria. The firm used to be a subdivision of the conglomerate Siemens AG under the name of Siemens Semiconductors. In April 1999 it was registered as an independent company Infineon Technologies AG, although keeping tight connections with its corporate parent. At present, the company’s products are used in industrial, automotive and multimarket sectors. Infineon has about 41 thousand employees in many countries of the world working in its 17 manufacturing and 37 research and development locations. Infineon’s year revenue in 2019 reached a level of 8 billion euros.