Infineon Technologies

Infineon Technologies focuses on the three central challenges facing modern society Energy Efficiency, Communications and Security and offers semiconductors and system solutions for automotive and industrial electronics, chip card and security applications as well as applications in communications.

Thomas Kaufmann

Executive Vice President and COO

Past deals in Wireless

3db access

Acquisition in 2023
3db Access is develops integrated solutions for secure contactless access control for the automotive and construction industries. The company also aims to provide consulting services in the field of wireless applications. It may set up branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other domestic and foreign undertakings, acquire or merge with similar or related companies, enter into all transactions and conclude contracts that are appropriate to the purpose of the company or directly or indirectly related to it. It may acquire, manage, encumber and dispose of land, copyright, patents and licenses of all kinds.

GaN Systems

Acquisition in 2023
GaN Systems Inc. is a semiconductor company based in Ottawa, Canada, specializing in the development and manufacturing of gallium nitride power switching transistors. The company offers a variety of products, including 650 V and 100 V E-HEMT transistors and wireless power amplifiers, which are utilized in diverse applications such as consumer electronics, industrial systems, renewable energy sources, and transportation power conversion. GaN Systems aims to address significant challenges in power system efficiency and size limitations, enabling industries to reduce costs and enhance energy efficiency. The company serves a global market, including manufacturers in Japan, Taiwan, and China, with additional offices in Japan, China, and Germany. Established in 2008, GaN Systems continues to innovate in the clean technology power conversion sector.

Cypress Semiconductor

Acquisition in 2019
Cypress Semiconductor operates as a semiconductor company in the United States and internationally. It delivers various high-performance, mixed-signal, and programmable solutions. Its products include programmable system-on-chip products, capacitive sensing, and touchscreen solutions, universal serial bus controllers, wirelessUSB, CyFi low-power radio frequency, programmable clocks, and buffers. Cypress Semiconductor also offers communication products, peripheral controllers, dual-port interconnects, programmable logic devices, and power PSoC, as well as line of switches, cable drivers, and equalizers for the professional video market. Moreover, it provides peripheral bridge controllers, dual-port memories, physical layer devices, and programmable logic devices. Further, it designs and manufactures SRAM products and nonvolatile memories that are used to store and retrieve data in networking, wireless infrastructure and handsets, computation, consumer, automotive, industrial, and various electronic systems, as well as provides image sensor products that are used in industrial, medical, and aeronautic applications. Additionally, Cypress Semiconductor offers a wireless pneumatic thermostat that enables remote temperature sensing and control; a wireless gauge reader, which clips onto the face of existing gauges to capture and transmit data; a wireless steam trap monitor that detects leaks and failures; a wireless transducer reader, which provides energy-use characterization and baseline data for audits; and optical navigation sensors. It serves consumer, computation, data communications, automotive, medical, and industrial markets. The company markets its products through direct sales force, distributors, trading companies, and representative firms.

Metawave

Venture Round in 2018
Metawave Corporation, founded in 2017 and based in Palo Alto, California, specializes in developing advanced beamsteering radars that utilize metamaterials and artificial intelligence for the automotive industry. The company focuses on enhancing safety and connectivity in autonomous driving through its flagship radar platform, SPEKTRA, which enables 3D imaging and vehicle-to-vehicle communications. Additionally, Metawave offers TURBO active repeaters to improve signal coverage in challenging environments and ECHO passive reflectors that help direct signals in areas with limited connectivity. The company is also advancing wireless communications by creating smart beamsteering antennas designed for 4G and 5G networks, aiming to support faster connectivity for a wide range of users. Metawave's innovative technology originated from research at Xerox PARC, reflecting its commitment to revolutionizing the future of transportation and communications.

Axiom Microdevices

Series B in 2005
Axiom Microdevices, Inc. specializes in providing integrated complementary metal oxide semiconductor power amplifiers for the cellular telephone market. Founded in 2002 and based in Irvine, California, the company focuses on advancing radio frequency integration to help customers minimize design complexities and reduce bill of materials. Axiom Microdevices has a global presence, with operations in the United States, the United Kingdom, China, Taiwan, and South Korea. As of June 2009, it operates as a subsidiary of Skyworks Solutions Inc.

Sandbridge Technologies

Series B in 2003
Sandbridge Technologies Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company focused on developing and marketing innovative software-defined-radio (SDR) chipsets designed for multimode, multi-function wireless handheld devices. The company aims to deliver significant competitive advantages to its customers in the global cellular market through its cost-effective and ultra-low power broadband wireless technology, which is built on the SandBlaster DSP baseband architecture.

Morphics Technology

Acquisition in 2003
Morphics Technology, Inc. specializes in communications systems, focusing on the development of Wireless Signal Processors (WSPs) and Intellectual Property (IP) Cores for wireless infrastructure and terminal products. The company combines its knowledge in communications theory, digital signal processing, computer architecture, and silicon engineering to provide high-performance signal processing solutions that are both cost-effective and scalable for next-generation wireless networks. Morphics' off-the-shelf WSPs are designed to meet the cost-reduction demands of 3G basestation manufacturers by delivering efficient baseband processing with high channel density. These programmable processors allow equipment vendors to integrate proprietary radio-link and network performance features while supporting various leading 3G wireless standards.

MediaQ

Series D in 2002
MediaQ develops integrated semiconductors and software for mobile, wireless, and handheld devices to enhance visual display, improve connectivity, and minimize power consumption.

MediaQ

Series C in 2000
MediaQ develops integrated semiconductors and software for mobile, wireless, and handheld devices to enhance visual display, improve connectivity, and minimize power consumption.

Tropian

Series C in 2000
Tropian, Inc. develops and provides multimode radio frequency integrated circuits and solutions for wireless devices. The company offers Timestar radio frequency integrated circuit solutions for quad-band cellular handsets; Codestar radio transceivers; and Multistar transceivers. It serves wireless device manufacturers. Tropian, Inc. was formerly known as Premier R.F., Inc.
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