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Infineon Technologies AG

Infineon Technologies is a global top 10 semiconductor company designing and manufacturing chips for automotive, industrial, communication, IoT, sensor, and security applications.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Teresa Ribera Rodríguez (Executive Vice-President) and

13 Jan 2026 · The Industrial Accelerator Act, the Chips Act and State aid rules

Meeting with Bernd Biervert (Cabinet of Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič), Chiara Galiffa (Cabinet of Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič), Dārta Tentere (Cabinet of Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič) and

13 Jan 2026 · Trade agenda and competitiveness of the semiconductor industry in Europe

Meeting with Michele Piergiovanni (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)

24 Nov 2025 · Chips Act 2.0

Meeting with Borys Budka (Member of the European Parliament, Committee chair) and TotalEnergies SE and

12 Nov 2025 · ITRE ongoing work

Meeting with Lucilla Sioli (Director Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

30 Oct 2025 · Exchange between AI Office and representatives from Infineon Technologies

Meeting with Chiara Galiffa (Cabinet of Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič) and Intel Corporation and

1 Oct 2025 · EU – US relations

Meeting with Stéphane Séjourné (Executive Vice-President) and

5 Sept 2025 · - Compétitivité des entreprises - Marché intérieur - Protection de la souveraineté et du pouvoir d’achat - Relation US/EU

Response to Revision of the 'New Legislative Framework'

1 Sept 2025

The revision of the New Legislative Framework (NLF) is a timely opportunity to strengthen the competitiveness of European companies without compromising the EUs strong product standards. The NLF is an important tool that strongly impacts the administrative burden of compliance, the cost of market access, the speed of time-to-market, and the agility of manufacturers regarding innovation and adapting to challenging market environments. In the semiconductor industry, time-to-market and agility in cyclical markets are decisive factors for competitiveness. Against this background, Infineon Technologies AG would like to share the attached policy recommendations in support of the Commissions effort to improve the NLF.
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Meeting with Chiara Galiffa (Cabinet of Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič) and NXP Semiconductors Netherlands B.V. and European Electronic Component Manufacturers' Association

1 Sept 2025 · Recent developments on trade and tariffs impacting the semiconductor sector

Meeting with Angelika Niebler (Member of the European Parliament)

18 Jul 2025 · EU Strategy on Semiconductors

Meeting with Arthur Corbin (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné), Hanna Anttilainen (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné) and

3 Jul 2025 · Presentation of ESIA and the semiconductor industry in Europe

Meeting with Christian Ehler (Member of the European Parliament)

2 Jul 2025 · Innovation policy

Meeting with Jurgen Tiedje (Head of Unit Research and Innovation)

12 Jun 2025 · Exchange of views and discussions on candidate IPCEI on Circular Advanced Materials; Infineon FP10 Position Paper ‘Advancing European Competitiveness: Key Levers for an Effective Research, Technology and Innovation Programme’

Infineon supports ENISA expansion and simpler cybersecurity certification

10 Jun 2025
Topic — This initiative revises the Cybersecurity Act to improve the European certification framework.
Message — Infineon recommends expanding the cybersecurity agency's mandate and improving the certification framework. They support simplifying current legislation through a specific regulatory intervention path.12
Why — Simplified rules would reduce regulatory complexity and make compliance more business friendly.3
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Infineon urges EU to prioritize Edge AI hardware leadership

26 May 2025
Topic — This initiative aims to create a framework for industrial AI adoption across Europe.
Message — Infineon argues that the Commission misidentifies problems by overlooking European hardware leadership. They recommend leveraging the strong ecosystem for Edge AI semiconductor solutions.12
Why — This would protect Infineon's market share by reinforcing its role as a technology leader.3
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Infineon urges energy focus in AI Development Act

26 May 2025
Topic — EU initiative to triple data capacity and green AI cloud infrastructure.
Message — Infineon supports closing the capacity gap but demands more focus on powering AI. They advocate for policy actions that prioritize energy-efficient infrastructure.12
Why — Prioritizing energy efficiency would boost demand for Infineon’s specialized power-saving semiconductor technology.34
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Meeting with Christian Ehler (Member of the European Parliament)

15 May 2025 · General exchange

Meeting with Damien Levie (Head of Unit Trade) and NXP Semiconductors Netherlands B.V. and European Electronic Component Manufacturers' Association

30 Apr 2025 · Exchange on semiconductor outlook

Meeting with Alexandra Geese (Member of the European Parliament) and Deutsche Telekom and

29 Apr 2025 · Event: DACH-Tech

Response to Technical description of important and critical products with digital elements

18 Apr 2025

Dear Sir/Madam, Thank you for the opportunity to provide feedback to this Draft Implementing Regulation. Please find enclosed our recommendations for the technical descriptions of the categories of important and critical products with digital elements listed in Annex III and IV of the Cyber Resilience Act. Infineon Technologies AG is Germanys largest semiconductor company with around 58000 employees worldwide and a global semiconductor leader in power systems and IoT. Our sensors, microcontrollers, and communication devices combined with security technologies and related software are indispensable in bringing the industrial and consumer IoT to life.
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Meeting with Pierre Chastanet (Head of Unit Communications Networks, Content and Technology) and Robert Bosch GmbH and

15 Apr 2025 · Implementation of the Automotive Industrial Action Plan with : - NXP - Infineon - STMicroelectronics - Bosch - Axelera AI

Meeting with Eva Maydell (Member of the European Parliament)

10 Apr 2025 · EU Tech Agenda

Meeting with Damien Levie (Head of Unit Trade)

8 Apr 2025 · Exchange on semiconductor business outlook and challenges

Meeting with Henna Virkkunen (Executive Vice-President) and

3 Apr 2025 · The European semiconductor industry and the review of the Chips Act

Meeting with Bernd Biervert (Cabinet of Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič), Dārta Tentere (Cabinet of Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič) and

3 Apr 2025 · Trade relations and economic security

Meeting with Denis Redonnet (Deputy Director-General Trade) and Robert Bosch GmbH and

3 Apr 2025 · Exchange on the implications of recent US trade measures and the broader geopolitical environment on the European semiconductor industry

Meeting with Pierre Chastanet (Head of Unit Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

31 Mar 2025 · Discussion on Chips Act 2.0 and future development in transatlantic trade relations

Meeting with Bernd Biervert (Cabinet of Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič), Dārta Tentere (Cabinet of Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič)

31 Mar 2025 · EU trade agenda and transatlantic relations

Meeting with Xavier Coget (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen)

27 Mar 2025 · Preparation of meeting of EVP Virkkunen with European Semiconductor Industry Association (ESIA) on 3 April

Meeting with Pierre Chastanet (Head of Unit Communications Networks, Content and Technology) and Robert Bosch GmbH and

24 Mar 2025 · Automotive Industrial Action Plan with : - NXP - Infineon - STMicroelectronics - Bosch

Response to EU Start-up and Scale-up Strategy

17 Mar 2025

Please find the recommendations of Infineon Technologies AG attached
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Meeting with Henna Virkkunen (Executive Vice-President) and

15 Feb 2025 · Competitiveness of EU semiconductor industry

Meeting with Eva Maydell (Member of the European Parliament)

14 Feb 2025 · EU Competitiveness Agenda

Meeting with Henna Virkkunen (Executive Vice-President) and

14 Feb 2025 · Private roundtable on how to handle EU dependency for critical inputs such as semiconductors

Infineon warns new lead restrictions threaten EU green transition

10 Feb 2025
Topic — The consultation reviews time-limited exemptions for lead in electrical and electronic equipment components.
Message — The company requests maintaining broader exemptions because lead-free alternatives currently lack reliability for specialized components. They suggest extending the transition period to manage their extensive portfolio of over one thousand products.12
Why — Maintaining the current exemptions avoids massive technical and administrative burdens across their entire portfolio.3
Impact — The EU green transition may suffer if components for renewable energy and e-mobility lack exemptions.4
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Meeting with Valdis Dombrovskis (Executive Vice-President) and BUSINESSEUROPE and

10 Sept 2024 · Preventing the circumvention of EU sanctions on sensitive goods

Meeting with Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner) and

10 Sept 2024 · High-level executive roundtable: preventing the circumvention of EU sanctions on sensitive goods.

Meeting with Christian Ehler (Member of the European Parliament)

17 Apr 2024 · Research policy

Meeting with Maroš Šefčovič (Executive Vice-President) and

8 Apr 2024 · Dialogue on Clean Mobility

Meeting with Christian Ehler (Member of the European Parliament)

26 Mar 2024 · Research policy

Meeting with Milan Zver (Member of the European Parliament)

20 Mar 2024 · Semiconductor Comments on Erasmus+ and Broader Education and Skills Topics

Meeting with Matthias Ecke (Member of the European Parliament)

1 Mar 2024 · Halbleiter / Industriepolitik

Response to Assessment of the energy efficiency public funding support at Union and national level

26 Feb 2024

Infineon welcomes the Commission's efforts to assess the state of public funding and the capacity of EU countries to increase the uptake of private investment in energy efficiency. Please find attached our comments.
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Meeting with Margrethe Vestager (Executive Vice-President)

17 Feb 2024 · Semiconductors

Meeting with Tiemo Wölken (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

13 Jul 2023 · Net-Zero Industry Act (staff level)

Meeting with Margrethe Vestager (Executive Vice-President) and

25 Apr 2023 · Chips Act, State Aid

Meeting with Dan Nica (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

6 Mar 2023 · Chips Act Reception on the occasion of the foreign cabinet meeting of the Saxon State Government

Meeting with Eva Maydell (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

28 Nov 2022 · Chips Act & Chips Joint Undertaking

Meeting with Henrike Hahn (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

21 Sept 2022 · EU Chips Act

Meeting with Jörgen Warborn (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur for opinion) and NXP Semiconductors Netherlands B.V. and STMicroelectronics France

13 Jul 2022 · Halvledarakten

Meeting with Karlo Ressler (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur for opinion) and DIGITALEUROPE and

17 May 2022 · Chips Act

Response to European chips act package – Regulation

5 May 2022

Infineon welcomes the opportunity to submit the comments below on the European Chips Act proposal of the European Commission with the aim of feeding into the legislative procedure. • Invest in capabilities advancing the European Green Deal. Public support provided under the Chips Act should accelerate Europe’s green transition. Receiving public support for pilot lines and first-of-a-kind facilities should have clear energy efficiency criteria and a significant positive impact on semiconductor user industries such as energy, manufacturing, mobility and buildings, as the main targets of the European Green Deal. • Ensure that Europe’s broader semiconductor ecosystem is involved in the Chips Act’s implementation. Decisions by the European Commission and the Member States in the implementation phase to support new pilot lines and first-of-a-kind facilities should be made after careful analysis of market demands in key sectors. Fair and equal treatment should be ensured in access to new pilot lines developed under the Chips for Europe Initiative. • Simplify the Chips Act’s governance architecture and avoid delays in investment. Roles and responsibilities of the structures proposed in the Chips Act should be clarified. The industry should play a more direct role in working together with public authorities. This can be ensured by institutionalizing the relationship between the European Semiconductor Board and the Alliance on Processors and Semiconductor Technologies Alliance. The EU Institutions and the Member States should provide further details concerning budget, funding gap analysis and timelines to accelerate the industry’s preparation to benefit from the Chips Act. • Strengthen Europe’s talent pipeline. In order for Europe to increase its semiconductor manufacturing capacity drastically, it should secure access to critical talent. The proposed European competence centers should be prioritized, and adequate funding should be provided. Such competence centers should have a clear “skills mandate” and play a critical role in connecting semiconductor businesses with technical students up to PhD level across Europe. • Prevent hampering market dynamics. The Chips Act should include a contingency plan developed jointly by all stakeholders, including the European Commission, the Member States, industry players and research organizations, with clear roles and responsibilities. Such a contingency plan should be implemented as soon as possible in case of a crisis. In addition, the EU Institutions and the Member States should explore developing suitable mechanisms addressing critical users of semiconductors which can hold chips inventory for a certain period of time to avoid shortages and delays. Please find attached our detailed comments on the European Chips Act Package. Infineon appreciates the opportunity to discuss the comments above and work closely with the EU Institutions and the Member States to enable a Chips Act that advances Europe’s semiconductor industry.
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Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and

10 Jan 2022 · CEO Round Table on Semiconductors

Meeting with Roberto Viola (Director-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology) and Robert Bosch GmbH and

10 Jan 2022 · Semiconductors

Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and

12 Nov 2021 · Visit of major semiconductor research and production sites in preparation of EU Chips Act

Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and

5 Nov 2021 · Chips Act

Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and

23 Sept 2021 · Semiconductors

Response to Requirements for Artificial Intelligence

6 Aug 2021

Overall, Infineon Technologies AG welcomes the fact that the Commission has presented a risk-based approach aiming to regulate AI systems and their effects on economy and society. In our contribution to the upcoming discussion, Infineon focuses primarily on Article 3 (1) and Annex I – i.e. the definition of AI systems. Infineon proposes that the following aspects should be taken into account in the subsequent debate between the Commission, the European Parliament and the Council: >>> The definition of AI systems should be critically revised <<< - The question of which definition is “the best" will never be answered conclusively. However, Europe will have to answer the question of whether the definition is “meaningful” in terms of the regulatory intention in a compelling and as precise manner as possible. The definition of AI systems will fundamentally determine whether the intended effect will be achieved with the "AI Act". - On the one hand, the definition in the current draft is clearly too broad, because it also covers conventional software. - On the other hand, the definition is too narrow, because it completely ignores hardware. This contradicts the OECD definition and the understanding of the Enquete Commission "Artificial Intelligence - Social Responsibility and Economic, Social and Ecological Potentials" of the German Bundestag. In case of hardware, one could e.g. think in particular of edge AI devices, which have a decisive influence, for example, on the energy consumption of digitalisation and security aspects, and which are important for strong European key industries. - However, the chosen approach to the definition of AI systems may not even be helpful at all, because so far it mainly focuses on the technology itself, and only to a lesser extent on its effects, as will be explained below. >>> The AI Act should regulate more the WHAT / effects and less the HOW / technology <<< - AI regulation should not focus on individual implementations and technologies, i.e. exactly HOW an individual function was implemented (specific technology, hardware or software etc.), but on the potentially critical properties that can be associated with the use of AI and machine learning. In particular, the possibly limited predictability and validation (full validation and qualification) of the system response and effects resulting from the difference of data sets used for learning compared to the data in use (e.g. unintended bias, incompleteness of the learning data related to the actual use etc.). Source: AI definition of OECD and the German Bundestag - A technology-specific regulation like the “AI Act” would in any case effectively have an innovation-inhibiting character - e.g. if it is aimed at embedded systems in which, for example, clearly defined and validatable functions are implemented as a neural network for the purpose of higher accuracy, energy efficiency or speed. - In the present draft of the "AI Act", the definition of AI systems deals exclusively with the HOW, i.e. with technology. Due to this fact alone, the definition - regardless of its concrete final wording! - will always lead to a) some AI systems being unnecessarily covered by this regulation whose effects are predictable and desired, or b) some AI systems not being covered by this regulation because they are not (or not yet) covered by the scope as described in Article 3 (1) and Annex I. - Therefore, it is not sufficient to discuss and adapt the definition of AI systems in Article 3 (1) and Annex I only, but the foundation of the AI Act must substantially be more focused on the effects than on the technology itself. This different approach could, for example, already be anchored more strongly in the preamble to the AI Act. To summarise: The proposal of Infineon is to start a debate on the above aspects as broad and open as possible between all relevant stakeholders.
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Meeting with Roberto Viola (Director-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

10 Jun 2021 · IPCEI microelectronics Virtual meeting

Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and

7 May 2021 · Alliance in microelectronics

Meeting with Michael Hager (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis)

13 Apr 2021 · Industrial and trade policy

Meeting with Roberto Viola (Director-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

26 Mar 2021 · ipcei microelectronics (virtual)

Meeting with Werner Stengg (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)

9 Mar 2021 · Semiconductors - 2030 Digital Compass Communication

Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and

27 Nov 2020 · Roundtable on Processors

Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and

7 Apr 2020 · Discussion of COVID-19

Meeting with Ann Mettler (Director-General Inspire, Debate, Engage and Accelerate Action)

12 Jun 2019 · Semiconductors

Meeting with Maximilian Strotmann (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)

20 Feb 2019 · Digital technologies, HPC

Meeting with Roberto Viola (Director-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

23 Jan 2019 · IPCI on Microelectronics, low power processor initiative, AI

Meeting with Andrus Ansip (Vice-President) and

18 Oct 2018 · Cybersecurity

Meeting with Vivian Loonela (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip) and Airbus and

21 Jun 2018 · Cybersecurity package

Meeting with Carlos Moedas (Commissioner) and

4 Jun 2018 · Horizon Europe and Industrial Technologies

Meeting with Thibaut Kleiner (Cabinet of Vice-President Günther Oettinger)

4 Jun 2018 · MFF

Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)

4 Jun 2018 · Cybersecurity, Digital Europe-Programme

Meeting with Vivian Loonela (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip) and Deutsche Telekom and

5 Mar 2018 · Exchange on the proposed Cyber Security, on the certification framework and the future mandate of the ENISA/European Cyber Security policy

Meeting with Carl-Christian Buhr (Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel)

25 Sept 2017 · Cybersecurity

Meeting with Andrus Ansip (Vice-President) and

13 Mar 2017 · Cybersecurity, DSM mid-term review

Meeting with Bodo Lehmann (Digital Economy) and Deutsche Telekom

14 Jun 2016 · cyber-security

Meeting with Juhan Lepassaar (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)

17 Jul 2015 · Digital Single Market

Meeting with Robert-Jan Smits (Director-General Research and Innovation)

15 Dec 2014 · Innovation