The ongoing construction boom in data centers is filling STMicro's order books. On Tuesday, the Infineon rival raised its forecasts for its power semiconductor business for servers. For the current year, the French-Italian chipmaker expects revenues of approximately one billion dollars, up from the previous guidance of 'significantly more' than 500 million dollars. 'If current trends continue, revenue could double by 2027.' Previously, STMicro had predicted a figure 'well above' one billion dollars for next year.

Specialized chips for regulating the power supply of high-performance computers are also a key growth driver for Infineon. The Munich-based company expects revenues to double to 1.5 billion euros in 2025/2026. In the following fiscal year, earnings are projected to rise to 2.5 billion euros.

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