Infineon Technologies : grieves for Wolfgang Mayrhuber
December 03, 2018 at 10:27 am EST
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Munich, Germany - 03 December 2018 - Wolfgang Mayrhuber, former Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Infineon Technologies AG, died last Saturday at the age of 71 after a serious illness.
'The death of Wolfgang Mayrhuber fills us at Infineon with great sorrow. Our thoughts are with his relatives. Our deepest sympathy goes to his family,' said Dr. Reinhard Ploss, CEO of Infineon. 'Wolfgang Mayrhuber has had a decisive influence on the recent history of our company as Chairman of the Supervisory Board, through his personality and experience. With him, Infineon has become more successful and more international. For me personally, Wolfgang Mayrhuber has been a valuable companion for many years. We will miss his great support, his advice and his likeable style at Infineon'.
Wolfgang Mayrhuber was Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Infineon Technologies AG from 2011 to February 2018. During this time, the company acquired International Rectifier, the largest acquisition in Infineon's history. He resigned as Chairman of the Supervisory Board at his own request in February 2018.
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Infineon Technologies AG is one of the world's leading manufacturers of semiconductors. The group's products include power semiconductors, sensors, microcontrollers, digital, mixed-signal and analog ICs, discrete semiconductor modules, switches, interface ICs, motor-controlling ICs, RF power transistors, voltage regulators, and electronic safety components. Net sales break down by area of activity as follows:
- automotive (50.5%): semiconductor products used in the automotive industry, and memory products for specific applications for automotive, industrial, information technologies, telecommunications and consumer electronics.
- power & sensor systems (23.3%): semiconductors for energy-efficient power supplies, mobile devices, mobile phone network infrastructures, human-machine interaction as well as applications with special demands on their robustness and reliability.
- industrial power control (13.5%): semiconductor products for the conversion of electrical energy for small, medium and high-power applications, used in the manufacturing, the low-loss transmission, the storage and the efficient use of electrical energy;
- connected secure systems (12.6%): semiconductors for networked devices, card-based applications, and government documents; microcontrollers for industrial, entertainment, and household applications, components for connectivity systems, various customer support systems;
- other (0.1%).
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Germany (12.4%), Europe/Middle East/Africa (14.4%), China/Hong Kong/Taiwan (32.3%), Japan (10.5%), Asia/Pacific (15.9%), the United States (12.1%) and Americas (2.4%).