At Infineon In Austria, the research and development (R&D) centers in Villach, Graz and Linz will be more closely integrated. With Stefan Rohringer, the three locations will have their own R&D officer (Research & Development), the group announced on Tuesday. Rohringer (60) has been in charge for 25 years Infineon-Development center in Graz with around 530 employees. With around 2500 people in research and development Infineon Austria is the second largest development location for the German semiconductor company. There are 200 employees in Linz.
As part of the German chip manufacturer Infineon As a result of the austerity program announced, around 380 jobs will be lost in this country over the next two years. The bundling of R&D forces (research and development) in Austria has nothing to do with this program, explained Infineon Austria upon OÖN request. The previous site managers, Manfred Ruhmer in Linz, will therefore retain leading roles within the R&D area. With Rohringer’s new position, the entire research strategy of the local location should be even better coordinated and represented within the entire group.
In addition to the Austrian-wide strategy, Rohringer will also be responsible for the R&D infrastructure, R&D talent mentoring and network management with partners from business, science and research. In total, the group operates 69 R&D locations in 27 countries worldwide, each of which has an R&D officer in charge of strategic management.
Stefan Rohringer (born 1964) is a qualified computer scientist and has more than 30 years of expertise in innovations and technology developments in the areas of micro- and nanoelectronics. He has been in charge since 1999 Infineon-Development center in Graz with over 500 employees and is active in regional, national and international networks, including as chairman of the European ESBS “Electronics and Software Based Systems” Austria, spokesperson for R&D of the Industry 4.0 platform and head of the R&D Industry Forum of the Industrial Association (IV) Styria.
In the 2023 financial year Infineon According to its own information, Austria spent 672 million euros (around 12 percent of total sales) on research and development. With around 2,500 experts employed in the development centers in Villach, Graz and Linz Infineon Austria has around a quarter of the entire group’s R&D workforce. The main focus is on the development of power semiconductors, thin wafer technologies as well as sensors, micromechanics, new semiconductor materials and contactless security solutions. Villach is the global competence center for power electronics. Linz is a pioneer in the area of radar technologies for driver assistance systems and the Graz Competence Center for Contactless Technologies is driving forward innovations in the security of payment cards and sovereign documents, mobility and the Internet of Things.
