Cooperation: Vitesco and Infineon aim to make electric drives more efficient

The Regensburg-based e-drive specialist Vitesco Technologies and the Munich-based semiconductor company Infineon Technologies AG have announced a deepening of their long-standing partnership. The Regensburg company plans to use Infineon's AURIX TC4x family of microcontrollers in their next generation of master and zone controllers for electric-electronic vehicle architectures (E/E architectures) as well as in their new electrification system solutions. The multi-year agreement is set to commence in 2027. The planned order volume exceeds one billion euros. Together, both companies aim to further improve the efficiency and system costs of future electrified vehicles, while considering functional safety according to ISO 26262 and cybersecurity ISO/SAE 21434.

The supplier secures strategically important components for the long-term transformation of the automotive industry towards electromobility through the intensified partnership. Simultaneously, they seek to benefit from the powerful and broad product portfolio of the AURIX microcontroller family, Infineon's system competence, and the company's investments in manufacturing capacities to enhance delivery security.

"Microcontrollers are core components of our electronics. It is highly advantageous for us to be able to define early on, in partnership with Infineon, which properties and capabilities future automotive microcontrollers will have. This enables us to proactively shape the path towards software-defined vehicles," explains Thomas Stierle, member of the Executive Board and Head of the Electrification Solutions Division at Vitesco Technologies.