Infineon to supply advanced power chips for Xiaomi EVs

Top German chipmaker keen to tap Chinese demand for specialty semiconductors

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Infineon, like many other chipmakers, is keen to feed China's appetite for power semiconductors. (Source photos by AP)

CHENG TING-FANG, Nikkei Asia chief tech correspondent

TAIPEI -- Top German chipmaker Infineon has reached an agreement to supply Chinese EV maker Xiaomi with advanced power semiconductors until 2027, in a move to tap the growing electric car market in China and beyond.

Infineon said on Monday that it will provide Xiaomi's electric cars with its silicon carbide (SiC) chips and modules, as well as a wide range of key microcontroller chips. The chipmaker said the collaboration can "reinforce Infineon's position as the global market leader in automotive semiconductors."

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