On June 16, 2025, Infineon hosted its 2025 Greater China Ecosystem Innovation Summit (OktoberTech?) in Shanghai, bringing together over 1,400 industry leaders, experts, customers, and partners from the semiconductor sector. The event focused on fostering cross-industry collaboration to drive local innovation, addressing the rapid pace of technological advancement and industry challenges in China. Discussions centered on advancing intelligent, green, and integrated solutions to shape a digital, low-carbon future.
Summit Structure and Themes
The summit featured a main forum and eight parallel sessions covering intelligent mobility, electric vehicles, robotics, AI enablement, renewable energy, silicon carbide, gallium nitride, and sustainability. Three core exhibition zones showcased advancements in energy efficiency, transportation, and IoT. Topics included next-generation electronic architectures, AI data center power solutions with gallium nitride, residential solar storage systems, and automotive-grade silicon carbide applications across solar and charging infrastructure.
Keynote Addresses
Andreas Urschitz, Infineon¡¯s Chief Marketing Officer, highlighted the company¡¯s 2024 achievement of leading the global MCU market with a 21.3% share while maintaining dominance in automotive and power semiconductors. He emphasized Infineon¡¯s customer-centric approach, leveraging diverse supply chains, advanced processes, and high-quality products to deliver value.
David Poon, Senior Vice President and President of Infineon Greater China, noted that China is Infineon¡¯s largest single regional market after 30 years of growth. He outlined four strategic pillars¡ªoperational optimization, technological innovation, production layout, and ecosystem collaboration¡ªto support digital and green transformations through localized expertise and global resources.
Advanced Manufacturing and Ecosystem Development
Alexander Gorski, Executive Vice President of Frontend Operations, discussed how iterative process advancements enhance semiconductor performance and efficiency. Infineon strengthens supply chain resilience and local operations to meet China¡¯s unique demands, collaborating with ecosystem partners to develop tailored solutions and lead in low-carbon innovation.
Industry Insights
Representatives from United Automotive Electronics, UUGreenPower, and Meituan shared how semiconductor technologies drive advancements in automotive architectures, high-quality charging infrastructure, and future delivery systems, offering forward-looking perspectives on industry trends.
Infineon¡¯s 30 Years in China
Marking its 30th anniversary in China, Infineon has established system competency centers, intelligent application labs, power application labs, and innovation centers to support new energy vehicles, renewables, AI data centers, and robotics. Initiatives like the Infineon University Program, Dandelion Club, Teaching Customer projects, and OktoberTech? foster industry growth.
Roundtable Discussion
A roundtable led by Dr. Herbert Diess, Chairman of Infineon¡¯s Supervisory Board, with guests from Fourier Intelligence and Integrated Insights, explored innovation under China¡¯s fast-paced market. Dr. Diess stressed that innovation requires not only speed but also efficiency, quality, and a collaborative ecosystem for mutual learning and success.
Parallel Forums
The eight parallel forums covered:
- Intelligent Mobility: Future directions for ADAS and automotive architectures.
- Electric Mobility: Smart electrification solutions reshaping transportation.
- Renewable Energy: Trends in integrated wind, solar, storage, and charging systems.
- AI Enablement: Meeting rising computational demands in the generative AI era.
- Robotics and Smart Living: Demonstrations of humanoid robots.
- Silicon Carbide: Unlocking potential in renewable energy applications.
- Gallium Nitride: Emerging applications in China¡¯s market.
- Sustainability: Practices for sustainable production and supply chains.
Exhibition Highlights
The summit featured energy efficiency, transportation, and IoT exhibition zones, alongside AI, wafer, and 30th-anniversary displays. Notable showcases included:
- Zeekr 009: A pure electric MPV with Infineon¡¯s 12 chip types, setting benchmarks in intelligence, safety, and range.
- Fourier GR-2 Humanoid Robot: Powered by Infineon¡¯s power semiconductors, including gallium nitride, for enhanced motion control.
- Other Robotics: Unitree¡¯s bipedal robot, Fengsuan¡¯s hexapod robot dog, and Meituan¡¯s logistics drone, all using Infineon semiconductors.
Overall, 45 innovative products and solutions from Infineon and partners were displayed.
Looking Forward
Over 30 years, Infineon has grown from a market entrant to a key player in China, fostering an innovation ecosystem. The 2025 summit underscored its commitment to the ¡°In China, For China¡± strategy, driving intelligent, green, and integrated solutions in mobility, energy, AI, and robotics through localized collaboration.
