Infineon has expanded its presence in India by inaugurating a Global Capability Centre (GCC) in Ahmedabad in the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City). India is a strategic market and innovation hub for the German semiconductor firm. Infineon currently employs about 2,500 people across four locations in India, mainly for R&D. With the new capabilities in Ahmedabad, Infineon is now represented at five locations in India.

The state-of-the-art centre in Ahmedabad marks a “significant milestone” in Infineon’s strategic commitment to innovation and operational excellence in India. It will employ 500 highly skilled engineers and professionals over the next five years, focusing on advanced R&D for semiconductor chip design and product software, as well as Information Technology, Supply Chain Management, and Systems & Application Engineering, the company said. According to earlier reports, Infineon aims to double its India workforce to 5,000 over the next five years, with a focus on the R&D division. 

"Our new capability centre will play a key role in Infineon’s global innovation strategy and supplement our R&D landscape,” said Jochen Hanebeck, CEO of Infineon. “India is rapidly emerging as a hub for semiconductor innovation. We’re proud to be at the heart of this development and are committed to participating in the country’s tremendous market growth by targeting more than one billion euros in sales in 2030.”