Beijing standard time on October 11, the evening news, the German Infineon chip manufacturers (Infineon) announced that it has acquired the Netherlands Innoluce semiconductor company, but did not disclose the transaction amount.

Innoluce was founded in 2010, from philips, is a leading innovator of miniature laser scanning module. The company's miniature laser scanning module integrates silicon-based solid-state MEMS micro mirror, the micro reflector for car light detection and ranging (lidar) system in laser beam adjustment is necessary. Industry analysis, Innoluce acquisition will help infineon reduce self-driving cars cost of light detection and ranging system.

Infineon automotive electronics division President Peter Schiefer said: "this acquisition makes us a big step forward in the field of laser radar, laser radar technology in the automatic, which played a key role in the safety of driving a car. Every new car we want to make the global laser radar can configuration."

Since 2010, to sell its wireless unit to Intel, infineon began to focus on power semiconductors and automotive electronics business, and conducted a series of expansion.

In 2014, infineon to $3 billion in cash for the American power management chip maker International Rectifier.

In July, infineon again for $850 million in cash to buy the U.S. LED Cree company (Cree) owned by a consortium of Wolfspeed department, the department is the most lucrative business career, focusing on the semiconductor energy control business.

Infineon formerly Siemens semiconductor sector, independent company in 1999. At present, the main infineon's four major business units, automotive electronics, power management and diversified market, industry, power control, smart card and security), and all performed well last year, the company's revenue of 5.8 billion euros.