According to marketbatch, Infineon announced today (11) that it had reached a final agreement on the sale of Infineon's HiRel DC-DC converter business to Micross, including its hybrid and customized on-board power products. The transaction is expected to be completed in the first quarter of this year.

Infineon officially said that the sale will enable Infineon to expand its focus and investment on the development of core semiconductors in the high reliability market, and will no longer emphasize the need to provide more customized products for the high reliability industry.

It is understood that HiRel DC-DC converter business is a solution to provide high reliability DC-DC power conversion for the worst environment including outer space. It will be operated under the business department of Micross Hi-Rel Products, including main power converter, control circuit, filter and housing.

In December last year, Infineon announced to optimize the DC-DC design. The company will successively launch a new generation of DC-DC power supply solutions to help customers build low energy consumption and high performance data centers.