Infineon Received Technical Development Award from Automotive System Supplier Denso for First Tire Pressure Sensor Chip Supporting Built-In Autolocation

Every year, Denso presents its awards to its best suppliers for quality, pricing, technical development, and global collaboration. Infineon is the first non-Japanese component supplier to receive a Denso Technology Development Award.

Tire pressure monitoring systems are designed to monitor the air pressure of tires and to alert the driver in case of pressure loss. The introduction of TPMS is mostly driven by legislation to prevent accidents due to unproper air pressure of tires. Today, TPMS is mandatory in the USA where since 2007 all passenger cars and light trucks with a weight less than 10,000 lbs (4,536 kg) have to be equipped with TPMS. Beginning in November 2014, TPMS will be required for all new cars sold in the European Union and South Korea.

Infineon offers the broadest portfolio of TPMS sensors in the market covering different pressure ranges, suiting all kind of vehicles ranging from small cars up to heavy duty trucks and including virtually all types of localization methods (e.g. LF antennas or ± 1g). Infineon has shipped more than 150 million TPMS sensors which makes the company the leading provider of TPMS sensors for automotive system suppliers.