Unable to verify Infineon raised AI sales outlook on November 10
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It could not be verified that Infineon raised its sales outlook for AI products on November 10, as no reliable page confirming the main claim could be accessed. The company’s announcement of its fourth-quarter and fiscal 2026 results was listed for that day at 7:30 Central European Time. Details in previous disclosures do not establish that the company issued a new revision to its data-center power solutions revenue outlook. The report therefore cannot attribute a new target figure to the company. Previously published figures provide context for Infineon’s outlook, but relate to earlier periods and do not represent a new announcement in the November 10 session.
In the CEO’s address to the 2026 Annual General Meeting, Infineon said revenue from power supply solutions for AI data centers exceeded 700 million euros in fiscal 2025. The company estimated revenue from these solutions at about 1.5 billion euros for fiscal 2026, then about 2.5 billion euros for fiscal 2027. These estimates concern data-center power supply solutions, not total sales of AI products. The two fiscal years cited also do not necessarily correspond to two full calendar years. This disclosure alone does not establish that targets were changed on November 10.
In its fiscal 2026 third-quarter results, Infineon reported revenue of 4.172 billion euros and said fourth-quarter revenue was expected at about 4.7 billion euros. The forecast represented an increase of about 13% from the previous quarter, according to the company’s guidance published at the time. The company said in the same announcement that demand for power supply solutions for AI data centers remained very strong. It added that multi-year capacity reservation agreements with leading AI customers had been concluded or were under negotiation, with cumulative revenue in the high single-digit billions of euros through August 5, 2026. CEO Jochen Hanebeck said at the time that these solutions "remain in very high demand and continue to be our most important growth driver."
Infineon had upgraded its fiscal 2026 guidance in May, forecasting a significant year-on-year increase in annual revenue, after its previous estimate had pointed to moderate growth. It also targeted a segment result margin of about 20%, compared with a high-teens percentage range in its previous guidance. These figures show an earlier trajectory of improving company forecasts, but do not in themselves confirm any new revision in November. In a separate announcement, Infineon said it was targeting the provision of samples of its AURIX RC1 platform in the first half of 2027. That remains a target date stated in the company’s announcement, not evidence of an update to its AI sales outlook.