{"id":22198,"date":"2026-02-18T02:45:44","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T07:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/german-tech-giant-eyes-robot-chip-market-as-next-big-growth-opportunity\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T02:45:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T07:45:44","slug":"german-tech-giant-eyes-robot-chip-market-as-next-big-growth-opportunity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/german-tech-giant-eyes-robot-chip-market-as-next-big-growth-opportunity\/","title":{"rendered":"German Tech Giant Eyes Robot Chip Market as Next Big Growth Opportunity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771400744009.jpg?resize=450%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771400744009.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771400744009.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>The leader of a major German chip manufacturer believes his company is positioned to capitalize on what could become a massive market for semiconductors designed for humanoid robots.<\/p><p>Jochen Hanebeck, who serves as CEO of Infineon Technologies, shared his optimistic outlook in an interview with German business publication Handelsblatt on Wednesday.<\/p><p>&#8220;This could become a growth market like the one today for high-performance semiconductors in AI data centres,&#8221; Hanebeck stated during the discussion.<\/p><p>The executive explained that his company is already equipped to manufacture numerous microchips suitable for human-like robots, drawing on expertise gained through their work in the autonomous vehicle sector. According to Hanebeck, this existing capability means Infineon would need minimal additional investment in new proprietary technology to enter the humanoid robot chip market.<\/p><p>The comments come as the robotics industry continues to advance, with several companies developing increasingly sophisticated humanoid robots for various commercial and industrial applications.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The head of German semiconductor company Infineon Technologies believes the market for chips used in humanoid robots could become as lucrative as today&#8217;s artificial intelligence data center market. The company says it&#8217;s already capable of manufacturing many components needed for human-like robots.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":22197,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[834],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22198","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771400744009.jpg?fit=450%2C300&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-5M2","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":42715,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/three-japanese-tech-giants-eye-merger-to-create-global-power-chip-powerhouse\/","url_meta":{"origin":22198,"position":0},"title":"Three Japanese Tech Giants Eye Merger to Create Global Power Chip Powerhouse","author":"Admin","date":"March 26, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Major Japanese technology companies Rohm, Toshiba, and Mitsubishi Electric are preparing to discuss combining their power semiconductor operations. 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