Infineon Technologies has won the AI Impact Award 2026 for its “GenAI for Test Engineering” programme, which uses generative AI to automate software development for semiconductor testing.
The award, presented by manager magazin and Porsche Consulting, recognised the project in the Manufacturing & Supply Chain category. Infineon said the system combines purpose-built AI agents, multimodal large language models, and engineering expertise to generate code used in the testing of new semiconductor products.
The company said the approach can reduce the time needed to create test software by 50% in the short term and by up to 80% over the longer term. That would affect several hundred test engineers and could shorten the route from product design to manufacturing readiness.
Elke Reichart, Member of the Management Board and Chief Digital and Sustainability Officer at Infineon, said: “We deploy artificial intelligence precisely where it creates measurable value for our customers and our business.”
Test engineering remains one of the more specialised parts of semiconductor production. New devices require robust test programmes before they can move confidently into high-volume manufacturing, and the workload increases with product complexity, qualification demands, and end-market requirements. In sectors such as automotive, industrial, and power electronics, those demands are especially high.
Infineon said the programme was developed in close collaboration with test engineers and is continuously monitored to ensure alignment with the company’s AI manifesto and ethical standards. The project reflects a more targeted use of AI inside semiconductor manufacturing, aimed at improving engineering throughput rather than adding another general-purpose software layer.
The award is intended to recognise AI projects with measurable business impact. In Infineon’s case, the emphasis is on test development speed, engineering productivity, product quality, and time-to-market.
