{"version":"1","article":{"id":"infineon-winbond-nor-flash-fram-sale-2026","slug":"infineon-winbond-nor-flash-fram-sale-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/infineon-winbond-nor-flash-fram-sale-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/infineon-winbond-nor-flash-fram-sale-2026?lang=en","title":"Infineon agrees to sell NOR Flash and F-RAM business to Winbond for $1.12bn","summary":"The parties signed a definitive agreement on 16 September. Closing remains subject to regulatory approval and is targeted for the second half of 2027.","category":"business","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-08T01:26:48+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-08T01:26:48+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-09-16","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Infineon Technologies","url":"https://www.infineon.com/press-release/2026/infpr202609-140","publishedAt":"2026-09-16","checkedAt":"2026-10-08"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/infineon-winbond-nor-flash-fram-sale-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/infineon-winbond-nor-flash-fram-sale-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/infineon-winbond-nor-flash-fram-sale-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/infineon-winbond-nor-flash-fram-sale-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/infineon-winbond-nor-flash-fram-sale-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/infineon-winbond-nor-flash-fram-sale-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/infineon-winbond-nor-flash-fram-sale-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/infineon-winbond-nor-flash-fram-sale-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/infineon-winbond-nor-flash-fram-sale-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/infineon-winbond-nor-flash-fram-sale-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":["metrics"],"data":{"version":1,"blocks":[{"id":"transaction-value","type":"metrics","title":{"tr":"Anlaşma değeri","en":"Agreement value","ar":"قيمة الاتفاق","fr":"Valeur de l’accord","es":"Valor del acuerdo"},"description":{"tr":"NOR Flash ve F-RAM iş kolunun satış anlaşmasında bildirilen işlem değeri.","en":"Transaction value reported for the sale agreement covering the NOR Flash and F-RAM business.","ar":"قيمة الصفقة المعلنة لاتفاق بيع أعمال NOR Flash وF-RAM.","fr":"Valeur de la transaction annoncée pour l’accord de vente des activités NOR Flash et F-RAM.","es":"Valor de la operación anunciado en el acuerdo de venta del negocio NOR Flash y F-RAM."},"methodology":{"tr":"Anlaşmada açıklanan 1,12 milyar ABD doları nakit ve borçtan arındırılmış bazdadır. Devir henüz kapanmamıştır; düzenleyici onaylar bekleniyor. Döviz dönüşümü yapılmamıştır.","en":"The $1.12 billion disclosed in the agreement is on a cash-and-debt-free basis. The deal has not closed; regulatory approval is pending. No currency conversion is applied.","ar":"القيمة البالغة 1.12 مليار دولار الواردة في الاتفاق محسوبة على أساس خالٍ من النقد والديون. لم تُغلق الصفقة بعد والموافقات التنظيمية معلقة. لم يجر تحويل العملة.","fr":"Les 1,12 milliard de dollars annoncés sont exprimés sans trésorerie ni dette. L’opération n’est pas clôturée ; les autorisations réglementaires restent nécessaires. Aucune conversion de devise.","es":"Los 1.120 millones de dólares anunciados se expresan sin efectivo ni deuda. La operación no se ha cerrado y requiere aprobación regulatoria. No se convierte la moneda."},"sourceUrls":["https://www.infineon.com/press-release/2026/infpr202609-140"],"updatedAt":"2026-10-08T00:43:02+03:00","items":[{"label":{"tr":"Açıklanan işlem değeri","en":"Announced transaction value","ar":"قيمة الصفقة المعلنة","fr":"Valeur annoncée de la transaction","es":"Valor anunciado de la operación"},"value":1.12,"unit":"billion USD","period":"2026-09-16","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"infineon-winbond-business-sale-value","unitCode":"billion-usd","geography":"transaction","frequency":"irregular","aggregation":"unspecified","periodRole":"announcement-date"}}]}]},"data_compilations":[{"id":"transaction-value","creator":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/#organization","name":"Haber Paper","url":"https://haberpaper.com/"},"license":{"@type":"CreativeWork","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1#license","name":"Haber Paper Original Data Compilation License 1.0","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1"},"rights_scope":"Haber Paper original data arrangement, labels and methodology notes only; underlying source rights and permissions remain separate.","source_license_url":null}],"data_downloads":[{"id":"transaction-value","formats":{"json":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/infineon-winbond-nor-flash-fram-sale-2026/data/transaction-value?lang=en&format=json","csv":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/infineon-winbond-nor-flash-fram-sale-2026/data/transaction-value?lang=en&format=csv"}}],"content":{"paragraphs":["Infineon Technologies said on 16 September 2026 that it had signed a definitive agreement to sell its NOR Flash and F-RAM memory business to Taiwan-based Winbond Electronics Corporation. The announced transaction is valued at $1.12 billion on a cash-and-debt-free basis. Closing requires regulatory approvals, and the parties target completion in the second half of 2027. The announced value and signed agreement therefore do not mean ownership has already transferred or that Winbond has recorded the sale as completed.","The business to be sold includes NOR Flash and F-RAM products serving automotive, industrial and infrastructure customers. Infineon said Winbond plans to operate the acquired business as a standalone entity headquartered in Silicon Valley in the United States. The agreement could shape the future operating arrangements for those product families, their customers and staff, but the announcement did not specify a transition plan, employee count, geographic sales mix or post-closing brand structure. It also did not describe changes that end customers should expect in the products.","Infineon presented the transaction as part of its strategy to focus its portfolio and capital allocation on core growth areas. It said it will continue to offer specialty memory solutions, including SRAM, HYPERRAM, nvSRAM and SONOS-based radiation-hardened memory. That distinction means the announcement is not a complete exit from all memory activities. Infineon said these retained technologies continue to support applications in automotive, industrial, infrastructure, aerospace and defence markets.","The $1.12 billion amount is stated on a cash-and-debt-free basis; the companies did not publish a detailed payment schedule or closing adjustments. Because completion remains subject to regulatory approvals, the second half of 2027 is a target window rather than a confirmed closing date. Any assessment of the deal should distinguish the expected portfolio change from the conditions that must be met before completion. The release describes strategic intent but gives no quantified forecast for production volumes, customer retention or future profitability effects.","Closing conditions matter because the buyer and seller will need to separate operations while maintaining customer service. The release does not describe workforce-transfer arrangements, supply contracts or transitional licensing that may govern that process. Such details may emerge during regulatory review and closing preparations. What is clear now is that a defined memory portfolio is covered by the sale agreement and that Infineon intends to retain several specialty-memory families."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"The parties signed a definitive agreement on 16 September. Closing remains subject to regulatory approval and is targeted for the second half of 2027.\n\nInfineon Technologies said on 16 September 2026 that it had signed a definitive agreement to sell its NOR Flash and F-RAM memory business to Taiwan-based Winbond Electronics Corporation. The announced transaction is valued at $1.12 billion on a cash-and-debt-free basis. Closing requires regulatory approvals, and the parties target completion in the second half of 2027. The announced value and signed agreement therefore do not mean ownership has already transferred or that Winbond has recorded the sale as completed.\n\nThe business to be sold includes NOR Flash and F-RAM products serving automotive, industrial and infrastructure customers. Infineon said Winbond plans to operate the acquired business as a standalone entity headquartered in Silicon Valley in the United States. The agreement could shape the future operating arrangements for those product families, their customers and staff, but the announcement did not specify a transition plan, employee count, geographic sales mix or post-closing brand structure. It also did not describe changes that end customers should expect in the products.\n\nInfineon presented the transaction as part of its strategy to focus its portfolio and capital allocation on core growth areas. It said it will continue to offer specialty memory solutions, including SRAM, HYPERRAM, nvSRAM and SONOS-based radiation-hardened memory. That distinction means the announcement is not a complete exit from all memory activities. Infineon said these retained technologies continue to support applications in automotive, industrial, infrastructure, aerospace and defence markets.\n\nThe $1.12 billion amount is stated on a cash-and-debt-free basis; the companies did not publish a detailed payment schedule or closing adjustments. Because completion remains subject to regulatory approvals, the second half of 2027 is a target window rather than a confirmed closing date. Any assessment of the deal should distinguish the expected portfolio change from the conditions that must be met before completion. The release describes strategic intent but gives no quantified forecast for production volumes, customer retention or future profitability effects.\n\nClosing conditions matter because the buyer and seller will need to separate operations while maintaining customer service. The release does not describe workforce-transfer arrangements, supply contracts or transitional licensing that may govern that process. Such details may emerge during regulatory review and closing preparations. What is clear now is that a defined memory portfolio is covered by the sale agreement and that Infineon intends to retain several specialty-memory families.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"}}}