Infineon Technologies AG on Thursday posted higher revenue and profit for its fiscal first quarter as strong chips sales in the automotive and industrial segments offset weaker demand for smartphones, computers and data centers. The German chip maker
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said revenue for the three months ended Dec. 31 climbed to 3.95 billion euros ($4.34 billion) from EUR3.16 billion the prior-year quarter. Infineon’s automotive segment contributed EUR1.87 billion to the total.
“The energy transition and expansion of electromobility are causing a continuously high need for our solutions in industrial and automotive applications. In contrast, we are seeing significantly weaker demand in areas such as smartphones, PCs and data centers,” Chief Executive Jochen Hanebeck said. Last week, Intel Corp. reported a fourth-quarter loss and a decrease in sales, reflecting, in part, the sharp downturn the personal-computer market has been experiencing over recent months. Infineon also saw lower demand for chips in laptops, TVs and games consoles. Net profit jumped to EUR728 million from EUR457 million. Infineon’s segment result, a key profitability metric, surged to EUR1.11 billion from EUR717 million, generating a margin of 28%. Analysts polled by FactSet had forecast revenue of EUR4 billion, a net profit of EUR675 million and a segment result of EUR1 billion. Infineon had guid …