> Yet as so often, Austrian (Linz) companies are all about being a supplier not a disrupter.

That makes a lot of sense when you consider the origins. After all, Infineon used to be a subsidiary of Siemens, a famously relatively conservative company

Infineon has these weird automotive tricore microprocessors. Going into consumer market it would be expensive and not competitive. Infineon tried that with XMC microprocessors, but they weren’t cheap, had thermal issues and weren’t well received by customers.