German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other officials listen to Infineon chairman Reinhard Ploss talking about secure communication networks during the so-called national IT-summit in Hamburg, northern Germany, on October 21, 2014 German semiconductors giant Infineon said on Thursday it will pay an increased dividend for the year to September and forecasts further sales growth after a solid fourth quarter. Infineon, which runs its business year from October to September, said in a statement that its net profit rose by 27 percent to 181 million euros in the fourth quarter.