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German semiconductor major Infineon Technologies has leased around 6.3 lakh sq ft of office space at Brigade Solarium City in Whitefield, Bengaluru, for a 10-year term.
The total estimated rent outgo over the lease period is around ₹752 crore, excluding other charges. The landlord is Akruthi Infra-Build Developers Private Limited.
The lease is dated December 2026, according to documents accessed by Propstack.
Lease Terms at a Glance
Infineon has taken ground plus nine floors in the building. The financial structure of the deal:
- Monthly rent: ₹88 per sq ft, totalling approximately ₹5.56 crore per month
- Rent-free period: eight months
- Lease commencement: 1 December 2026
- Security deposit: ₹33.36 crore (six months' rent)
- Escalation: 15% every three years
- Lease term: 10 years
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Why This Lease Is More Than a Real Estate Transaction
The office commitment landed shortly after Infineon announced the acquisition of Bengaluru-based fabless chip startup C2i Semiconductors.
That deal is aimed at strengthening Infineon's position in power management solutions for AI data centres and expanding its semiconductor R&D capabilities in India.
The two moves together a decade-long office commitment and a local startup acquisition signal a deepening of Infineon's India strategy rather than a routine facility expansion.
Raja Seetharaman, co-founder of Propstack, said Infineon's 6.3-lakh-sq-ft commitment underscores Bengaluru's evolving role from a regional delivery hub to a global R&D and AI engineering powerhouse.
He added that pairing a long-term ₹750-plus crore commercial footprint with a high-impact local AI startup acquisition shows that global technology leaders are ready to deploy serious capital where deep engineering talent thrives.
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Bengaluru's Position in India's Office Market
The Infineon deal sits inside a market running with significant momentum. Recent large Bengaluru office transactions include:
- NVIDIA: 7.6 lakh sq ft at Bagmane Capital's Memphis South Tower, valued at ₹1,230 crore over 10 years
- Intuit India: nearly 6.31 lakh sq ft for 10 years at ₹6.13 crore per month
- Disney (India): 1.75 lakh sq ft in Bellandur for ₹128 crore over five years
Bengaluru leads India's office market with 222.4 million sq ft of occupied stock in H1 2026, up 8% year-on-year, according to Knight Frank India.
India's total occupied office stock reached 901.1 million sq ft as of 30 June 2026, reflecting 6% year-on-year growth.
Viral Desai, International Partner at Knight Frank India, said GCC expansion and the growing footprint of domestic enterprises continue to underpin office demand, with occupiers gravitating towards established markets offering access to talent, quality infrastructure and scale.
Infineon's decade-long commitment to Whitefield places it firmly within that trend and reinforces Bengaluru's claim as India's most important city for global technology and semiconductor investment.
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