Intel Ireland
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Intel Ireland's parent company - the giant U.S.
based Intel microprocessor business - is a quoted company trading on the NASDAQ
exchange. Intel decided in 1989 to build its Europe
an manufacturing operations in Leixlip
, County Kildare
, and formed Intel Ireland to be the holding company. The manufacturing plant manufactured its first chip in 1993. To base its European operations in Ireland, Intel received over IRE£87m in grants from IDA Ireland
. Intel Ireland also operates a research facility (Intel Shannon) in Shannon, County Clare
which employs approximately 250 people.
Intel Ireland has approximately 4,500 people working at its Leixlip campus and as such it has been a major contributor to the performance of the Irish economy. Construction of the Fab 24 manufacturing plant in the 2000s signified its continuing commitment to developing its Irish operations. In all, Intel's investment in Ireland has been €
6 billion http://www.intel.com/ireland/about/thesite/index.htm.
The Intel Ireland campus at Leixlip is Intel's largest manufacturing plant outside of the United States and consists of two semi-conductor wafer fabrication facilities: Fab 10 Ireland Fab Operations (IFO), and also the Fab 24 manufacturing plant which includes Fab 24-2. IFO is a 200mm wafer facility whilst Fab 24 processes 300mm wafers using 65 nanometer and 90 nanometer process technologies.
In April 2005 the operation announced that the one-billionth microchip had been manufactured by the Leixlip based operation http://www.intel.com/ireland/about/PressRoom/2005/april/150405.htm. By August 2010, Intel Fab Operations (IFO) had become the first Intel plant to ship 2 billion die. It is also notable as the only Intel facility to achieve the ISO 14001 safety standard for its management of the local environment http://www.intel.com/ireland/about/environment/iso14001.htm
Intel Ireland has been located in Leixlip,Co. Kildare since 1989. The company has invested over $7 billion transforming the 360 – acre former stud farm into a manufacturing centre. This site was chosen as it was ideal for the further expansion of the plant.
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based Intel microprocessor business - is a quoted company trading on the NASDAQ
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exchange. Intel decided in 1989 to build its Europe
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an manufacturing operations in Leixlip
Leixlip
-Politics:Since 1988 Leixlip has had a nine member Town Council , headed by a Cathaoirleach , which has control over many local matters, although it is limited in that it is not also a planning authority...
, County Kildare
County Kildare
County Kildare is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Mid-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Kildare. Kildare County Council is the local authority for the county...
, and formed Intel Ireland to be the holding company. The manufacturing plant manufactured its first chip in 1993. To base its European operations in Ireland, Intel received over IRE£87m in grants from IDA Ireland
IDA Ireland
IDA Ireland is the agency responsible for industrial development in Ireland. The agency was founded in 1949 as the Industrial Development Authority and placed on a statutory footing a year later...
. Intel Ireland also operates a research facility (Intel Shannon) in Shannon, County Clare
Shannon, County Clare
Shannon or Shannon Town , named after the river near which it stands, is a town located in County Clare. It was given town status on 1 January 1982. The town is located just off the N19 road, a spur of the N18/M18 road between Limerick city and Ennis....
which employs approximately 250 people.
Intel Ireland has approximately 4,500 people working at its Leixlip campus and as such it has been a major contributor to the performance of the Irish economy. Construction of the Fab 24 manufacturing plant in the 2000s signified its continuing commitment to developing its Irish operations. In all, Intel's investment in Ireland has been €
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6 billion http://www.intel.com/ireland/about/thesite/index.htm.
The Intel Ireland campus at Leixlip is Intel's largest manufacturing plant outside of the United States and consists of two semi-conductor wafer fabrication facilities: Fab 10 Ireland Fab Operations (IFO), and also the Fab 24 manufacturing plant which includes Fab 24-2. IFO is a 200mm wafer facility whilst Fab 24 processes 300mm wafers using 65 nanometer and 90 nanometer process technologies.
In April 2005 the operation announced that the one-billionth microchip had been manufactured by the Leixlip based operation http://www.intel.com/ireland/about/PressRoom/2005/april/150405.htm. By August 2010, Intel Fab Operations (IFO) had become the first Intel plant to ship 2 billion die. It is also notable as the only Intel facility to achieve the ISO 14001 safety standard for its management of the local environment http://www.intel.com/ireland/about/environment/iso14001.htm
Intel Ireland has been located in Leixlip,Co. Kildare since 1989. The company has invested over $7 billion transforming the 360 – acre former stud farm into a manufacturing centre. This site was chosen as it was ideal for the further expansion of the plant.