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Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment,
Mary Coughlan TD and ON Semiconductor have announced
the establishment of a new Research and Development Centre
at Raheen Business Park, Limerick, with the support of IDA
Ireland.
The centre will create 49 high-caliber jobs for semiconductor
designers and engineers.
Phoenix, Arizona-based ON Semiconductor is a premier supplier
of high-performance energy-efficient silicon solutions. The
company designs, manufactures and markets power and data management
semiconductors and standard semiconductor components worldwide.
The new R&D centre in Limerick will become a Centre of
Expertise in digital power management and thermal management
for next generation processors. It will develop controller
and driver integrated circuits for next generation processors
in servers, gaming consoles, desktop and laptop computers.
At full capacity, the centre will employ 49 people - 28 of
whom are already in place.
Tánaiste Mary Coughlan said - “This investment is a step-up
in product complexity and value for ON Semiconductor and is
expected to represent a higher level of technical innovation.
The choice of Limerick for this investment is a major endorsement
of Ireland’s ability to successfully implement such technologically
advanced R&D projects and to meet the company’s recruitment
needs for high calibre R&D semiconductor designers and
engineers.
"It is also an important vote of confidence in the existing
Limerick group, - particularly as it was won against strong
competition for the project from other ON Semiconductor sites
worldwide. This investment is a further important development
for the growing cluster of IC Design companies in the mid-west
region.”
“The success of ON Semiconductor to-date has been based on
our competency to manufacture and supply high-quality, high-volume
and energy-efficient individual products at competitive cost”
- said Bill Schromm, ON Semiconductor senior vice president
and general manager of Computing Products.
“This investment will enable ON Semiconductor to develop
its global market share and to successfully compete in the
increasingly challenging and ever-changing industry in which
it operates. We are confident that our choice of the Limerick
group for this investment is the right decision because of
the success of that operation to-date and our experience of
Ireland’s can-do, flexible, pro-business environment which
is ideal for our business.”
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