AMD, increase investment in FPGA

AMD today announced plans to invest up to $135 million over four years to achieve continued growth in Ireland. The investment is designed to fund multiple strategic R&D projects by adding up to 290 highly skilled engineering and research jobs and a wide range of additional support roles.

The development was officially announced today in Dublin by Simon Coveney TD, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, and Ruth Cotter, AMD's Senior Vice President of Marketing, Communications and Human Resources. The Irish Government is supporting this new investment through IDA Ireland.

“I warmly welcome AMD’s ambitious plans to expand its advanced R&D and engineering operations in Ireland. This significant investment will not only boost our thriving technology sector but will also create opportunities for experienced professionals and recent graduates in engineering disciplines. Long-term career opportunities. The company plans to create up to 290 new jobs and fund strategically important R&D projects, demonstrating its confidence in Ireland’s supportive business environment and infrastructure and is pleased to invest through Ireland. The Development Agency supports this expansion and further builds on our commitment to fostering a vibrant research, development and engineering ecosystem,” said Simon Coveney TD, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment.

"From the cloud and PCs to communications and smart devices, AMD's high-performance and adaptive computing solutions are playing an increasingly important role in shaping the future of computing today. For nearly three decades, Ireland has been Europe's leader in developing adaptive computing A flagship R&D center for solutions with a strong and highly skilled workforce, we are committed to continuing to drive innovation in Ireland and support the European semiconductor ecosystem through further investment and expansion of our operations in Dublin and Cork. Our R&D teams in Ireland will design innovative high-performance and adaptive computing engines to accelerate data centers, networks, 6G communications and embedded solutions while taking a leading position in artificial intelligence."

Prior to AMD's acquisition of Xilinx in 2022, Xilinx had collaborated with the Irish IDA on several occasions to promote semiconductor innovation in Ireland. Most recently, in 2017, Xilinx announced a $40 million investment to expand its research, development and engineering operations and recruit more than 100 new skilled employees.

“This investment will continue to push the boundaries of what is possible while further cementing Ireland’s position as a global technology leader. This expansion further cements the company’s position in Ireland as a leading center for semiconductor innovation and positions Ireland as a leading center for AMD European Research and Engineering The core of the business. For nearly three decades, IDA Ireland has been proud to support AMD and before that Xilinx and is committed to supporting large-scale investments that have a positive impact on the European semiconductor industry.” CEO of IDA Ireland. Michael Lohan said.

The Ireland facility was built in 1994 as Xilinx's first purpose-built facility outside the United States and began operating a year later, focusing on manufacturing, operations support, engineering and management services. Since the acquisition of Xilinx, Ireland has become one of the largest AMD R&D sites in Europe, with a strong track record of delivering products and achieving significant commercial success, such as the AMD Zynq™ UltraScale+™ RFSoC semiconductor product family.

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