Intel is to create 1,600 high-tech jobs at its Leixlip plant with of a new microchip manufacturing facility at the campus also employing 5,000 people during construction. Read More"This investment is designed to bring Intel’s latest generation 7nanometre process technology to the region and expand our manufacturing operations. It will also drive economic growth in the region, creating 1,600 permanent high-tech jobs once complete and over 5,000 construction jobs,” Intel Ireland said in a statement. Intel has been in Ireland since 1989 and currently employs 5,000 people here, and another 5,000 in other European locations. Some investors such as Third Point LLC had previously urged Intel to consider spinning off its costly chip manufacturing operations after delays sent shares plunging last year.

Source: Irish Independent March 23, 2021 23:03 UTC