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Intel boss backs calls for Ireland to double size of semiconductor industry by 2030

New paper calls on the government to prioritise a national chips strategy

The semiconductor industry employs 20,000 people here and is set to generate an estimated revenue of €15.5 billion this year. Picture: Getty

Pat Gelsinger, the chief executive of Intel, has endorsed calls for Ireland to double the size of its semiconductor industry by 2030 following the introduction of the €43 billion EU Chips Act.

The Tyndall National Institute in Cork, a leading European research centre focused on the information and communication technology (ICT) sector, today released a new paper calling on the government to prioritise a national chips strategy for the years ahead.

The institute pointed to ...