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Intel doubles manufacturing capability in Ireland with opening of Fab 34 facility

The new facility is focused on producing Intel 4 technology, which uses an advance manufacturing technique that allows Intel to print circuitry smaller and more precisely than previously

Intel first established operations in the Republic in 1989 and it has invested over $22 billion to date locally

Intel has officially commence high-volume production at its new Fab 34 facility in Ireland in a move the doubles manufacturing capacity locally.

Work on Fab 34 commenced in 2019. The new facility, which is part of a €17 billion investment by the chipmaker, is focused on producing Intel 4 technology, which uses an advance manufacturing technique known as extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUV). This is a process that allows Intel to print circuitry smaller and more ...