AMD taps Irish site in $135m 6G plan
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AMD is to spend up to $135m over four years building up its R&D centre in Dublin, Ireland, for embedded computing and 6G technologies.
The investment is intended to fund several strategic R&D projects including new chiplets for data centre and telecoms systems with up to 290 new engineers.
Xilinx established its Irish site in 1994 as the first purpose-built R&D centre outside of the US. A $40m investment by Xilinx in 2017 saw the company taking on 100 engineers before the acquisition by AMD in 2022.
Ireland is now home to one of the largest AMD R&D sites in Europe, developing the Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC FPGA family. The expertise in chiplet design and assembly is key to that family and to AMD’s strategy in AI and 6G going forwards.
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“For nearly three decades, Ireland has been a flagship European R&D centre developing adaptive computing solutions, drawing from a strong and highly-skilled workforce. By further investing and expanding our presence in Dublin and Cork, we are committed to continuing to both drive innovation in Ireland and to support the European semiconductor ecosystem. Through this investment, our R&D teams in Ireland will design innovative high-performance and adaptive computing engines to accelerate data centre, networking, 6G communications and embedded solutions while taking a leadership position on artificial intelligence,” said Ruth Cotter, senior vice president, Marketing, Communications and Human Resources at AMD.
“This significant investment will not only bolster our thriving technology sector but also create long-term career opportunities for both highly experienced professionals and new graduates from engineering disciplines,” said Simon Coveney TD, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment.
“The company’s plans to add up to 290 new positions and its funding of strategically important R&D projects demonstrate its confidence in Ireland’s supportive enterprise environment and infrastructure. The Irish government, through IDA Ireland, is delighted to support this expansion, further solidifying our commitment to nurturing a vibrant ecosystem for research, development, and engineering.”
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