Intel’s European mega-fab could go to Galway, Ireland
This is more than twice the 4,900 people Intel employs at its established facility in Leixlip, Ireland on the outskirts of Dublin. Pat Gelsinger, Intel CEO, visited Leixlip last week and met with Ireland’s prime minister, Taoiseach Michael Martin.
The site is a 216-hectare rifle range, owned by the Irish Department of Defence. The project would involve the building of eight factory modules on the campus, the reports said.
Intel is also reportedly in talks with the government of the German state of Bavaria over the potential creation of a foundry wafer fab near Munich (see Intel in talks with Bavaria over wafer fab location). However, both projects could in theory come to fruition as Intel has pledged to expand its manufacturing in Europe (see Intel to build two wafer fabs, be foundry for Europe).
However, Intel’s Gelsinger has also been making it clear, according to reports, that Intel needs a substantial subsidy from government to embark on the undertaking (see Intel seeks $10 billion subsidy for ‘EuroFab’).
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