Lean Construction Ireland 2026
The Lean Construction Ireland (LCi) Annual Conference 2026 will take place on Tuesday, 3rd November at The Johnstown Estate, Co. Meath.
Finance Minster launches India's Semiconductor Mission 2.0
ISM 2.0 will focus on domestic production of semiconductor equipment and materials, the development of full-stack Indian intellectual property, and the reinforcement of resilient supply chains.
SEMICON Europa 2026
Semicon Europe 2026 - enabling industry to create a future where technological innovations and environmental sustainability thrive together.
5th Semiconductor FAB Design, Build & Facility Operations Summit
With historic investments driven by the U.S. CHIPS Act and supply chain resilience top-of-mind, this year’s event zeroes in on the challenges and opportunities unique to building and future-proofing semiconductor manufacturing facilities in the USA.
New Funding Targets Breakthroughs in Semiconductor
The budget is evenly divided: one half supports semiconductor-focused research, while the other is dedicated to advancing quantum technologies.
Micron to Invest $24 Billion in Singapore Plant
Micron’s Singapore journey began in the late 1990s and early 2000s, as the company sought to establish a significant presence in Asia’s burgeoning semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem.
IonQ to Acquire SkyWater Technology
IonQ was founded in 2015 by University of Maryland and Duke University researchers who pioneered trapped-ion quantum computing, a technology that uses individual ions suspended in electromagnetic fields as qubits.
CeADAR to receive €5.675m in funding
The funding, which supports the Europe-wide EDIH initiative, is co-funded by the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment through Enterprise Ireland, alongside the EU’s Digital Europe Programme.
GlobalWafers’ expansion in Texas: Phase 2 begins
The Texas project was first announced in 2022, at a moment when global chip shortages and geopolitical tensions were forcing semiconductor companies to rethink supply-chain concentration in East Asia. For GlobalWafers, the decision to build in the United States aligned with the goals of the CHIPS and Science Act and with growing demand from customers planning or expanding U.S.-based chip manufacturing.
Irish company Equal1 raises $60m
Equal1 also participates in Ireland’s Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund through the Qubic project and has an ongoing collaboration with Nvidia to develop practical quantum use cases.
Intel's "Ohio One" Project: Progress, Delays, and Renewed Momentum
Intel officially announced the Ohio project in early 2022. The company pitched it as a “highly ambitious” fab campus that would fortify America’s position in leading-edge chip production. The new site in Licking County (near Columbus) would be Intel’s first brand-new manufacturing location in decades.
Trump threatens new tariffs on Europe - The Irish Response
In a post on Truth Social, President Trump said a new 10% tariff would apply from 1 February to “any and all goods” imported into the US from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Finland and the United Kingdom.
Micron’s Strategic Leap: Acquiring Powerchip’s P5 Fab and Reshaping DRAM Manufacturing
While Micron will not flip an instant production switch — phased ramping and retooling are expected — the company anticipates the expanded capacity will start contributing to meaningful DRAM wafer output by the second half of 2027 once the transaction closes and upgrades are completed.
Investment of €125m in Qualcomm site.
A global leader in wireless technologies and semiconductors, Qualcomm is best known for its Snapdragon processors, which power a wide range of mobile devices, laptops and extended reality (XR) platforms.
Irish Government approves Large Energy Action Plan (LEAP)
Known as the Large Energy Action Plan (LEAP), the initiative is intended to remove barriers to investment by large energy users and provide a clearer framework for future growth over the next five years.
ASML New Dutch Facility
By the late 2010s and early 2020s, that growth began to stretch ASML’s Eindhoven-area operations to their limits.
SK hynix Commits $13 Billion to Advanced Chip Packaging and Testing Hub
As AI workloads grow more complex, the performance gains increasingly come not only from the silicon itself but from how chips are stacked, interconnected, and integrated. SK hynix’s investment reflects this shift, positioning packaging as a strategic differentiator rather than a back-end afterthought.
Irish Government Approves Major Expansion of Tyndall National Institute
or anyone tracking the evolution of Ireland’s technology ecosystem, this project is less about bricks and mortar and more about long-term ambition — building the infrastructure needed to compete in areas like microelectronics, photonics, AI and next-generation communications.
Eindhoven Builds Europe’s Photonic Future
The project was first unveiled in mid-2025, when TNO (the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research) announced plans for a €153 million pilot manufacturing line under the European PIXEurope initiative, part of the EU Chips Act.
