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Irish-flavoured chips: Xilinx has reaffirmed its commitment to R&D operations in Ireland

Semiconductor specialist Xilinx has reaffirmed its commitment to R&D operations in Ireland. It gave the assurance as it hosted a major conference of international researchers and industry partners at its EMEA headquarters in Dublin.

Xilinx senior VP and CTO Dr. Ivo Bolsens, who flew in to address the event, said the firm would recruit more PhD-level researchers to support its Dublin R&D initiatives.

The firm employs 250 at its Dublin office, where it operates an R&D, engineering and IT centre along with centralised finance, legal, HR and supply chain management functions.

Xilinx Research Laboratories, the division tasked with inventive research, also operates a team in Dublin headed up by Kees Vissers, who also addressed the meeting.

Xilinx designs and makes programmable microchips, the heart of most electronics infrastructure. They are instrumental in the development of new information and communication technologies, with applications ranging from flat panel displays and multimedia systems in cars through to mission-critical systems in avionics and aerospace applications. Revenues are about $1.8 billion a year.

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