Overview
- Intel disclosed on Monday that it has begun a €5 billion capital programme at its Leixlip, Co. Kildare campus to expand manufacturing output and install new equipment.
- The company says the work will upgrade existing fabrication space rather than build new plants and will install Intel 3 tools to support production ramps.
- Intel plans to use the upgraded capacity to produce Xeon 6 and next‑generation Intel Xeon processors, targeting demand from artificial intelligence and high‑performance computing customers.
- The project is expected to create several hundred new full‑time roles at Leixlip and thousands of construction and specialist installation jobs during the build phase.
- The move follows recent restructuring and asset deals by Intel and is presented as reinforcing Ireland’s role in advanced chipmaking and Europe’s supply resilience, with the programme due to finish by the end of next year.