AMD to invest up to $135M to expand operations in Ireland
Justin Sullivan

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) will invest up to $135M over four years to expand adaptive computing research, development and engineering operations in Ireland.
The investment aims to fund strategic R&D projects via the adding up to 290 skilled engineering and research positions, plus support roles.

The Santa Clara, Calif.-based tech giant said the investment is supported by the Irish government through IDA Ireland.
Before the acquisition of Xilinx by AMD in 2022, Xilinx collaborated with IDA on several occasions to advance semiconductor innovation in Ireland, according to AMD.
"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.

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