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In a joint announcement yesterday, ON Semiconductor and Ireland’s Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Mary Coughlan stated that the new facility in will become a Centre of Expertise in digital power management and thermal management for next generation processors, focussing on development of controller and driver-integrated circuits for next generation processors

“The success of ON Semiconductor to-date has been based on our competency to manufacture and supply high quality, high volume individual products at competitive cost,” said Bill Schromm, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Computing Products, ON Semiconductor. “This investment will enable ON Semiconductor to develop its global market share and to successfully compete in the increasingly challenging and ever-changing industry in which it operates. We are confident that our choice of the Limerick group for this investment is the right decision because of the success of that operation to date and our experience of Ireland’s can-do, flexible, pro-business environment which is ideal for our business.”

By Síle Mc Mahon