Up to 50 jobs are to be created at a new R&D facility in Limerick, it was announced by the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Mary Coughlan on Monday.

Pictured at ON Semiconductor in Raheen Industrial Estate on Monday were, from left: Deputy Kieran O’Donnell; Deputy Peter Power, Minister of State for Overseas Development; Maura Saddington, Mid West Area Director, IDA; John O’Brien, IDA; Mary Coughlan, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment; John Blake, Managing Director, ON Semiconductor; and Deputy Niall Collins. Pictures: Keith Wiseman

The jobs are to be created at abase in Raheen by US company ON Semiconductor, which is a premier supplier of high performance energy efficient silicon solutions.

The Raheen Business Park facility, with the support of IDA Ireland, will create high calibre jobs for semiconductor designers and engineers.

ON Semiconductor designs, manufactures, and markets power and data management semiconductors, and standard semiconductor components worldwide.

The new R&D centre for Limerick will become a “Centre of Expertise” in digital power management and thermal management for next generation processors.

According to a statement, it will develop controller and driver integrated circuits for next generation processors in servers, gaming consoles, desktop and laptop computers.

At full capacity the Centre will employ 49 people, 28 of whom are already in place.

“This investment is a step-up in product complexity and value for ON Semiconductor and is expected to represent a higher level of technical innovation. The choice of Limerick for this investment is a major endorsement of Ireland’s ability to successfully implement such technologically advanced R&D projects, and to meet the company’s recruitment needs for high calibre R&D semiconductor designers and engineers,” Minister Coughlan said.

Senior Vice President with the company, Bill Schromm, said that the success of the company to-date was “based on our competency to manufacture and supply high quality, high volume individual products at competitive cost.”

“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,” Mr Schromm said.

With its global logistics network and strong product portfolio, ON Semiconductor is a leading supplier of high performance energy efficient silicon solutions to customers.

The company’s broad portfolio includes power, Analog, DSP, mixed-signal, advance logic, clock management and standard component devices.

The company’s global corporate headquarters are located in Phoenix, Arizona and it operates a network of manufacturing facilities, sales offices and design centres in key markets throughout North America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific regions.
For more information, visit http://www.onsemi.com

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