DESIGNED IN IRELAND
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The first Intel product to have been designed and developed at the chip giant’s Kildare facility aims to help others push the innovation boundaries
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TARGETED AT DIY INVENTORS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS INNOVATING IN THE WEARABLE COMPUTING AND ‘INTERNET OF THINGS’ SPACE, the Galileo development board featuring Intel’s new Quark SoC X1000 chip, both of which were designed and developed in Ireland, was unveiled to the world at the Maker Faire conference in Rome in October. The new Quark technology is intended to extend Intel’s capabilities into a range of rapidly growing areas, including wearable technology and the internet of things – namely, objects that are embedded with sensors and can increasingly communicate with people and with other objects, such as devices in the home, in transportation and retail spaces. The Galileo board and the Quark SoC X1000 were developed
over a three-year period by a team of 70 people at Intel’s campus in Leixlip, Co Kildare. The design team was led by Philip Moynagh and Noel Murphy, who guided the project from an idea to the innovative piece of technology available today. Since the beginning the project has been supported by IDA Ireland. “The Quark SoC, which is the first product from the Intel
Quark technology family of low power, small core products, is the culmination of years of hard work, collaboration and unwavering vision on the part of a number of people, and represents an important development of design competency for Intel Ireland,” said Eamon Sinnott, the company’s general manager in Ireland. “The Quark SOC will enable a host of low power devices in
wearable technology and the internet of things. I would like to thank the IDA for their continued commitment to this project and for their recognition of the importance of developing such competencies right here in Ireland.” “The development of this new world leading technology here
at Intel’s Leixlip plant is testament to the expertise and skills levels that Intel have built in Kildare,” said Barry O’Leary, CEO at IDA Ireland. “This new chip has been designed in Ireland and
Noel Murphy, Quark engineering manager with the new Intel Galileo development board
sold across the world – a ‘Designed in Ireland’ trademark will be printed on each product. “The development of this chip here in Ireland shows that we
can compete with any location in the world when it comes to developing and manufacturing leading technology. This design project represents a significant coup for Ireland. This project puts Ireland in the list of top countries in the world for chip design.” The Galileo board is also the first product in a new family of
Arduino compatible Intel development boards. When launching the Galileo board in Rome, Intel CEO Brian Krzanich announced a new collaboration with Arduino, the leading open source hardware platform in the maker and education community. Arduino development kits and its software programming
interface are designed to enable artists, designers, inventors and other do-it-yourself makers – many of them without technical backgrounds – to create interactive objects or environments. Building on the Galileo development board, Intel said it will work closely with the Arduino community on future products that bring the performance, scalability and possibilities of Intel technology to this growing community of makers. The company is also currently working with 17 universities
across six continents, including University College Cork and Trinity College Dublin, to develop a curriculum based on the new development board. These universities will be the first to receive the boards. In addition, Intel will be donating 50,000 Intel Galileo boards
to 1,000 universities around the world over the next 18 months. “Through our ongoing efforts in education, we know that
hands-on learning inspires interest in science, technology, engineering and math,” said Krzanich. “I’ve been a ‘maker’ for many years and am passionate about the exciting possibilities of technology and what can be created with it. We look forward to a productive collaboration with Arduino and to providing this community with some incredible Intel products that will help push the boundaries of our imaginations.”
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