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Analog Devices invests €630 million in semiconductor R&D and manufacturing facility
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nalog Devices, a global semiconductor leader, has invested €630 million at its European regional headquarters in the Raheen Business Park in Limerick, Ireland. The investment enables the construction of a new, state-of-the-art, 45,000 sq-ft research & development and manufacturing facility.
The new facility will support ADI’s development of next-generation signal processing innovations designed to accelerate the digital transformation of industrial, automotive, healthcare, and other sectors. It is expected to triple ADI’s European wafer production capacity and aligns with the company’s goal of doubling its internal
manufacturing capacity to enhance the resiliency of its global supply chain and better serve customer needs. This investment is expected to grow ADI’s employment footprint in the mid-west region of Ireland by 600 new positions, a significant increase to ADI’s current 1,500 employees in Ireland and 3,100 employees in Europe as a whole. The announcement comes a year after ADI announced a separate investment of €100 million in ADI Catalyst, its 100,000 sq-ft custom-built facility for innovation and collaboration at its Limerick campus. Ireland is also home to ADI’s main European Research and Development Centre, which
business ecosystem, and progressive government leadership,” said ADI CEO and chair Vincent Roche. “This next-generation semiconductor manufacturing facility and expanded R&D team will further extend ADI Limerick’s global influence. Through organic R&D and
has generated more than 1,000 patents since its inception and has seeded ADI R&D sites throughout Europe in Spain, Italy, UK, Romania, and Germany.
“Since 1976, Ireland has been a critical innovation centre for ADI, thanks to its strong academic and research organisations,
close collaboration with our customers and ecosystem partners, we are striving to solve some of the world’s greatest challenges and enable a more efficient, safer, and sustainable future.”
www.analog.com Obso Global launches five-point plan to combat supply chain stress
ecent findings by the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) found that the downturn in UK manufacturing accelerated at the end of 2022. Moreover, the rate of decline was among the steepest during the past 14 years.
Companies reported that recent output had been scaled back due to declining intakes of new work and disruption caused by stretched supply chains and material shortages. Long lead times prove to be a huge challenge for businesses attempting to source genuine parts for equipment and machinery.
That’s why Obso Global, a supplier of hard-to-find and obsolete automation spare parts worldwide, has launched a new guide, which outlines five simple steps operators can take to help source and stock new and refurbished parts for production; helping to mitigate the risk of unplanned downtime and maintain productivity.
Available to download for free at https://
obsoglobal.com/uk/sourcing-automation- parts-made-easy, the five-point plan guides operators through the key steps to take to reduce the impact long lead times are having on businesses. It includes guidance on the
importance of an operational strategy for parts’ procurement, developing
contingency plans or using a third-party provider for bonded stock holding. The plan has
been compiled using insight from Obso’s
experienced technical team, which has helped many customers across the world combat the stresses of ongoing supply
shortage and parts’ availability.
www.obsoglobal.com
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