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The theme for the Conference this year was “From bits to qubits …. empowering innovation for a better world “. Speakers include: Pat Falvey, Irish Explorer. Professor Bogdan Staszewski, UCD, Co-Founder of Equal1 Ronan Quinlan, joint CEO and co-founder at Taoglas Professor Séamus Davis, Professor of Physics University of Oxford and Quantum Read more…
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MIDAS members Analog Devices and CW Applied Technology join with Letterkenny Institute of Technology based WISAR Lab to develop technology to provide safe drinking water for Uganda villages
Source: Irish Times (https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/innovation-partner-profiles/smart-technology-applied-to-the-water-supply-in-rural-uganda-1.4304138#) An innovation partnership facilitated by the Enterprise Ireland Wisar Technology Gateway has resulted in the development of a water well pump monitoring solution for deployment in Uganda. Based in Letterkenny Institute of Technology, Wisar specialises in providing internet of things (IoT) solutions to Irish industry. The solution has its origins Read more…
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Peter Real Analog Devices Bernal Fulbright PhD and Undergraduate Scholarships Honor Company’s Late CTO
The University of Limerick (UL) and Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) on 16th June 2020 announced two scholarship programs in honor of Peter Real, ADI’s late chief technology officer (CTO) and UL alumnus. The scholarships will be awarded to students in the United States who are pursuing a PhD and undergraduate Read more…
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Maxim Integrated to spend €23m on new design centre in Dublin
MIDAS Ireland member, Maxim Integrated will spend more than €23 million on a new design centre at its Irish base that could create up to 100 jobs. The San José, California-based multinational confirmed on Wednesday that it is investing $25 million (€23.16 million) on building a new design centre at its Read more…
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Decawave acquired by California-based Qorvo
MIDAS Ireland member, Decawave has been bought by California-based Qorvo. Decawave was founded in Ireland in 2007 to develop ICs capable of identifying the specific location of any object, person or thing with centimetre-precise accuracy. Ciaran Connell, co-founder and CEO of Decawave, has described the company’s technology as GPS for Read more…
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MIDAS Ireland 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient: Prof. Gerry Wrixon
The 2019 Recipient of the MIDAS Ireland Lifetime Achievement Award is Prof. Gerry Wrixon. In honouring Prof. Wrixon, the association recognises his pioneering contributions to the microelectronics industry in Ireland as founder and former CEO of the National Microelectronics Research Centre (NMRC), which was succeeded by the Tyndall National Institute Read more…