MIDAS Ireland in conjunction with IPIC (the Research Ireland Centre for Photonics) are inviting you to the upcoming Photonics Industry Forum 2025. Date: Thursday May 22nd, 2025, from 10:00am to 4:30pm (GMT). Location: Devere Hall, UCC Main Campus. Join industry leaders, experts, and peers to connect, collaborate, and explore future Read more…
The company has been going from strength to strength, showing that Ireland punches well above its weight in the space-tech arena. Many astronauts who travel to space and are able to look back at the Earth from this incredibly unique vantage point experience a transformative shift in their consciousness. They Read more…
Ireland is home to both international chip giants and home-grown deep-tech start-ups, highlighting its strength in the semiconductor sphere. Global semiconductor demand continues to surge along with the adoption of the latest offerings in generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), cloud computing, data centres, electric vehicles and more. Ireland boasts an impressive Read more…
The firm is developing technology to aid communication with satellites Emmet Ryan January 6, 2025 Aoife Kelly, Dr Mark Kelly and Marie Bourke, founders of Celtonn at the Nexus Innovation Centre , University of Limerick. Picture: Arthur Ellis The firm, which is based in the Nexus Innovation Centre in UL, Read more…
Irish quantum computing company Equal1 has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with chipmaker giant Nvidia to collaboratively work together on furthering Quantum Computing. The two technology companies will collaborate on Quantum technology use cases, business models and proof of concept, with a particular focus on the integration and validation Read more…
As the global semiconductor industry booms, Ireland has significant opportunities to play a part on the world stage. Our Strategy team take a look at Ireland’s potential as a semiconductor hub. Semiconductor growth: the sky’s the limit Ireland already occupies a sizeable portion of advanced semiconductor manufacturing and research and Read more…
The four-year research project aims to create advances in car cameras and AI to enhance how automated vehicles react to their surroundings. Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland research centre for software, has partnered with semiconductor giant Arm to improve road safety in automated vehicles. The two entities have teamed up Read more…
The European Chips Diversity Alliance (ECDA) is an innovative and robust partnership between academia and industry in the microelectronics sector to enhance diversity, equity, and inclusion and to lower barriers to participation for under-represented groups that constitute the MISSING TALENT for the growth and competitiveness of microelectronics in the continent. Read more…
With its decades-long track record in semiconductors, Ireland can play a critical role in meeting the industry’s challenges, from supply chain resilience to innovating with new technologies like quantum computing and AI. Semiconductors are everywhere: as our world becomes more digital, it’s driving up demand for chips which in turn Read more…
