FEATURE: IRELAND SUSTAINABILITY
Ireland is leveraging clean energy, research expertise and strong public-private partnerships to position itself as a global leader in sustainable semiconductor innovation through its national
Silicon Island strategy.
As the world leans heavily into Artificial Intelligence, the demand for computing power, cloud infrastructure and the energy to fuel it all has reached a critical point.
At the heart of this technological surge lies a crucial question: can the semiconductor industry, essential to powering AI, align with the planet’ s climate goals?
Seamus Carroll, Vice President and Head of the Semiconductor Unit at IDA Ireland, believes Ireland is poised to lead the way, positioning itself as a centre for advanced chip design and manufacturing and a global hub for sustainable innovation across the entire semiconductor value chain.
Turning climate goals into a competitive advantage At the core of Ireland’ s emerging identity as“ Silicon Island” is a simple but powerful idea: sustainability
How Ireland is powering a sustainable future for the global semiconductor industry
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