MIDAS Ireland
MIDAS Ireland (Microelectronics Industry Design Association) is an industry led partnership consisting of microelectronics companies, educational / research institutions and government agencies working together to address common challenges and above all assist the development of the microelectronics sector in Ireland. Total employment is over 8,000 and the sector contributes around €6 Billion annually to Irish exports. 25%, or 2,000, of these jobs are in high value added knowledge intensive Research and Development positions. There are over 50 companies in the sector, which include most of the world’s leading microelectronics multi-nationals, as well as a growing number of indigenous Irish start-ups.
News & Events
- May 15th, 2013 - State infrastructure must support needs of microelectronics industry :: John Blake writes that engineers within the microelectronics sector will play a major role in the recovery of Ireland's economy
- Apr 22nd, 2013 - EGFSN Report on Future Skills Requirements of the Manufacturing Sector to 2020 :: Latest report from the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs
- Apr 18th, 2013 - MIDAS and IVCA hold successful event on funding startups and innovation :: MIDAS in association with the Irish Venture Capital Association hosted a workshop entitled "Microelectronics - New Materials/New Applications".
- Apr 15th, 2013 - Intune Networks Wins Red Herring Top 100 Europe Award :: Intune is chosen ahead of hundreds of other technology companies for this prestigious award
- Apr 15th, 2013 - Intune Networks announces 100GE ports for its iVX8000 system :: Intune Networks announces support for 100GE client ports on its iVX8000 distributed switch.
- Mar 26th, 2013 - Microelectronics - New Materials/New Applications Seminar :: We would like to invite you to a morning Seminar on Microelectronics New Materials/New Applications on Thursday 18th April 2013 in NovaUCD, Belfield.
- Mar 25th, 2013 - SPECTRA7 WELCOMES LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CO-FOUNDER BOB DOBKIN AS DIRECTOR AND INVESTOR :: Spectra7 officially welcomed Robert (Bob) Dobkin as an investor and member of the Board of Directors.
- Mar 25th, 2013 - DIT Kevin Street Project Fair :: Project Fair 2013 is a showcase for the best undergraduate, graduate and research projects from 3 schools at DIT Kevin Street. Registration now open.
- Feb 27th, 2013 - Engineers Week 2013 :: Engineers Week kicked off on Monday and some 500 events will be happening around Ireland in the coming days.
- Feb 27th, 2013 - Ikon Semiconductor reveals new chip breakthrough for LED lighting market :: New integrated circuit (IC) design that could prove vital to the growing global LED lighting industry
- Feb 21st, 2013 - S3 Group Launches 10 new Silicon Proven IP Cores :: The cores are in volume production with multiple customers worldwide.
- Feb 7th, 2013 - Prof Cian Ó Mathúna named 2013 IEEE Fellow :: In recognition of his outstanding contribution to the field of power electronics
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Highlights
John Blake with Pat Howlin, IDA head of ICT
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