MAJOR MICROCHIP MANUFACTURING CORP

MAJOR MICROCHIP MANUFACTURING CORP

MAJOR MICROCHIP MANUFACTURING CORP

The Fab 24 technology facility in Leixlip, Kildare, is one of the world’s largest and most advanced computer chip manufacturing plants. The wide-ranging project carried out by PJ Hegarty for this major microchip manufacturing company involved extensive site works and construction of a building complex.

Client : Major Microchip Manufacturing Corp
Service : Pharma/hi-tech
Architect : Jacobs International
Quantity surveyors : Jacobs International
Structural engineer : Jacobs International
Services engineer : Jacobs International
Value : €200 Million

Construction of the vast Fab 24 facility included the main 40,000m² Fab-area buildings, support and associated utility buildings such as the 36,000m² office premises, and a fully fitted-out and environmentally controlled semiconductor ‘clean room’ measuring 16,000m². A combination of reinforced concrete and reinforced steel were used to erect the structures, which then required specialised high-performance insulated cladding to be installed plus a single ply roofing membrane. All work was carried out to the very highest safety and quality standards.