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Intel to invest $2.7 billion in Israel chip plant Intel will invest $2.7 billion in the next two years, turning the Israeli plant into the company's second worldwide 22 nanometer chip producer
U.S. chipmaker Intel will invest $2.7 billion over the next two years upgrading its chip plant in southern Israel to produce 22 nanometer technology. The amount includes a NIS740 million ($210 million) grant recently approved by the Israeli government. "We are already in preparation for hiring," Maxine Fassberg, general manager of Intel Israel, told a news conference. "We are scheduled to start production in December." Fassberg said the Israeli plant in Kiryat Gat will be Intel's second worldwide facility producing the smaller 22 nanometer chips. Intel Israel, which employs 7,000 people, will hire an additional 1,000 people over the coming year. "There are no plans to build a new plant (in Israel)," Fassberg said.
