> ## Content Index
> Fetch the complete content index at: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further.

# European chip designer Openchip opens RISC-V design centre in Limerick
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-12-04-openchip-limerick-design-centre/
- Published: 2025-12-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-08T12:00:22.000Z
- Description: Openchip, a Barcelona based RISC-V accelerator chip designer recognised under an EU IPCEI, opened a Limerick design centre with about 40 staff set to grow to 70 within a year. Ireland's IDA backed the move under its national semiconductor strategy.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Compute and infrastructure, #news, #reported, #editor-read

Reported Editor-read [IDA Ireland press release, 4 December 2025](https://www.idaireland.com/latest-news/press-release/openchip-expands-operations-in-ireland?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** It does not establish any public investment figure or that the 70 role target has been reached.

**How this item counts.** This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/).

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-07\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)