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73 The Intel Quark 1000 In 2013 Intel announced the release of the Intel® Quark™ SoC X1000, a new product designed at Intel in Leixlip, County Kildare. A few weeks later the chip, designed for its low energy consumption and small size, was incorporated into Intel’s Galileo development board. Galileo is a low cost platform ideally suited to academics, inventors and hobbyists looking to explore Internet of Things applications. www.intel.ie