# Newport Wafer Fab plans £50M expansion to boost chip production

Newport Wafer Fab in South Wales plans to raise over £50 million to nearly double production capacity from 8,000 to 14,000 wafers per week, driven by demand for power supply chips amid a global semiconductor shortage.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-01-23
- Where: South Wales, United Kingdom
- Value: $68.0M (50.0M GBP)
- Starts operating: Q3 2023
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 14,000 wafers per week
- Products: power supply chips, compound semiconductors
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Newport Wafer Fab](https://endata.com/companies/27557.md)

## Sources

- [telegraph.co.uk](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2021/01/23/britainsbiggest-microchip-factory-plots-50m-expansion-amid-global/), 2021-01-23: "Demand has absolutely skyrocketed in the last three months."

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