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Apr 8, 2025INVESTMENTNewton Aycliffe, County Durham, United Kingdom

UK MoD invests £200 million in Octric Semiconductors fab in County Durham

The UK Ministry of Defence will invest an additional £200 million into Octric Semiconductors' GaAs fab in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, to produce GaAs and GaN chips for military systems and power electronics.

Value

$250.0M (200.0M GBP)

Status

Announced

ProductsGaAs semiconductorsGaN chips

CompaniesOctric Semiconductors UK Ministry of Defence investor

Sectors#Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics

“The UK's MoD will put a further £200 million into Octric Semiconductors, the re-named GaAs fab in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham which the MoD bought in September 2024 for £27 million.”compoundsemiconductor.net

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compoundsemiconductor.netMoD to put £200m into UK compound semi fab - Compound Semiconductor NewsApr 8, 2025

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