# 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.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2025-04-08
- Where: Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, United Kingdom
- Value: $250.0M (200.0M GBP)
- Status: announced
- Products: GaAs semiconductors, GaN chips
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Octric Semiconductors](https://endata.com/companies/84018.md)
- [UK Ministry of Defence](https://endata.com/companies/4710.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [compoundsemiconductor.net](https://compoundsemiconductor.net/article/121542/MoD_to_put_200m_into_UK_compound_semi_fab), 2025-04-08: "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."

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