Octric Semiconductors Newton Aycliffe
Octric Semiconductors UK · Aycliffe Industrial Park, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, England, UK
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Wafers / Month
1980s
Production Start
150mm
Wafer Size
Overview
Originally built by Fujitsu in the early 1990s, this 310,000 sqft fab in County Durham was operated by Coherent until September 2024, when the UK Ministry of Defence purchased it for £20 million, renaming it Octric Semiconductors UK. The MoD has committed a further £200 million to expand its GaAs and GaN chip capabilities for defence electronics. Key facility details include: The facility is situated at Aycliffe Industrial Park, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, England, UK. It focuses on Compound Semiconductor on 150mm wafers. Production at this facility commenced in 1980s.
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