Today we welcomed 30 students from UTC South Durham to visit us as part of #NationalManufacturingDay, supported by @MakeUK_. The students took part in hands-on workshops introducing them to coding and photolithography, before touring our advanced manufacturing facility. @marykfoy
Harriet and I were delighted to make our first trip to Wales. We visited Vishay, a U.S.-based semiconductor manufacturer that has a $330+ million facility supporting over 500 high-tech jobs. It is part of an impressive “cluster” of companies and universities in the manufacturing supply chain.
NEWS: Vishay Intertechnology intends to invest £250m into the UK's largest semiconductor factory in Newport, Wales.
The investment will help secure domestic supplies of semiconductors, critical to our automotive industry and other industries like renewable energy and defence.
Good to catch up with Toni Versluijs, Nexperia MD and Paul James MD of Newport Wafer Fab site last week. We talked about the site, protecting the workforce and the initial £50 million investment. My priority is continuity, stability and further development here in Newport
Really productive and informative meeting with @TeamNexperia at @NewportWaferFab yesterday. It was great to have the opportunity to meet with senior management and the staff association reps.
Exciting news from Rockley Photonics today! We’ve announced we are taking steps to become a public company which will accelerate our goal of revolutionizing #ConsumerHealth and #WellnessMonitoring. Details here (1/3) - https://t.co/axBLgxvGM9 #wearables#siliconphotonics