Tag: SemiConductors

A report backed by Durham County Council and the Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult frames the advanced materials electronics industry as capable major growth. The North East’s burgeoning high tech electronics manufacturing industry could support more than 7,500 jobs and contribute nearly £900m to the regional economy in the next five years, a new report says. […]

A semiconductor factory has been acquired by Ministry of Defence in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, boosting UK defence capabilities. The UK’s Armed Forces will be further bolstered as a crucial supply chain to UK defence has been secured today, after the government acquisition of a key semiconductor factory in the north-east. Defence Secretary John Healey […]

A number of North East based companies working in advanced material electronics has launched a cluster group at a national conference being held in the region. The North East Advanced Material Electronics cluster group (NEAME) has been established to showcase the regional capability, which goes beyond conventional and high-volume compound semiconductors. A cluster of companies […]