The Octric factory is the only secure facility in the UK with skills and capability to manufacture gallium arsenide (GaAs) semiconductors, the MOD says.
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LONDON—The UK Ministry of Defense (MOD) has acquired a semiconductor manufacturer that had been threatened with closure by its U.S.-based owners. The factory at Newton Aycliffe, England, is home to the only secure facility in the UK with skills and capability to manufacture gallium arsenide (GaAs)...
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