US chip company Vishay agrees to buy Newport Wafer Fab, the UK's largest chip plant, for $177M from Chinese-owned Nexperia, after the UK forced its sale in 2022 (Matthew Gooding/Tech Monitor)

Matthew Gooding / Tech Monitor:
US chip company Vishay agrees to buy Newport Wafer Fab, the UK's largest chip plant, for $177M from Chinese-owned Nexperia, after the UK forced its sale in 2022  —  The UK's biggest chip plant is getting new owners after the government forced its sale on national security grounds.

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