China-backed Nexperia acquires UK's biggest microchip factory

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Market watchers are concerned about the deal on security grounds

Nexperia, a Dutch firm owned by China's Wingtech Technology, has completed the acquisition of Newport Wafer Fab (NWF), a semiconductor production facility in Wales. Financial details were not av...

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