Inmos microprocessor factory
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The Inmos microprocessor factory, also known as the Inmos factory, previously known as Newport Wafer Fab,[2] now known as Nexperia Newport,[3] is a semiconductor fabrication plant for Inmos built in Newport, Wales, UK in 1980. It has gone through numerous changes in ownership. Since March 2024, the factory has been owned by Vishay Intertechnology.
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Inmos microprocessor factory | |
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General information | |
Architectural style | High-tech |
Location | Newport |
Address | Cardiff Road |
Country | Wales |
Coordinates | 51°33′57″N 3°01′21″W |
Construction started | 1980 |
Completed | 1982 |
Owner | Vishay Intertechnology |
Technical details | |
Size | 8,900 m² |
Floor count | 1 (factory area) |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Project Architects: David Bartlett Pierre Botschi Mike Davies Sally Eaton Michael Elkan Marco Goldschmied Kunimi Hayashi Tim Inskip Julia Marks Peter McMunn Richard Rogers John Young |
Architecture firm | Richard Rogers Partnership |
Structural engineer | Anthony Hunt Associates |
Services engineer | YRM Engineers |
Quantity surveyor | G A Hanscomb |
Main contractor | Laing Construction |
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The architects of the award-winning high-tech building were the Richard Rogers Partnership and the factory was the first building in Wales which Richard Rogers designed.[4]