First Minister visits Vishay Newport to showcase semiconductor manufacturing and skills in Wales
October 2026
Vishay was pleased to welcome First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth and Cabinet Minister for Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy Adam Price to Vishay Newport on 24 September 2026 to showcase the UK’s largest semiconductor manufacturing facility and highlight the vital role that advanced manufacturing and semiconductor technology play in driving economic growth, innovation, and highly skilled employment across Wales.
During the visit, the First Minister and Cabinet Minister met with members of the Vishay team and heard first-hand about their career journeys, technical expertise and the exciting work being delivered at the Newport site. The visit provided an opportunity to showcase the people and skills that are helping to support the future of semiconductor manufacturing in Wales.
Vishay was also proud to be joined by members of Dragons RFC, highlighting the importance of collaboration between industry and the local community. Through its partnership with the Dragons, Vishay is helping to inspire the next generation of STEM talent and create meaningful opportunities for young people across the region.
The visit came at an exciting time for the South Wales Semiconductor industry, with preparations underway for ICSCRM 2027, the world’s leading Silicon Carbide conference. Vishay is proud to be partnering with the Welsh Government to help showcase Wales as a global centre of excellence for semiconductor and advanced manufacturing technologies. The partnership will provide an opportunity to highlight the strength of the region’s semiconductor ecosystem and the expertise, innovation and manufacturing capability that underpin its growing international reputation.
The visit also took place on the same day as the official launch of the Cardiff Capital Region Investment Zone, a £160 million programme aiming to attract a further £500 million of private investment and create 4,000 highly skilled jobs over the next 10 years. The launch reflects the wider ambition to reindustrialise Wales, create more well-paid jobs and build on the country’s strengths in advanced manufacturing.
Vishay remains committed to working with government, industry, education and partners across Wales to strengthen the semiconductor sector, support highly skilled employment and help ensure Wales continues to build on its position as a centre of excellence for semiconductor and advanced manufacturing technologies.
About Vishay
Vishay manufactures one of the world’s largest portfolios of discrete semiconductors and passive electronic components that are essential to innovative designs in the automotive, industrial, computing, consumer, telecommunications, military, aerospace, and medical markets. Serving customers worldwide, Vishay is The DNA of tech®. Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. is a Fortune 1,000 Company listed on the NYSE (VSH). More on Vishay at www.Vishay.com.
Forward Looking Statement
Statements contained herein that relate to the Company’s future performance, including capital investment, capacity expansion and cash flow generation, are forward-looking statements within the safe harbor provisions of Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words and expressions such as “will,” “expect,” “focus,” “intend,” “committed, “goal” or other similar words or expressions often identify forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on current expectations only, and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions, many of which are beyond our control. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results, performance, or achievements may vary materially from those anticipated, estimated or projected. Among the factors that could cause such material variations include: that the fab will not be integrated successfully into the Company’s overall business; that the expected benefits of the acquisition may not be realized; that the fab’s standards, procedures and controls will not be brought into conformance within the Company’s operation; difficulties in transitioning and retaining fab employees following the acquisition; difficulties in consolidating facilities and transferring processes and know-how; the diversion of our management’s attention from the management of our current business; risks of foreign operations, including excessive operation costs, labor shortages, changes in tax rates; changes in foreign currency exchange rates; uncertainty related to the effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates; difficulties in new product development; changes in U.S. or foreign trade regulations and tariffs, and uncertainty regarding the same; changes in applicable domestic and foreign tax regulations, and uncertainty regarding the same; and other factors that are set forth in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our annual reports on Form 10-K and our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
The DNA of tech® is a trademark of Vishay Intertechnology.
