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.

Vishay is proud to become a Moissanite Sponsor of the International Conference on Silicon Carbide and Related Materials (ICSCRM) 2027, supporting one of the leading international gatherings for the global silicon carbide community

Vishay was pleased to attend the launch of a new report from the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Semiconductors examining the critical role of semiconductors in supporting the UK’s defence, national security and sovereign industrial capability:

Vishay was pleased to welcome Cefin Campbell MS, Deputy Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education, to its Newport manufacturing site to discuss how industry, education and government can work together to develop the skilled workforce needed to support the future of advanced manufacturing in Wales.

Vishay Newport has welcomed the publication of two reports that underline the strategic importance of the semiconductor sector to the UK’s economic resilience, manufacturing sovereignty and future industrial growth.

Vishay were proud to be named Community Partnership of the Year at the Dragon RFC Community Awards 2026, an evening dedicated to celebrating the outstanding work taking place across the local community.

On Monday 2 February, Sam Evans and Peter Williams from Vishay attended a parliamentary reception in Westminster hosted by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Semiconductors.

Vishay Newport were pleased to welcome a group of representatives from Cambridgeshire based firm Paragraf, last month, as part of ongoing collaboration across the semiconductor industry.

Vishay are delighted to share that Simon Argent, Senior Director, HR Europe at Vishay Newport, has been shortlisted for the Excellence in HR Leadership category at the 2026 HR in Wales Awards.

Vishay were proud to support the recent Dragons RFC STEM Festival, helping deliver hands-on workshops to over 500 pupils from nine local schools as part of British Science Week.

On Monday 2 February, Sam Evans and Peter Williams from Vishay attended a parliamentary reception in Westminster hosted by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Semiconductors.

We were delighted to welcome Kanishka Narayan MP, Minister for AI & Online Safety, to Vishay’s Newport site as part of his recent visit to the CSconnected cluster.

It was great to be at the heart of Wales Tech Week 2025 – Wales’ largest international tech summit, connecting with leaders from business, politics and the community.

Our innovative partnership with Dragons RFC to engage with schools across Gwent has been shortlisted in the 2025 Wales STEM Awards, in just our first year of delivery.

Vishay are delighted that our brilliant leader Sinead Inson has made the shortlist for Best Tech Leader at the Wales Technology Awards.

On Tuesday 15th July, Vishay and CS Connected hosted a Senedd reception on ‘A Fab Future: Skills and Growth in Welsh Semiconductors.

Any employer with 250 or more employees on a specific date each year must report their gender pay gap data.

We proudly hosted our first ever Dragons RFC STEM Fair – promoting our STEM education provision that’s run in partnership with Vishay Newport Limited.

Our fantastic engineers travelled to London for the Women Leaders in Electronics Awards, and we’re delighted to announce our Principal Engineer, Rachel Watkins, was crowned ‘Electronics Engineer of the Year’

Wales to see new £250m investment into UK’s largest semiconductor facility, supporting hundreds of highly-skilled jobs in Newport and supporting the government’s Plan for Change. Vishay Intertechnology’s planned investment is vote of confidence in the region’s industrial capabilities, and strengthening of the world’s first Compound Semiconductor Cluster in South Wales.

The UK’s biggest semiconductor factory welcomed two government ministers this week looking ahead to the publication of the Government’s Industrial Strategy, and plans to unlock hundreds of millions of investment into the Welsh economy.

Vishay Newport Limited, which is part of Vishay Intertechnology, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of discrete semiconductors and passive electronic components, welcomed Secretary of State for Department for Science, Innovation and Technology Peter Kyle MP and Secretary of State for Wales Jo Stevens MP to the Newport Wafer Fab this week (Monday 3rd March).

Vishay has announced that it is investing £51m in Newport Wafer Fab, the UK’s largest semiconductor facility – bringing new product range capabilities and skilled job opportunities to Newport.

On the 2 October Vishay Newport was recognised by an independent body for our commitment to improving quality and sharing best practice.

Some of our staff were involved in a community clean up this weekend at Rabbit Hill in Duffryn, Newport.