Simon Little

Pragmatic Welcomes HRH The Princess Royal to Pragmatic Park for the Opening of the UK's First 300mm Semiconductor Wafer Manufacturing Facility

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Today, Pragmatic Semiconductor was honoured to welcome HRH The Princess Royal to officially open the UK’s first 300mm semiconductor wafer fabrication line (fab) at Pragmatic Park in Durham.

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  • Today, Pragmatic Semiconductor was honoured to welcome HRH The Princess Royal to officially open the UK’s first 300mm semiconductor wafer fabrication line (fab) at Pragmatic Park in Durham.
  • The advanced manufacturing facility produces chips based on Pragmatic’s innovative and unique flexible integrated circuit technology.
  • HRH The Princess Royal was hosted by David Moore, CEO, Pragmatic Semiconductor, with a tour of the clean room and facilities, followed by an unveiling of a site plaque to mark the occasion.
  • Pragmatic Park has capacity to host up to nine fabrication lines, each capable of producing billions of chips per year.