KLA Invests in Operations in Wales with the Opening of a $138 Million R&D and Manufacturing Facility

KLA Invests in Operations in Wales with the Opening of a $138 Million R&D and Manufacturing Facility - Semiconductor Digest

KLA Corporation today announced the opening of its new $138 million research and development (R&D) and manufacturing center in Newport, Wales, U.K., continuing the company’s history of regional investment. SPTS, KLA’s Wales-based product division, has been leading semiconductor equipment innovation in Wales since 1984, winning multiple Queen’s Awards for excellence in R&D and export, and attracting strong technical talent to the region. KLA adde…

KLA opens $138m semiconductor equipment centre in Wales

KLA has opened a $138 million semiconductor equipment research and development (R&D) and manufacturing centre in the UK. The centre in Newport, Wales, follows the acquisition of SPTS in 2019 as part of Orbotech for its  etch and deposition product lines for advanced packaing. The 237,000-square-foot facility provides additional production and customer collaboration spaces, including 25,000 square feet of R&D […] The post KLA opens $138m semicond…

KLA Invests in Operations in Wales with the Opening of a $138 Million R&D and Manufacturing Facility

New complex builds on decades of SPTS Technologies’ semiconductor equipment innovation MILPITAS, Calif., May 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — KLA Corporation (NASDAQ: KLAC), a global leader in semiconductor process control and process-enabling technology, today announced the opening of its new $138 million research and development (R&D) and manufacturing center in Newport, Wales, U.K., continuing the company’s history of regional […]