Chinese-owned firm acquires UK’s largest semiconductor manufacturer

Tory MP Tom Tugendhat raises concerns about deal in light of global computer chip shortageThe UK’s largest producer of semiconductors has been acquired by the Chinese-owned manufacturer Nexperia, prompting a senior Tory MP to call for the government to review the sale to a foreign owner during an increasingly severe global shortage of computer chips.Nexperia, a Dutch firm owned by China’s Wingtech, said on Monday that it had taken full control of Newport Wafer Fab (NWF), the UK&rsquo