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28 October 2014
IQE wins ‘Manufacturer of the Year’ at Made in Wales Awards
At a gala ceremony on 23 October at Mercure Holland House Hotel in Cardiff (organized by UK-based business publisher Insider Media Ltd, and attended by Julie James, the Welsh Government's deputy minister for skills and technology), epiwafer foundry and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK was announced as winner of the ‘Manufacturer of the Year’ title at the Made in Wales Awards.
The award is in recognition of IQE’s manufacturing development during the last 12 months. The firm was cited as being the market leader in providing wafers to the wireless chip industry, with a global market share of 50-60%.
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