Nokia acquires NXP’s fab in Chandler, Arizona, for conversion to InP optical comms

Finland-based telecom equipment maker Nokia Corp says that, as part of its long-term plans for optical component manufacturing capacity expansion, it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Chandler Semiconductor Fabrication campus in Arizona of NXP Semiconductors N.V. of Eindhoven, The Netherlands. Opened in September 2020, the fab has been focused on RF gallium nitride (GaN), but was scheduled to be closed by NXP in 2027...