Unit Instruments Opens Scottish Facility

YORBA LINDA — Unit Instruments said it has opened a service facility in Scotland in response to the rapid growth of semiconductor activity there and in northern England.

“Several major manufacturers, including Motorola, National Semiconductor and NEC, have expanded their semiconductor fabrication facilities in Scotland,” said Gabriel J. Byrne, managing director of Unit Ltd. in Dublin, Ireland. Siemens has announced a $1.5-billion fabrication plant investment for Newcastle, England.

Yorba Linda-based Unit Instruments makes equipment used in the production of semiconductors.