HC Deb 27 June 1979 vol 969 cc187-8W
Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Secretary of State for Industry what percentage share of the worldwide microprocessor market he estimates British manufacturers will capture by 1983.

Mr. David Mitchell

It is not possible to separate the microprocessor market from the much larger market for other microelectronic integrated circuits, mainly memories. The manufacturing capability for microelectronics now developing in the United Kingdom could lead, by 1983, to a United Kingdom annual output of several hundred million pounds, representing over 15 per cent. of the expected world market. United Kingdom-owned companies could contribute over 30 per cent. of this.

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