Exhibit 21

                              NEWPORT CORPORATION
                           Subsidiaries of Registrant


 
 
                                                             State or Country of
Name of Subsidiary                                              Incorporation
- ------------------                                           -------------------
                                                          
Newport Domestic International Sales Corporation (Inactive)    California   
                                                                            
Newport European Distribution Company                          California   
                                                                            
Newport Government Systems, Inc. (Inactive)                    California   
                                                                            
Environmental Optical Sensors, Inc.                            Colorado     
                                                                            
Micro-Controle Benelux S.A. (Inactive)                         Belgium      
                                                                            
Newport Instruments Canada Corporation                         Canada       
                                                                            
MC Holding S.A.                                                France       
                                                                            
Micro-Controle S.A.                                            France       
                                                                            
Newport GmbH                                                   Germany      
                                                                            
Micro-Controle Italia S.r.l.                                   Italy        
                                                                            
Newport BV                                                     Netherlands  
                                                                            
Newport Instruments AG                                         Switzerland  
                                                                            
Newport Ltd.                                                   United Kingdom
                                                                            
Micro-Controle Holdings Ltd. (Inactive)                        United Kingdom
                                                                            
Micro-Controle Ltd. (Inactive)                                 United Kingdom
                                                                            
Micro-Controle UK Ltd. (Inactive)                              United Kingdom
                                                                            
Newport Foreign Sales Corporation                              Barbados