New AI-driven equipment will transform the UK’s semiconductor R&D. The University of Sheffield has won a £7 million investment to fund new equipment that will revolutionise the discovery and development of new semiconductor materials. The Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE) system will utilise AI to accelerate the discovery and development of new semiconductor materials
Funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Council (EPRSC), the system will be equipped with the very latest innovations, including state-of-the-art data collection tools, that will help position the UK as an international leader in semiconductor development.
The equipment will be configured to provide new avenues for research in unique material combinations, such as the mixing of semiconductors and superconductors to create brand new device concepts. The need to increase environmental sustainability in the semiconductor industry by seeking out new semiconductors made from earth-abundant materials such as Zinc, Aluminium and Nitrogen – the new equipment in Sheffield will pioneer this field
