The Compound Semiconductor Manufacturing Hub for a Sustainable Future is 1 of 5 new hubs aiming to address the challenge of commercialising early-stage research within key areas of manufacturing funded by EPSRC and industry and launched in May 2024.
The CS hub aims to capitalise on the huge opportunity of compound semiconductor manufacturing, as identified in the UK’s national semiconductor strategy. Researchers will develop energy-efficient opto-electronics for use in key emerging technologies such as quantum. We will expand on the environmental benefits of compound semiconductors by creating new devices such as mercury-free ‘night vision’ mid-infrared detector arrays and devices that both communicate and illuminate based on integrated transistors and LEDs.
The CS Hub is led from Cardiff University, with spokes at the University of Cambridge, University of Manchester, University of Sheffield, and University College London. We have >30 industrial partners participating in the CS Hub by providing resources, time and expertise. Existing CS Hub partners can be found at partner organisations.
We also have strong links with colleagues in other Hubs, particularly the Future Advanced Metrology Hub and the Future Photonics Hub. These links support and complement our CS research, and facilitate larger investments for promising, cross-cutting feasibility studies.
Key Principle Investigators
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Prof. Peter Smowton, Hub Director, Cardiff University
- Dr Craig Allford, Cardiff University
- Dr Daryl Beggs, Cardiff University
- Prof. Anthony Bennett, Cardiff University
- Prof. Khaled Elgaid, Cardiff University
- Dr Sara-Jayne Gillgrass, Cardiff University
- Dr Naresh Gunasekar, Cardiff University
- Prof. Lenny Koh, University of Sheffield
- Dr Qiang Li, Cardiff University
- Prof. Huiyun Liu, University College London
- Prof. Mo Missous, University of Manchester
- Dr Sang Soon Oh, Cardiff University
- Prof. Rachel Oliver, University of Cambridge
- Dr Roberto Quaglia, Cardiff University
- Dr Sam Shutts, Cardiff University
- Dr Mingchu Tang, University College London
- Prof. Paul Tasker, Cardiff University
- Prof. Alwyn Seeds, University College London
- Prof. David Wallis, Cardiff University
- Prof. Tao Wang, Cardiff University
CS Hub Video
The CS Hub has created the following video to highlight not only the range of research that we are currently undertaking, but also our existing industry partnership connections and the mutual benefits for research, translation and exploitation.
Management and Governance
The Management Board (MB), chaired by the Director, meets quarterly and includes senior Hub members: a Director of ICS, a senior academic from each of the spokes and the Director of CSC. It sets the overall strategy of the Hub, ensuring that research is coordinated and aligned with industry needs. The MB is responsible for reviewing individual research activities as well as monitoring progress against agreed milestones. The MB has the authority to allocate and reallocate resources and amend research priorities in order to maintain cohesion and focus across the Hub’s range of activities. The MB are responsible for awarding feasibility funding as well as ensuring that the Hub engages broadly with national & international academia.
Management Board Members
Peter Smowton, Sara-Jayne Gillgrass, Craig Allford, Khaled Elgaid, David Wallis, Huiyun Liu, Anthony Bennet, Lenny Koh, Rachel Oliver, Qiang Li, Mo Moissous, Roberto Quaglia, Sam Shutts and Tao Wang
The Strategic Advisory Board (SAB) provides links to partner stakeholders and advice and guidance on research directions, commercially valuable research and impact paths to the Director and MB. It has membership which includes a CS Catapult representative, industry figures, senior academics and a representative from EPSRC. The SAB has responsibility for oversight, ensuring that the hub effectively engages with industry and academia. Each member of the SAB is bound by a confidentiality agreement to enable open discussion.
Strategic Advisory Board Members
John Bagshaw (Chair), Ivona Mitrovic, Drew Nelson, Andy Sellars, Carol Trager-Cowan and Paula Muir-Mcleod (EPSRC)