his e-learning course will provide (or enhance) knowledge of compound semiconductor photonics technology and its applications. This is an online course that you can undertake in your own time. The training will take approximately 3.5 hours to complete. Delivery will be…
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Cardiff to lead one of five hubs launched to create sustainable future for manufacturing
Cardiff University will receive a share of £99m in funding to lead a new compound semiconductor manufacturing hub. The hub aims to capitalise on the huge opportunity of compound semiconductor manufacturing identified in the UK’s national semiconductor strategy. The researchers…
Cardiff University receives share of £1 billion doctoral training investment
Cardiff University will lead one of 65 new centres for doctoral training (CDT) established to support research in areas of national importance including artificial intelligence (AI), quantum technologies, semiconductors, telecoms and engineering biology. The UK’s biggest-ever investment in engineering and…
Intro to Compound Semiconductor Electronics course launched
An Intro to Compound Semiconductor Electronics online self-directed course is being launched on the 26th February. Designed to help upskill people working in (or interested in joining) the world of compound semiconductors, the course has been developed by Cardiff University…
CS Hub work represented at Photonics West
Several researchers based in TRH presented their work at Phonetics West, San Francisco, California last week. Talks included: “Effect of Ge-substrate thickness on 940-nm VCSEL performance”, presented by Sara Gillgrass; “Investigating the role of low-index AlOx layers in enabling low-loss…
Cardiff University and IQE announce strategic partnership extension
Cardiff University and IQE have extended their strategic partnership in a move that will invest significantly in developing talent in compound semiconductors and help fuel the expansion of IQE’s South Wales manufacturing operations. The new agreement provides a further five-year…
SIOE 2024
Semiconductor and Integrated Opto-Electronics (SIOE) conference will take place on the 2nd – 4th April 2024 at Cardiff University. The conference will bring together leading scholars, researchers, and professionals to share their ideas and research findings. The conference will provide…
The South Wales Compound Semiconductor Place Based Impact Accelerator
£4.1 million has been awarded through the Place Based Impact Acceleration Account (PBIAA) to address the shortage of skilled staff which is the biggest single factor limiting the growth of the South Wales semiconductor cluster. This will: upskill staff in…
Compound Semiconductors for better health
At this year’s launch of Cardiff University’s Translational Research Hub (TRH), academics explained how their work with industry aims to develop solutions to society’s grand challenges. Professor Khaled Elgaid, WP 5 lead, explained “I work in transistors, which are the…