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In a significant boost for skills development in the UK’s rapidly growing semiconductor sector, PBIAA has announced an expansion of its funding criteria, making selected training programmes fully funded for all UK residents aged 18 and over. The initiative opens…

The Institute for Compound Semiconductors (ICS) at Cardiff University has announced the launch of a new business-facing service portal, marking a significant step forward in improving access to its facilities and expertise. The portal has been developed with funding from…

A recent wire bonding training course delivered by IMAPS-UK at KLA has been hailed a success, highlighting the strength of collaboration across industry and academia in South Wales. The course was funded by the South Wales Compound Semiconductor Impact Accelerator…

A major achievement has been announced in the field of silicon photonics, with Qiang Li receiving the Best Young Professional Paper Award at the IEEE Silicon Photonics Conference 2026. The award recognises Li’s paper, “Electrically Injected 1.55 µm InAs/InP Quantum…

Work is underway to bring specialist semiconductor training to a wider audience, as Storm+Shelter filmed with Cardiff University’s Naresh Kumar to convert Introduction to Etching for Semiconductor Manufacturing course into a fully online format. The course, developed by Cardiff University’s…