Gillgrass, S. J., Baker, J., Allford, C. P., Davies, J. I., Shutts, S. and Smowton, P. M. 2025. AlGaAs VCSELs grown on thin 150 mm germanium substrates. JPhys: Photonics 7(3), article number: 35033. (10.1088/2515-7647/adef1f) To reduce material usage and minimise…
Culture and Community
To help increase awareness of the CS ecosystem and appetite to engage in the ecosystem, SWCS PBIAA and CS Hub have held and taken part in multiple events and meetings that were open to members of the general public. Consistent…
UK’s discovery of new semiconductor materials to be revolutionised by University of Sheffield
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…
Skills: Building Capacity and Capability
One of the key roles of the EPSRC Place Based Impact Accelerator Account (PBIAA) is to address the significant skills shortage for the rapidly expanding compound semiconductor industry. PBIAA has developed a week-long intensive training programme, designed and developed by…
Project Propel
Congratulations to Dr Sam Shutts the Cardiff PI who has recently been awarded Project PROPEL. Over the next 18 months, the PROPEL team will co-develop a novel photonic integrated circuit (PIC) featuring a widely tunable, ultra-narrow linewidth laser (<50 kHz)…
New case report highlights the need for regionally responsive semiconductor policy
The Welsh Economy Research Unit at Cardiff University, as part of the CSconnected Strength in Places Fund (SIPF) programme, funded by UKRI, has released a new report “Regional Governance and the Semiconductor Industry: The Case for More Contextualised and Responsive…