CISM

The Centre for Integrative Semiconductor Materials (CISM) is Swansea University’s flagship new £55M semiconductor pilot foundry facility. It is designed on industrial fab principles as a high uptime ballroom cleanroom and is equipped with industry-relevant tools (up to 8”) and capable of batch processing, PDK development and small batch manufacturing. CISM offers a range of commercial services to the semiconductor sector including basic R&D, process development, device design, characterisation and analysis, SME incubation, and tool hosting. We also have an extensive skills and talent programme, offering bespoke continuing professional development. CISM hosts national facilities for Ultra-wide Gap (Ga₂O₃) and Chalcogenide Epitaxy (Metal Organic Vapour Deposition), and the Driving Electric Revolution Wide Bandgap Power Electronic Industrial Pilot Line.

We also lead (along with partner the University of Leeds) the new EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in UK Semiconductor Future Skills (UK-SIFS) with an ambition to train up to 60 PhDs over 5 cohorts to 2030 and beyond. The main sectoral foci of CISM are: i) materials and devices for efficient power electronics (GaN, SiC, ultra-wide gap); ii) advanced optoelectronics and sensing; iii) semiconductors for space technology; and iv) THz communications materials and devices.

We have a dedicated team of Process Engineers and Technicians with ~ 70 staff and students drawn from across all science and engineering disciplines. CISM is the western edge of the South Wales semiconductor cluster, and we are full members of CSconnected serving in excess of 40 industrial partners and customers.