Cluster news
News items related to CSconnected, the compound semiconductor cluster:
23 February 2021: Event - Welsh compound semiconductor Ecosystem, Strategy, and state-of-the-art technology
02 February 2021: Quantum Technology Emerges from Theory to Mainstream in South Wales
25 January 2021: Making Quantum a reality
07 January 2021: Swansea taps local resources for economic renewal (Investment Monitor)
25 November 2020: UK sets sights on global markets for quantum technologies
28 October 2020: Event - AngelTech Live II
23 October 2020: How Wales is Becoming a World Leader in Semiconductors
02 October 2020: CSconnected and Henry Royce Institute call for a UK initiative to address the Net-Zero future of electronic systems
26 August 2020: GW4: STRENGTH IN COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTORS
17 August 2020: CS Magazine: CSconnected: At Critical Mass And Scaling
27 July 2020: EPSRC case study: South Wales Semiconductor Cluster Sets Sights on Global Role
12 March 2020: Compound Semiconductor Centre helps drive the ‘electric revolution’
6 March 2020: In the news: Newport centre to help drive electric vehicle revolution
5 March 2020: In the news: CSconnected semiconductor cluster aims to encompass supply chain
16 October 2019: Report on Compound Semiconductor Cluster (CSconnected)
10 September 2019: Wales cluster aims to reshape global electronics (source: Financial Times)
22 March 2019: Ambitious plans for the world’s first Compound Semiconductor Cluster awarded seed funding
04 February 2019: Cardiff Capital Region City Deal-backed Compound Semiconductor Foundry Recruits First Staff
12 November 2018: Cluster partners IQE, CSC and Cardiff University to participate in Challenge Fund programmes to develop and commercialise quantum technologies.
20 June 2018: Key partners behind the World’s First Compound Semiconductor Cluster presented at Wales Festival of Innovation event
18 June 2018: UK Government gathers leaders from Wales’ ‘Silicon Valley’ to discuss sector’s international potential
27 March 2018: Cardiff Capital Region Cabinet Members Visit Compound Semiconductor Foundry to See City Deal Investment
12 February 2018: Wales Festival of Innovation presents 'CS Connected – Building the world’s first compound semiconductor cluster'
20 November 2017: Discover new technologies, opportunities and collaborations at CoInnovate 2018
11 September 2017: Historic signing seals World’s first compound semiconductor cluster in South-East Wales
10 July 2017: CS Connected unites cluster (source: Cardiff University)
05 July 2017: Compound Semiconductor Cluster in South Wales strengthened by multiple R&D programme wins
03 July 2017: Cluster open for business
Industry news
News items related to the compound semiconductor industry:
11 February 2021: Cardiff University: Illuminating breakthroughs
03 February 2021: UKRI supports the Compound Semiconductor Centre Ltd (CSC) and Newport Wafer Fab (NWF) to develop a 200mm Gallium Nitride HEMT foundry process
29 January 2021: Rockley Photonics, a leading integrated silicon photonic solution provider, closes additional $65 million to accelerate growth
17 November 2020: Sam Evans - Business News Wales interview "Industry 4.0 and Enabling Emerging Technologies"
30 October 2020: CSconnected partner recognised with prestigious Institute of Physics Gold Medal
14 September 2020: Quantum LED to bridge industry gap
08 September 2020: Kier appointed for £30M CISM building project at Bay campus
07 September 2020: Rockley is recognized as one of the top-10 British Tech Companies to watch
04 September 2020: The Compound Semiconductor Centre is pleased to announce two new projects funded by UKRI under the National Quantum Technologies Challenge
24 August 2020: Cardiff University: Double first for electronics forum
23 July 2020: Cardiff University: Connecting the Compound Semiconductor Cluster
15 July 2020: Cardiff University ‘Home of innovation’ reaches highpoint
21 May 2020: Can Wales emulate the Cambridge Phenomenon by creating world-leading sector clusters of its own?
20 May 2020: The potential of far-ultraviolet light for the next pandemic
12 March 2020: Compound Semiconductor Centre helps drive the ‘electric revolution’
4 March 2020:In the news: Government backs cleaner planes, ships and automobiles with £37 million boost
09 December 2019: £5m award marks ‘topping out’ of Cardiff University research powerhouse
21 November 2019: Green Light For Industry's Problem LED (Source: Compound Semiconductor Magazine)
04 November 2019: Scientists spy unstable semiconductors (Source: Cardiff University)
31 October 2019: Kubos and CSC develop LED technologies (Source: Cardiff University)
30 October 2019: Honour for Sêr Cymru lecturer (Source: Cardiff University)
01 October 2019: Compound Semiconductor Centre and Kubos announce collaboration
04 September 2019: Scaling up the production of highly efficient solar modules
20 August 2019: £1.3m funding boost for south Wales’ semiconductor industry
11 July 2019: Funding for new semiconductor research centre announced
26 June 2019: Institute for Compound Semiconductors (ICS), bridging the CS Gap
25 June 2019: Compound Semiconductor Centre wins Collaboration title at Made in the UK Awards
13 June 2019: The Compound Semiconductor Centre participates in new UK supply chain for advanced Power Electronics development
12 June 2019: £1.3M project award to UK Gallium Nitride power consortium
11 June 2019: Newport Wafer Fab Completes Multi-Million-Pound Refinancing Deal
03 June 2019: The Compound Semiconductor Centre (CSC), CST Global and Swansea University collaborate on semiconductor product development
30 May 2019: Experts develop nanolasers on silicon
04 February 2019: Cardiff University: EPSRC funds CS Centre for Doctoral Training
30 January 2019: UK Universities Minister visits ICS
25 January 2019: CSC concludes pioneering VCSEL project
18 January 2019: European Commission Recognises Importance of Compound Semiconductors by Unlocking Up To €1.75 Billion for Industry Research and Innovation
08 January 2019: CSC announces successful conclusion of Innovate UK funded ‘High Efficiency VCSELs Manufacturing” project
01 June 2018: Cardiff University signs Innovation Campus deal
21 February 2018: ICS Ltd announces new product line of high speed InGaAs-InAlAs PIN and APD detectors
19 February 2018: SPTS receives $37m in etch and deposition system orders from two GaAs foundries to expand RF device production capacity
24 November 2017: CSC wins Research and Collaboration title at 2017 Techworks Awards
15 November 2017: Project award to UK Compound Semiconductor MAGIC consortium
03 November 2017: IQE and Cardiff University wins Economic Impact title at 2017 Business and Education Partnerships Awards
26 October 2017: In the news: Infineon selling IR Newport manufacturing site to new firm Neptune 6
12 September 2017: £1M development project award to UK datacomms consortium
01 September 2017: UK Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult Appoints CEO (source: CS Catapult)
12 June 2017: Cardiff hosts international VCSEL technology event
08 May 2017: In the press: £38m for Newport foundry to make new technology behind 5G