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CSconnected to exhibit at Photonics West 2022

18th January 2022

CSconnected will be exhibiting at Photonics West, the world's largest annual event for the photonics, laser, and biomedical optics industries, on 25-27 January in San Francisco, CA.

CSconnected represents a growing number of advanced semiconductor activities related activities in South Wales, UK, centred around a strong industrial base of global semiconductor businesses: IQE, Nexperia, Rockley Photonics, MicroLink Devices UK, SPTS and Microchip supported by world-class academic expertise at Cardiff and Swansea Universities.

Visit the team at our booth #5019 to learn more about photonics and quantum opportunities available from the CSconnected cluster. Contact us at info@csconnected.com to set up a meeting.

We look forward to seeing you in San Francisco.

About CSconnected

CSconnected is the collective brand for a growing number of advanced semiconductor related activities in Wales, home to a unique community of academic institutions, prototyping facilities and global, high-volume manufacturing capabilities that collaborate across a range of research and innovation programs. CSconnected is uniquely positioned to develop a global advantage in a sovereign, key enabling technology which will allow Wales and the UK to increase trade globally in critical sectors such as 5G communications, autonomous and electric vehicles, advanced medical devices, and consumer electronics of the future.

In 2020, CSconnected received government funding provided through UK Research and Innovation’s flagship Strength in Places Fund (SIPF). The 55-month CSconnected SIPF project has a total value of £43million, supported by £25million of UKRI funds. It builds on Wales's regional strengths and integrates research excellence with a unique regional supply chain in compound semiconductor manufacturing.

More info at csconnected.com.


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