Wales

Swansea University has hosted a course on semiconductor cleanroom skills at its Centre for Integrative Semiconductor Materials (CISM). The aim of the course is to equip students with the expertise to become semiconductor scientists and engineers. Working in such ultra-clean environments for manufacturing and technology development requires very specific skills, highlights the university. Such skills are in high demand in ...

The UK Space Agency (UKSA) has backed a Welsh communications integration specialist, Excelerate, with a £6 million award to develop a multi-orbit, multi-beam satellite antenna. Based in Cardiff, Excelerate Technology will receive the funding for work on a Mobility and Autonomy Market User Terminal (MAMUT). This is designed to allow users to choose an operator, and orbit, via an app. ...

Over 50 years ago, the company chose South Wales to established its first European manufacturing plant, and it has made over 50 million Raspberry Pi products at its UK Technology Centre in Bridgend. Japanese Ambassador to the UK Hiroshi Suzuki and Sony UK TEC MD Rob Wilson at the Sony UK Technology Centre in Pencoed, Bridgend, Wales “We are proud ...

The organisers of Wales Tech Week have announced the technology summit will return next year, running 24-26 November 2025. Putting a spotlight on the Welsh technology ecosystem, it showcases the Welsh technology industry and its applications across the world. There will be three key themes, say the organisers. These are: Tech for People, Tech for Performance and Tech for the ...

Over 200 school students have attended workshops to learn more about semiconductors and be inspired to follow a career in electronics. It was a joint effort from two industry organisations: the Compound Semiconductor Applications (CSA) Catapult and the UK Electronics Skills Foundation (UKESF). The students were from Wales and visited Welsh universities to learn about the many opportunities of studying ...

A bit of fun for a Friday, trying to make official the rather random journalistic units of measurement we all come across. The thought was provoked by a story about the Flex Power Modules' 80A BMR510 that is sugar-cube-sized...

 Bombora Wave Power has completed indoor water tank testing of a floating energy platform that combines support for a wind turbine with wave energy harvesting. Evaluated at the University of Edinburgh’s FloWave facility, “the integrated platform was tested under a wide range of conditions, including extreme waves”, said Bombora head of loads and modelling Peter Arnold. “Analysis is currently underway, where ...

The Translational Research Hub (TRH), designed to foster collaboration between industry and scientists, has officially opened at Cardif University. It is the home of the Institute for Compound Semiconductors (ICS) and Cardiff Catalysis Institute (CCI), and was funded by UK and Welsh governments – including £17.3m through UKRPIF, £12m from Welsh Government, £13.1m in European funding administered by WEFO and ...

Another investigation on national security grounds is to be held into the sale of Newport Wafer Fab to Nexperia which is a subsidiary of the Chinese company Wingtech. Kwasi Kwarteng, Secretary of State for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy announced the investigation via a tweet. “There will now be a full assessment under the new National Security and Investment Act,”  ...

IQE, the compound semiconductor wafer supplier, claims to have the world’s first commercially available 200 mm (8”) VCSEL epiwafer. The wafers will be used in the wireless, sensing and display markets. IQE’s 200mm epiwafers will enable a step-change in unit economics for compound semiconductors, leading to the expansion of the market for IQE. The increase in wafer size will expand ...