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CHIPIN6 is focused on progressing the state of the art of Near Infra-Red (NIR) photonic device (eg laser) technology by developing a foundry 6" (150mm) Indium Phosphide epitaxy, wafer fabrication and device manufacturing platform. It brings together a consortium with deep expertise and extensive capability in device design, epitaxy, wafer fabrication and ...

APEX-G brings together an established supply chain for highly customised single-mode VCSELs developed for quantum applications to scale-up design, epitaxial growth, fabrication and packaging and deliver novel laser sources to service several rapidly-growing markets in the industrial and medical/clinical sectors.

SOCRATES will introduce silicon carbide (SiC) and GaN trench processing technologies to the UK, establishing a critical capability into the PEMD supply chain for power transistors. This 9-month project will define the critical semiconductor manufacturing processing steps required for introducing a disruptive SiC power MOSFET supply chain for automotive po...

This is a industrial led project in which the partners assess the feasibility of exploiting the WBG manufacturing capability initiated under an existing DER Fast Start project (105891) to manufacture Nexperia's latest generation of D-mode 650V GaN devices in the UK. This 5 month project will deliver a 200mm process definition (epitaxy and fab), transfer s...

At the heart of every EV engine is a MOSFET semiconductor device built in a specialist substrate Silicon Cardide The future net zero plan for the UK will rely on these devices. This feasibility project will study how the existing capabilities of the South Wales Compound Semiconductor cluster can be expanded to create a solution to feed the UK's Automotive...

QFoundry brings together UK's most established supply chains for quantum semiconductor components to address critical challenges in manufacturing and deliver a National (and World's first) open-access Quantum device foundry. Utilising existing infrastructure and capital, QFoundry will deliver the foundations for robust, scalable component manufacture in t...

_It is anticipated that 50% of vehicle production will be wholly or partially electric by 2030\. This project aims to commercialise known quantum technology to address identified challenges in the manufacture of batteries and lithium cells. Quantum technology enables highly sensitive measurements of magnetic fields. This project will use these magnetic me...

Quantum magnetometers optically monitor the interaction between alkali-metal-atoms and an external magnetic field and detect the change in electron spin due to the magnetic field being applied. This allows the detection of micro-defects in materials and objects that are not visible or hidden from view. The MagV project will deliver the World's first comme...

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Public description Most vehicles run on fossil fuels like petrol or diesel. Their exhaust gases are responsible for most of the carbon dioxide (associated with global warming) and particulate emissions (that can cause athsma) in the UK at present. Making these vehicles electrically driven moves all emissions away from the tailpipe of the vehicle, and if r...

This project brings together the complementary capability of academic and industrial partners within the Compound Semiconductor (CS) supply chain to drive the development of a new Gallium Nitride (GaN) based process platform for Automotive Power Electronics in-line with the roadmap recently published by the Advanced Propulsion Centre on behalf of the Auto...