UK Electronics Skills Foundation

Paragraf is the first company in the world to produce graphene-based electronic devices using standard semiconductor processes. Paragraf has grown rapidly since spinning out from Cambridge University in 2017, developing and selling its first graphene based Hall-effect magnetic sensor devices in 2019\. Since then, Paragraf's sample products that have gener...

**_SPARK THEIR IMAGINATION; POWER THEIR FUTURE_** CSA Catapult and UKESF will provide the opportunity for children at state-sector secondary schools in Wales to develop their interest in Electronics and Engineering. This is a bespoke, programme which has been created from a selection of UKESF's well-established and successful schools' projects and engagem...

Building awareness of the semiconductor industry and filling key gaps in the workforce is a critical part of the UK's knowledge economy strategy. To move the needle, it is necessary to intervene at every stage of the talent pipeline -- from schools, through universities, all the way to continuous professional development for experienced engineers/career s...

Historically, the power electronics, machines and drives (PEMD) sector has been viewed as very traditional with relatively limited opportunities for wider participation and engagement. The age demographic has meant that there are relatively few accessible role models for current students. This is especially true for those that come from underrepresented c...