Compound Semiconductor Applications (CSA) Catapult

CSA Catapult has put forward eight recommendations to support the UK government's industrial strategy. Our recommendations address current industry challenges and support the government’s growth mission.   1️⃣ Elevate the importance of the semiconductor sector by recognising semiconductors as a subsector of the industrial strategy 2️⃣ Create a National Semiconductor Institute to strengthen, lead and co-ordinate targeted activity across the UK 3️⃣ Co-ordinate long-term skills plans for semiconductors across UK and devolved governments to maintain and grow talent pools 4️⃣ Position the UK as a ‘semiconductor super cluster’ to drive UK growth and exports for the long term by establishing a £305m Semiconductor Challenge Fund 5️⃣ Grow existing semiconductor clusters to develop regional capability and support regional growth 6️⃣ Invest in compound semiconductor manufacturing and infrastructure 7️⃣ Prioritise UK semiconductors in public contracts for digital infrastructure and defence 8️⃣ Increase access to funding, improve regulation and strengthen IP 🔗 Read the full response here: https://lnkd.in/dZmQP2GR   Department for Science, Innovation and Technology Department for Business and Trade Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Innovate UK Catapult Network Western Gateway CSconnected Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government Invest Northern Ireland Technology Scotland National Manufacturing Institute Scotland The Scottish Government Wales Office/Swyddfa Cymru Northern Ireland Office   #NetZero #Telecoms #CompoundSemiconductors #Semiconductors #Technology #Innovation #IndustrialStrategy

Delighted to be partnering with the British High Commission on the STEM Education Showcase to help support STEM education in Malaysia. This project is one of several initiatives we're leading on to build strong and lasting relationships between the UK and Malaysia. UK in Malaysia #STEM #STEMeducation #skills #malaysia #UK

🏆 We're delighted to end 2024 on a high as CSA Catapult has been certified as a Great Place to Work for another year! 🏆 We are pleased to share the news that we've received this certification for 2024-2025. In the Great Place To Work UK survey, a total of 84% of employees at CSA Catapult said the Catapult was a great place to work, compared to 54% of employees at a typical UK based company. 🎉 Read more: https://lnkd.in/eFdKXnSQ #TeamCSACatapult #GreatPlaceToWork #Culture #Teamwork

📰 NEWS: 'Compound Semiconductor Applications (CSA) Catapult publishes annual report' The 2023-24 achievements of the UK's Compound Semiconductor Applications (CSA) Catapult have been published in its annual report, showing particular success in Net Zero and future telecoms, along with continued support for clusters of compound semiconductor expertise across the UK. Click the link for the full article 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eGHNrMbZ #CompoundSemiconductor #CSMagazine #news

🗣️ 💬 Join the critical conversation and be part of solving the skills gap today. The UKs target is to have 35% of its mobile network traffic carried over Open and Interoperable Radio Access Networks (RAN) architectures by 2030. This will require diversification of the supply chain to improve competitiveness and reduce sole supplier dependencies 🔗 In order to achieve this, the evolution and emergence of semiconductor technologies such as RF, microwave, photonics and quantum will be imperative – and having a skilled workforce will be the only way to guarantee success. 👉 Are you a college or university teaching RF and microwave courses? 👉 Are you a business with an interest in RF and microwave? 👉 Are you concerned about having access to a highly skilled workforce in the future?   Compound Semiconductor Applications (CSA) Catapult is working with the Innovate UK Workforce Foresighting Hub ,supported by Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, to ensure we have sufficient training provision in place now, to achieve our future telecoms ambitions. ✉️ If you would like to be part of this critical conversation, and be part of solving the skills gap, please contact skills@csa.catapult.org.uk today. #Skills #STEM #CompoundSemiconductors #Technology #Innovation #Engineers #Careers #RF #Microwave #Photonics #Quantum UCL Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd Aston University University of Surrey University of Bristol University of Glasgow University of Southampton South Devon College MBDA Slipstream Engineering Design Ltd Leonardo VIPER RF Parallel Wireless PlexTech Custom Interconnect Limited Codasip PIACOM - Petrolimex Information Technology and Telecommunication JSC Lime Microsystems Alex L.

👨🔬 Earlier this month, we attended the STEAM event at Coleg Gwent with our UK Electronics Skills Foundation (UKESF) interns Ahmed, Asad, Osian and Sahil. The interns met approximately 800 GCSE and A-level students from local schools as they made their way through the exhibition activities, including CSA Catapult's VR headsets.   They also spoke to students about the benefits of compound semiconductors, their internship at CSA Catapult and the range of technology and engineering careers available in South Wales 📍 #STEM #Careers #Compound #Semiconductors #Education #Science #Technology #Engineering #Interns #Internship #Engineer

👋 Meet the CSA Catapult team: Krzysztof Skrzypczyk - Senior Lab Technician In our latest meet the team blog, we spoke to Krzysztof Skrzypczyk, senior laboratory technician, who oversees all the equipment, testing, health and safety and training required to run an efficient and safe environment for our engineers at our Innovation Centre 🔬 🧪 Read the full story: https://lnkd.in/e68Uv635 #TeamCSACatapult #Engineering #STEM #Careers

Compound Semiconductor Applications (CSA) Catapult, Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult and Digital Catapult are ALL officially Great Place To Work Certified 👏 Here's what their employees say makes them great: 🌟 "The culture is one of the best things about Digital Catapult, and there is a real sense of working together towards the same mission." Find out more about Digital Catapult here: https://lnkd.in/e596htyJ 🌟 "There is genuine care and consideration given to health, wellbeing and mental health from the top of the organisation and Executive Team" at Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/euBtU-kp 🌟 "CSA Catapult to me is like a family, I love working for this company and especially with my colleagues." Discover more: https://lnkd.in/e9crkFHp

We are delighted to be working alongside UK in Malaysia on the UK-Malaysia STEM Education campaign 🤝 📍 As part of the campaign, we will aim to provide a blueprint for how we engage with the next generation of future engineers both in the UK and Malaysia. Read more in the 'Closing the semiconductor skills gap in the UK and Malaysia' blog 👇 #STEM #Education #Collaboration #Technology #Compound #Semiconductors #Science #Technology #Engineering #Engineers

🎉 Our annual report 2023-24 is out now 🎉 The report highlights success in CSA Catapult's two focus areas - Net Zero and Future Telecoms -and its continued support for clusters of compound semiconductor expertise across the UK. Read the report below 👇 #AnnualReport #CSACatapult #Telecoms #NetZero #Clusters #SupplyChain #Skills #STEM #Compound #Semiconductors #Expertise #Capability