Compound Semiconductor Centre

Home of 21st Century Technologies

The Compound Semiconductor Centre (CSC) is Europe's new home for product, services and skills development in compound semiconductor technologies. Providing cutting-edge facilities that help researchers and industry work together CSC, based in Wales, will position Cardiff as the UK and European leader in compound semiconductors. CSC is a joint venture between compound semiconductor specialists IQE and Cardiff University.

Watch the video of the CSC launch events:


Compound Semiconductors are a Key Enabling Technology (“KET”) for the economic growth drivers identified in the European Commission’s “Horizon 2020” economic growth strategy, aimed at the re industrialisation of the EU. The Compound Semiconductor Center will place Wales in centre-stage in Europe for the next semiconductor revolution.

29 March 2021: UK supply chain delivers commercial grade single-mode 894nm VCSELs for atomic clock applications

19 March 2021: Dr Wyn Meredith on how Wales will be central to powering a trillion devices (Trade and Invest Wales)

17 March 2021: Towards a trillion connected devices (Welsh Government - Trade & Invest)