Catapults

The UK’s authority on compound semiconductor applications and commercialisation

Accelerating the development of compound semiconductor technologies

Our state-of-the-art equipment and leading expertise helps businesses solve their problems when bringing compound semiconductor technologies to market.

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Scaling UK companies for semiconductor excellence

We provide access to state-of-the-art equipment and world-leading know-how to help start-ups, SMEs, large organisations and academia advance their semiconductor technologies and get their products to market faster.

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Who we are

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Our culture

We have an open, friendly and inclusive culture, which is founded on our values of collaboration, innovation and trust.

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Our locations

We are at the heart of clusters of semiconductor expertise across the UK, building networks, connections and investment.

Our impact

Economic impact

£0m

of GVA added to the UK economy.

Employment

0,831 jobs

created or safeguarded.

Investment

£0m

public and private investment leveraged by customers since engaging with us.

Our focus areas

Net Zero

We are accelerating our route to Net Zero by developing compound semiconductor technologies that are crucial to the mitigation of climate change.

Future Telecoms

We are providing the UK with a resilient, secure and energy-efficient future telecoms network capable of transferring data at lightning-fast speeds with no delays.

Case studies

Find out how we're helping businesses to develop and commercialise new compound semiconductor technologies.

Our markets

Compound semiconductor devices are critical to a variety of established and emerging markets, from vehicle electrification and energy distribution to revolutionary quantum technologies.

Our partners

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Our expertise

Power electronics

Our world-leading team of experts has the know-how, experience and track record in developing and commercialising high-performing power electronics devices for automotive, energy and industrial applications.

RF & microwave communications

Our radio frequency and microwave communications experts help optimise the performance and improve the energy efficiency of RF and microwave devices in future telecoms, space, defence and security industries.

Photonics

We are experts in the design, modelling, characterisation and validation of photonics devices, from laser emitters to photonic integrated circuits and quantum hardware.

Advanced packaging

We provide a unique capability in advanced packaging for UK industry. We deliver bespoke solutions to the many complexities associated with compound semiconductor devices.

News & insights

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