Compound semiconductors (CSC) New compound semiconductors outperform silicon in many new and emerging application areas; CSC technology is at the heart of the next industrial revolution, integral to the development of smartphones, Wi-Fi, satellite communication systems, robotics and efficient LEDs among others. Companies at the cutting edge in Wales include Microsemi Corporation, SPTS Techologies and IQE, which has a 55 per cent global market share in CSC technology, and is leading the way in developing the global market and spearheading the development in Wales. Last year, the UK Government announced an annual £10 million of government support until 2020/21 for a new Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult based in Cardiff, a world-class, open access R&D facility to help UK businesses exploit advances in compound semiconductor technologies across key application areas such as healthcare, the digital economy, energy, transport, defence and security, and space.
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