Company profile
Compound Semiconductor Centre
Cardiff joint venture providing compound semiconductor epitaxy development and pilot production services, bridging research work and volume wafer manufacturing.
Company overview
The Compound Semiconductor Centre (CSC) is a joint venture established by compound semiconductor specialists IQE and Cardiff University. Based in Cardiff, Wales, the centre provides facilities to support collaboration between industry and researchers. It focuses on providing compound semiconductor epitaxy development and pilot production services, serving as a bridge between academic research and high-volume commercial wafer manufacturing. The CSC also engages in skills development and aims to advance the ecosystem for products and services within the sector, with the goal of establishing the region as a leading European hub for compound semiconductor technologies, such as those used in VCSELs for wireless communications.
Semiconductor activity
Primary capability: Epitaxy. Supply-chain role: Epitaxy, Pilot Production, Prototyping, R&D, Skills Development.
Technologies and capabilities
- Gallium Nitride / GaN
- Gallium Arsenide / GaAs
- Compound Semiconductors
- VCSELs
- Gallium Nitride
- Gallium Arsenide
Epitaxy Services; Pilot Production; Prototyping Services; Skills Development
Markets served
- Wireless Communications
- Data Communications
- Photonics
UK presence
Cardiff. Part of the South Wales cluster.
Research links: Cardiff University.
Sources and verification
Last verified: 2026-09-29