Company profile
Micron Semiconductor
Lancing manufacturer of silicon radiation detectors and photodiodes, designing and fabricating custom silicon sensor devices for physics research, space, medical and industrial detection.
Company overview
Micron Semiconductor is a UK-based manufacturer of silicon and diamond radiation detectors. Established in 1983 and located in Lancing, West Sussex, the company specialises in producing custom-designed sensor devices. Its product portfolio includes AC and DC single and double-sided silicon detectors, such as strip, pad, and pixel detectors, as well as polycrystalline and single-crystal diamond detectors. The company manages its entire production process in-house, from the individual design of silicon particle detectors and photodiodes to wafer processing, assembly, and testing. Micron Semiconductor serves a variety of specialist markets, including high-energy physics, space applications, nuclear research, medical research, and supplies original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).
Semiconductor activity
Primary capability: Detectors / Imaging Devices. Supply-chain role: Design, Manufacturing, Assembly, Testing.
Technologies and capabilities
- Silicon
- Imaging
- Sensors
- Silicon Detectors
- Diamond Detectors
- Particle Detectors
- Photodiodes
- Diamond
Custom Detectors; Strip Detectors; Pad Detectors; Pixel Detectors; Position Sensitive Detectors; Photodiodes
Markets served
- High Energy Physics
- Space
- Nuclear
- Medical Research
- OEM
UK presence
Lancing, West Sussex.