Building the World’s First Compound Semiconductor Cluster

Wales’ Semiconductor Workforce of Tomorrow

Around 3,000 people in South Wales are currently employed in organisations which are part of CSConnected, the world’s first compound semiconductor cluster. But the global semiconductor industry is facing a workforce shortfall of up to 300,000 people by 2030. Host Gemma Casey is joined by Brandon Jones, Skills Manager at CSconnected, Catherine Lundie, People and Resources Director at Novomorphic and Owen Guy, Professor of Semiconductor Chemistry at Swansea University to discuss the initiatives already in place and the next steps to future-proofing the sector in Wales.

Building the World’s First Compound Semiconductor Cluster

For the past 10 years the role of CSconnected has been to align the world-class assets South Wales has across its compound semiconductor ecosystem so that the region functions as a single, globally competitive capability. In this special episode looking back at the decade since its launch, host Gemma Casey is joined by Prof Wyn Meredith, Chair of CSconnected, Chris Meadows, Director at CSconnected, Dr Drew Nelson, co-founder of IQE and Kellie Beirne, CEO of Cardiff Capital Region to assess its impact.