Support available for Semiconductor manufacturing scale-up – feasibility

Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, will invest up to £11.5 million in innovation projects. These are to assist the improvement and scale up for semiconductor manufacture within the UK. The aim of this competition is to enable UK businesses in the semiconductor supply chain to develop their manufacturing capability.

Projects can focus on one or more of the following: compound semiconductors; silicon semiconductors; development of Process Design Kits (PDKs); manufacturing process development and best practice for scale-up; device and circuit simulation and design; semiconductor wafer and device fabrication; front end of line processes; back end of line processes; in-line and end of line test; assembly packaging and test; wafer fabrication operations sustainability; cross-sectoral solutions

hybridisation or heterogeneous development; system-on-chip development; system-in-package development; open access foundries models; accelerate development cycles; proof of concept and validation of designs; test innovative designs and processes.

Projects must have total project costs of up to £150,000, start by 1 August 2023, end by 31 November 2023, last up to 4 months, carry out all of its project work in the UK, and intend to exploit the results from or in the UK.

Our team can help you to apply for this competition with a funded grant writer and finding the academic experitse needed from across our partnership. Applications for this competition close at 11am 29 March. Please message the relevent sector lead below to enquire on support. 

Sector Leads supporting this competition

Yuchen Gu - Advanced Engineering & Manufacturing Sector Lead