Funder
Innovate UK: Semiconductor manufacturing scale-up - feasibility
Added date
09/03/2023
Closing date
29/03/2023
Call summary
The aim of this competition is to enable UK businesses in the semiconductor supply chain to develop their manufacturing capability. This will be achieved by building resilience in the UK supply chain for the key area of enabling technologies. Your proposal must identify or deliver a clear, game-changing intervention and address a clear industrial requirement or improvement. This must realistically and significantly meet and provide a long-term commitment to supporting the UK semiconductor industry requirement. Up to £1.5 million has been allocated to fund projects in this feasibility phase of this programme. Funding will be in the form of a grant.
Scientific scope
Your project 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,
This list is not intended to be exhaustive.
PI eligibility
To lead a project or work alone your organisation must:
- be a UK registered business of any size
- be or involve at least one grant claiming micro, small or medium-sized enterprise (SME).
If collaborative you can work with other UK registered organisations.