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We enable semiconductor companies to scale, commercialise and stay anchored in the UK, building the capability, and global competitiveness the UK needs for the future. 

Who we are

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Our mission

We accelerate semiconductor technologies from concept to reality, building supply chains to deliver long-term economic benefit to the UK. 

Our culture 

We have a dynamic, open and inclusive culture, which is founded on our values of collaboration, innovation and trust. 

Our focus is scaling the development and application of UK semiconductors and building secure supply chains for AI hardware and defence. 

Our markets

AI

From data centres to edge AI for smart and autonomous devices, from power and thermal management to energy distribution, semiconductor development is fundamental to the UK’s accelerating AI hardware.

Data centres Quantum
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Defence

AI, RF and quantum technologies are driving advances in communications systems, satellite communications, sensing, computing and space commercialisation.

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We are the only place in the UK, and one of the few places in Europe, with co-located, multidisciplinary teams spanning radio frequency (RF) to microwave, photonics, power electronics, quantum and advanced packaging.  

These technologies underpin critical applications across next-generation AI, data centres and compute, defence, communications, clean energy and transport, supported by capital, equipment, proprietary processes and highly skilled engineers. 

Across the UK, for the UK

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We are a UK-wide asset, helping companies scale and grow here by translating leadership in research and development into products, manufacturing capability and stronger domestic supply chains. 

The Catapult serves the UK market from Newport, Bristol, and Glasgow, and works with start-ups, SMEs and larger businesses and academia to reduce risk, solve complex engineering challenges and strengthen sovereign supply chains for advanced applications, including AI, data centres and defence. 

Multidisciplinary engineering

From start-ups and SMEs to large companies, academia and consortia, our products are designed to support business to: 

Validate Performance: Access independent, decision-grade high-fidelity characterisation and reliability evidence across power electronics, RF and microwave, and photonics. 

Accelerate Product Development: Extend customers’ R&D capability through design, modelling, multi-objective optimisation, prototyping, advanced packaging and integration. 

Build Trusted Systems: Progress from die and subassembly through to sovereign, application-focused hardware and system demonstrators, including our RF PA platforms, solid-state transformer and uLED interconnect demonstrator. 

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How can we work with you to reduce risk and cost, secure supply chains, and get to market faster? Get in touch with a member of our team today to find out.

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