{"id":859968,"date":"2025-03-21T11:58:38","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T11:58:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/?p=859968"},"modified":"2025-03-21T11:58:38","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T11:58:38","slug":"welsh-semiconductor-design-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/news\/design\/eda-and-ip\/welsh-semiconductor-design-centre-2025-03\/","title":{"rendered":"Welsh semiconductor design centre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a rel=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/21114149\/Compound-Semiconductor-Applications-Catapult.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-859969\" src=\"https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/21114149\/Compound-Semiconductor-Applications-Catapult-300x161.webp\" alt=\"Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult\" width=\"300\" height=\"161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/21114149\/Compound-Semiconductor-Applications-Catapult-300x161.webp 300w, https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/21114149\/Compound-Semiconductor-Applications-Catapult-768x412.webp 768w, https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/21114149\/Compound-Semiconductor-Applications-Catapult-620x330.webp 620w, https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/21114149\/Compound-Semiconductor-Applications-Catapult.webp 772w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>A new UK semiconductor design centre is expected to spring from a\u00a0joint venture between the Welsh Government, the Compound Semiconductor Applications (CSA) Catapult and Cadence Design Systems.<\/p><div class=\"elect-content\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"elect-1328434132\"><div id=\"x02\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"> if ($(window).width() <= 768) { googletag.display('x02'); } <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The design centre, which has received \u00a32.5m in Welsh Government investment, funding from Cadence, and support from CSA Catapult, will create over 100 jobs for graduate students in the next five years,&#8221; according to the catapult. 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