We are constantly regaled with how our future will be changed by advances in technology: 5G super-fast communications, autonomous vehicles, AI, and digital life at bewildering speeds. Rarely do we stop to ask what will power this technological acceleration.
The answer is compound semiconductors. And the UK is the global leader in this vital technology. But can it remain so? Nick Peters reports. Inside every smartphone are at least a couple of compound semiconductors (CS). Wonderful and life-changing though silicon-based chips have been (and still are), they cannot do all the heavy lifting required by the demands of…
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