Semiconductors and communications

We are driving the future of global information transfer and advanced computation, focusing on the resilience and security of the UK’s digital infrastructure.

Research and innovation

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Our expertise in semiconductor materials and devices is the foundation for a more secure and connected UK. Supported by world-class facilities like the EPSRC National Epitaxy Facility (NEF) and the Innovation and Knowledge Centre for Heterogeneous Integration of MicroElectronic and Semiconductor Systems (CHIMES2), we translate fundamental device physics into high-impact solutions. By pushing the boundaries of photonics and microelectronic chip design, our researchers are creating the 6G wireless protocols and quantum technologies essential for the future of global communication and remote sensing.

Semiconductors

Epitaxy facility

The National Epitaxy Facility

The National Epitaxy Facility plays a central role in enabling UK university research through provision of high-quality Semiconductor Epitaxy for custom designed structures and devices.
Electrical currents flowing through a semiconductor and circuit board

CHIMES2 Innovation and Knowledge Centre

The University of Sheffield is leading a new £12.5 million national research centre to strengthen the UK’s ability to design the next generation of advanced electronic systems and support the ambitions of the UK Semiconductor Strategy.
A close up of a CPU being placed on a circuit board

Closing the semiconductor skills gap

A new skills programme that will supply a pipeline of talent to the UK’s semiconductor sector – key to its long-term success – has been launched with support from the University of Sheffield.
A close up of equipment in the National Epitaxy Facility
The University of Sheffield is one of the UK's leading universities for semiconductor research and hosts the National Epitaxy Facility where the new MBE system will be based.

Revolutionising semiconductor materials

The University of Sheffield has won a £7 million investment to fund new equipment that will revolutionise the discovery and development of new semiconductor materials

Communications

equipment in our 6G research facility

National 6G Radio Systems Facility

The National 6G Radio Systems Facility (N6GRSF) provides a unique experimental platform for empirically researching and testing both current and future radio systems
Antenna spherical measurement system

UKRI National Millimetre Wave Facility

The Millimetre Wave Measurement Facility is a state-of-the-art facility at the University of Sheffield's Communications Research Group, is available for tests on antennas, wafer dies and other small devices in ranges from 10GHz to 220GHz.

Our teams and facilities

Our world-leading research centres and facilities make an incredible impact.

By harnessing our wealth of interdisciplinary expertise, and together with partners across the world, they are constantly furthering academic knowledge and addressing the wide range of global challenges facing society.

Research centres and groups

CHIMES2

National Epitaxy Facility

National 6F Radio Systems Facility 

UKRI National Millimetre Wave Facility 

Access our facilities

We're home to world-class facilities that support research both within the University of Sheffield and in collaboration with a wide variety of partners.

Visit our dedicated webpages

Work with us to make a difference

Collaborations

Our partnerships are key to our success. By collaborating with our partners, we unlock their potential and build a powerful network of innovation. 

Partnerships and collaboration

Externally funded Research Fellowships

Our support for externally funded Research Fellowships is designed to establish you as a research leader in an ambitious, vibrant and supportive environment.

Engineering fellowships

Research, Partnerships & Innovation

A dedicated team at the heart of supporting the University's delivery of research and impact across many sectors. Discover more about our people and how you can be a part of it.

Research, Partnerships & Innovation