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19 Jun 2025·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·Answered

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Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to support the semiconductor industry.

Semiconductors are one of six frontier technologies set out in our Digital and Technologies sector plan, launched this week as part of our industrial strategy.We will capitalise on our outstanding research base and strengths in chip design, compound semiconductors and next generation technologies including photonics.Support includes a new UK Semiconductor Centre; Innovation and Knowledge Centres to help bring new chip technologies to market; a Chip Design Enablement Programme to boost our design capability, and improving the semiconductor talent pipeline to ensure industry can make the most of growth opportunities in this critical sector.

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