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Read more at: Cubic GaN research on front page of Semiconductor Today

Cubic GaN research on front page of Semiconductor Today

The group's recent grant awarded by Innovate UK in collaboration with Plessey and Anvil Semiconductors has been featured on the front cover of February's Semiconductor Today magazine. The cover shows the interior of one of the Aixtron CRIUS II-XL 7 x 6 inch MOCVD systems currently installed at Plessey for growth of GaN on...


Read more at: GaN Talks at the Cambridge Science Festival

GaN Talks at the Cambridge Science Festival

The Cambridge Centre for Gallium Nitride will host two large events at the Department of Materials for the 2016 Cambridge Science Festival. These will be an interactive hands-on workshop for children between 4 and 7 years old, and a research talk ideal for older children and adults. The programme of events in the...


Read more at: Innovate UK grant for cubic growth

Innovate UK grant for cubic growth

We continue cubic nitride LED development through collaboration with Plessey and Anvil Semiconductors.


Read more at: John Jarman wins Best Student Poster Prize at UKNC

John Jarman wins Best Student Poster Prize at UKNC

Congratulations to John who has won the Student Poster Prize at the 2016 UKNC Winter Meeting for his cathodoluminescence studies on non-polar quantum dots. Well done!


Read more at: UKNC Winter Conference 2016

UKNC Winter Conference 2016

The UKNC 2016 Winter Conference was held at Robinson College on 6th and 7th January with contributed talks and posters from all UK research groups studying nitride materials, and invited talks from international researchers. Many congratulations to John Jarman from the Cambridge GaN group who won the UKNC Student Poster...


Read more at: EPSRC Connected Nation

EPSRC Connected Nation

Members of the group attended the UKNC's Connected Nation symposium at the British Library in London in December. The event focusses on research council funding of information and communications technology. The group presented experimental demonstrations, prototype devices, packaged products and information about nitride...


Read more at: Merry Christmas from the GaN group!

Merry Christmas from the GaN group!

The Cambridge Centre for Gallium Nitride held our annual Christmas dinner on 17th December at Peterhouse College. We wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.


Read more at: GaN Christmas Dinner

GaN Christmas Dinner

The annual GaN Christmas Dinner was held at Peterhouse College on 17th December. Current and past members of the group met to celebrate, with a visit from Santa Claus! Every Wednesday is Cake Day in the group, and we enjoyed a festive GaN fruit cake on the last Cake Day before the Christmas holidays.


Read more at: Congratulations to James

Congratulations to James

James Griffiths has passed his viva voce examination for his PhD. He will continue his thesis work thanks to a PhD Plus award from the EPSRC.


Read more at: Congratulations to Fabien

Congratulations to Fabien

Fabien Massabuau has won the Poster Prize at the recent ICNS conference held in Beijing in August 2015.


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