News: Suppliers
23 December 2025
MicroLink Devices UK awarded in Call 2 of CSconnected Supply Chain Development Programme
The South Wales-based compound semiconductor cluster CSconnected has announced MicroLink Devices UK Ltd as an awardee of the CSconnected Supply Chain Development Programme — Call 2.
Delivered in partnership with Cardiff Capital Region, the £1m program provides grants of up to £100,000 to support supply chain innovation and capability development across South Wales. It supports suppliers and buyers to invest in equipment, enhance competitiveness and capacity, and accelerate the development of new products and services, contributing directly to continued growth of the South Wales compound semiconductor cluster.
MicroLink Devices UK has been awarded funding for its SALMAT (Solar Array Lamination MATerials) project. The project addresses a critical supply chain challenge for aerospace solar arrays, which rely on specialist lamination materials. Currently, these materials are dependent on a single overseas supplier, revealing potential for future supply chain disruption. Through SALMAT, MicroLink Devices UK will look to develop a UK-based supply of this specialist material, strengthening resilience and capability within the UK supply chain.
“The SALMAT project will allow us to strengthen local manufacturing capability, deepen collaboration across the South Wales compound semiconductor cluster, and take practical steps towards a more resilient, UK-based supply chain,” comments MicroLink Devices UK’s CEO Julie Fazackerley.
The CSconnected Supply Chain Development Programme remains a cornerstone initiative to deliver long-term growth, capability, and economic value for the Welsh and wider UK semiconductor industry.
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