Government semiconductor study recognises NETPark companies and North East cluster
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Four NETPark companies have been highlighted in a new government study examining the scale and importance of the UK semiconductor sector.
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology’s Semiconductor Sector Study 2026 identifies Pragmatic Semiconductor, Filtronic, aXenic and Kromek among the businesses contributing to North East England’s advanced electronics cluster.
The study identifies 703 semiconductor companies across the UK, generating an estimated £10.6 billion in revenue and directly employing approximately 16,350 people.
Semiconductor expertise at NETPark
The report recognises the North East’s strengths in technologies that go beyond conventional silicon, including compound semiconductors, photonics, flexible electronics, RF and millimetre-wave components, and radiation detection.
NETPark companies are contributing across each of these specialist areas:
Pragmatic Semiconductor designs and manufactures flexible integrated circuits, with the report highlighting its investment in manufacturing capacity, employment growth and patent activity.
Filtronic develops millimetre-wave and radio-frequency semiconductor products for markets including telecommunications, space and defence.
aXenic develops indium phosphide photonic devices for high-speed optical networks.
Together, these companies demonstrate the breadth of semiconductor-related expertise found at NETPark, from materials and component design to manufacturing and finished applications.
Connecting NETPark to national semiconductor capability
The study also directly recognises NETPark’s role in the UK’s semiconductor infrastructure. It highlights how the Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult’s presence at NETPark connects the North East with specialist expertise and facilities elsewhere in the UK.
This combination of growing companies, research expertise and access to national innovation organisations makes NETPark an important location for the development and commercialisation of advanced electronics.
Recognition in this national study reinforces the contribution NETPark companies are making to strategically important technologies used across communications, space, defence, healthcare and security.
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