News and events
Items of interest for people involved in CHIMES. To suggest a story, email chimes@sheffield.ac.uk.
CHIMES2 Exhibit at the UK Semiconductor Conference in Sheffield
CHIMES-IKC joined more than 50 exhibitors and over 300 delegates at the UK Semiconductor Conference in Sheffield on 1–2 July.
Inspiring the Next Generation: CHIMES2 Supports UKESF's Girls into Electronics
CHIMES2 Support the UKESF Girls in Electronics Event on the 8th of July 2026 at the University of Sheffield
CHIMES2 exhibit at the Insigneo Showcase 2026
The Insigneo Showcase 2026 took place at the University of Sheffield's The Wave building on 18 June 2026 and was attended by over 200 guests from across academia, healthcare and industry.
Driving Innovation Through Inclusion: CHIMES2 Joins the Women In Techworks Launch
CHIMES2 attended the landmark Women in Techworks launch event held at Arm's headquarters in Cambridge on the 17th of June.
CHIMES2 Present at the UK Microsystems Network Workshop
CHIMES2 present at the UK Microsystems Network Advanced Packaging and Heterogeneous Integration Workshop on Wednesday 10th June.
CHIMES2 visit Custom Interconnect
CHIMES Executive Leadership Team visit CIL in Andover.
Advanced Packaging and Heterogeneous Integration Workshop on 10th June
A free one-day workshop bringing together UK industry, national facilities, innovation centres and academia on advanced packaging and heterogeneous integration — hosted with the UK Microsystems Network.
Help Shape a More Inclusive Semiconductor Research Workforce
CHIMES, REWIRE, the National Epitaxy Facility and the Compound Semiconductor Manufacturing Hub seek an EDI partner for a pilot study on diversity in the UK semiconductor technical workforce.
Advancing HI Capabilities: CHIMES2 at IMAPS-UK 2026
CHIMES2 recently contributed to the IMAPS-UK "Heterogeneous Integration – Explained!" workshop at the University of Southampton, where team members Ibrahim Sari and John Darlington shared expertise on advanced microelectronics packaging.
CHIMES2 Team engage with UK Policymakers at APPG for Semiconductors Reception
CHIMES2 attend the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Semiconductors' annual parliamentary reception on the 2nd of February.
Observations from the REACT/TechWorks Semiconductor Workshop
Reflections from the REACT/TechWorks Semiconductor Industry Workshop at the Royal Society on sustainability, circular electronics, and how CHIMES can help.
Annual IMAPS-UK Conference - MicroTech 2026
MicroTech 2026 focuses on driving innovation in semiconductor packaging, with keynotes and presentations from leading industrial companies and research organisations.
CHIMES exhibited at Microelectronics UK 2025 in London
CHIMES exhibited at Stand F6, ExCeL London, 24–25 September 2025 — showcasing UK leadership in Heterogeneous Integration.
REACT/TechWorks Semiconductor Industry Workshop - 18 September 2025
Workshop at the Royal Society on sustainable electronics; CHIMES presents an overview of the IKC during the afternoon session.
New centre to help UK keep pace with future advances in electronics
The University of Southampton and the University of Sheffield are set to receive £12.5m to establish CHIMES — a new centre for Heterogeneous Integration system design.