2010
Built with a vision
Founded by Scott White and Richard Price
Pioneering a new era of semiconductor innovation
2013
The revolution begins
Initial pilot-scale facility established
At the Centre for Process Innovation’s High-Value Manufacturing Catapult at NETPark, Sedgefield, County Durham
2014
Seeds of success
$8M Series A investment round
With strategic investment from Arm and Cambridge Innovation Capital, sparking momentum
2015
A home for innovation
Headquarters established
at Cambridge Science Park – the heart of
the ‘Silicon Fen’
2016
Innovation blueprint
Design study validates manufacturing concept
A new future for flexible semiconductors begins to take shape
2017
Scaling for the future
$24M Series B investment round
With strategic investment from Avery Dennison, accelerating our vision with global partners
2018
Manufacturing milestone
First 200mm fab opens in County Durham
Our first dedicated flexible semiconductor fab, bringing scale to innovation
2019
Ready to scale
RFID & PDK pre-launch demand accelerates
Over 20 million units pre-ordered
2020
A world first
First fully functional non-silicon Arm processor
Built on Pragmatic technology. The research is published in Nature Electronics
2020
Building the future
Brownfield site secured – to be Pragmatic Park
60,000m² of innovation, kickstarting flexible semiconductor production at scale
2021
Breaking new ground
First natively flexible
32-bit Arm microprocessor
Pioneering flexible processing, published in Nature
2021
Investing in tomorrow
$125M Series C investment round
Fuelling expansion in innovation and manufacturing at scale. New investors include British Patient Capital, In-Q-Tel, Prosperity7 Ventures, North East Development Capital Fund, and the Finance Durham Fund
2022
Pushing limits
Fastest 8-bit microprocessor developed
Collaboration with imec and KU Leuven redefines performance in metal-oxide technology
2023
Smarter sensing
First e-nose system on flexible substrate
Developed with Unilever and Arm. Malodour classification using low-cost flexible electronics published in Nature Communications
2023
A new chapter begins
David Moore appointed CEO
Bringing experienced semiconductor leadership to accelerate our mission
2023
Setting records
$231M Series D funding
Largest ever European semiconductor
venture funding round
2024
AI made simple
Low-cost and efficient prediction hardware for tabular data
Research on tiny classifier circuits, with University of Manchester, published in Nature Electronics
2024
Flexible brainpower
Bendable non-silicon RISC-V microprocessor
Collaboration with Qamcom and Harvard University, featured in Nature
2024
Manufacturing leadership
Made in the UK
Digital Technology Award winner
Beating other regional winners to take the national prize
2024
Manufacturing leadership
Made in the North East Digital Technology Award winner
Celebrated for pioneering advancements in flexible semiconductor technology
2024
Excellence recognised
Factory Tech50 Award winner
Celebrating the UK’s most innovative manufacturing technology
2024
A royal milestone
HRH The Princess Royal opens Pragmatic Park
UK’s first 300mm semiconductor fab, celebrating UK leadership in semiconductor manufacturing
2025
A new generation
Pragmatic FlexIC Platform Gen 3 launch
Provides 10x power and 3x area improvement, an enriched process design kit and new standard cell libraries to accelerate design
2025
Connectivity reimagined
Pragmatic NFC Connect launch
Ultra-thin, flexible NFC chips with an industry-leading carbon footprint. Provide seamless integration – even on curved surfaces – and item-level intelligence for mass-market products
2025
Capacity unlocked
Scaling to meet global customer demand
The construction of our latest line supports our trajectory to be the UK’s largest semiconductor manufacturer by wafer volume
