Nasdaq-listed semiconductor company Cirrus Logic has received a research and development grant from Scottish Enterprise to fund a new smart-energy metering platform developed out of its Edinburgh operations. The project runs through 2028 and is aimed at high-accuracy energy measurement for residential, commercial and industrial applications, EV charging, data-centre DC metrology, energy storage and grid monitoring.
The funding supports development of a new metrology analogue front-end platform and expands advanced engineering activity at the company’s Edinburgh site. Cirrus Logic has held a long-standing engineering presence in the city, and the grant is presented as the latest step in the company’s investment in Scotland’s semiconductor talent pipeline.
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The commercial significance for Scotland is twofold. It anchors more R&D headcount for a large listed technology company in Edinburgh at a time when foreign-headquartered semiconductor firms are consolidating their European engineering footprints. And it puts Scottish engineering directly into two rapidly growing global segments — grid metering and data-centre power measurement — where demand is being driven by electrification, renewables integration and AI-cluster build-out.
The grant value has not been publicly disclosed. Scottish Enterprise said the funding aligns with its focus on targeted investment in innovation and internationalisation to help transform the Scottish economy.
