Through The MOSIS Service (MOSIS), CMC Microsystems provides researchers at Canadian universities with fabrication access and support for:

IBM's 0.13-micron CMOS 8RF (CMOS8RF-DM) Process and Design Kit

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Through The MOSIS Service (MOSIS), CMC Microsystems provides researchers at Canadian universities with fabrication access and support for: IBM's 0.13-micron CMOS 8RF (CMOS8RF-DM) Process and Design Kit Process Details Design Kit Details   ARM (was Artisan) Library includes standard cell libraries, I/Os (pads), and memory generators, providing digital design flow capability for the IBM 0.13-micron CMOS 8RF technology. ARM Library Details CMC strongly encourages researchers to use the IBM 0.13-micron CMOS technology instead of the TSMC 0.18-micron CMOS. Steps to Get Access Canadian universities must obtain the IBM 0.13-micron CMOS design kit and ARM library directly from MOSIS. To get this intellectual property, and fabrication services, universities must complete specific steps that meet The MOSIS Service's obligations to IBM and ARM. Who can complete the steps? Each university's STC Administrator (Administrator of CMC's Supported Technology Configuration) coordinates completion of the required steps. Acting as the Account Liaison, the STC Administrator can also fill out various forms. This is a departure from standard MOSIS practice, which generally requires Account Liaisons to be faculty members, and is intended to improve the consistency and versioning of technology files at CMC's member universities (CMC notifies STC Administrator about how to obtain and install design kits and libraries, and provides related support). List of STC Administrators   Legal agreements must be signed by an Authorized Signatory at the university. The Authorized Signatory is usually the Vice-President of Research or head of Research Services. Does every university complete the same steps? No, the steps may vary, depending on the university. For example, a university may already have access to the design kit for the IBM 0.13-micron CMOS 8RF technology, and only wishes to add authorization to obtain the ARM library. Click here for a listing of the Access currently available to each university. Step 5 below has a summary table of the actions and documents required. NOTE: In any document that requests a Fabrication Plan, if you do not know the date and design size, please enter "TBD". STEP 1: MOSIS CUSTOMER AGREEMENT Determine whether your university has signed a MOSIS Customer Agreement which is a prerequisite to get any product or service through MOSIS. Almost all universities that are members of CMC have signed this agreement click here to see the list. If your university has not signed this document, it must be obtained from http://www.mosis.com/forms/mosis_forms/mosis-customer-agreement.pdf and completed and signed, in duplicate, by an Authorized Signatory. STEP 2: MOSIS COMMERCIAL ACCOUNT Your university's STC Administrator/MOSIS Account Liaison can determine if your university has established a MOSIS Commercial Account which is also a prerequisite to get any product or service through MOSIS, and is responsible for taking any of these Step 2 actions. Only STC Administrators can access the list of account numbers, account status and technology licenses. No, my university does not have an Account, active or expired: The Account Liaison should ensure that a MOSIS Customer Agreement has been signed in duplicate by an Authorized Signatory (if necessary, see Step 1), and then the Account Liaison should complete the Commercial Account Application (including Application for Access to Vendor Proprietary Documents).  You may also review the MOSIS Educational "Program Policy For Document Access By University Accounts". In the "Application for Access to Vendor Proprietary Documents", the Account Type for all CMC Member University accounts should be "Commercial" and the STC Administrators should designate themselves as both the "Administrative" and "Technical" Points of Contact. NOTE: The Academic Account Document Access Application must be renewed annually. Along with the application for document access, you must submit a Mini-Proposal. Send your mini-proposal electronically to support@mosis.com. It must be in PDF format. Be sure to state in the accompanying e-mail message that the attached proposal is for document access. Then follow the actions in Step 3 below to get access to the IBM 0.13-micron CMOS design kit and documents, and to the ARM library. Yes, my university does have one or more Commercial Accounts, either active or expired: Each university should have only one active Commercial Account. In the case of multiple accounts, the STC Administrator/MOSIS Account Liaison should determine which should be retained or re-activated if expired. To renew an expired Commercial Account, the STC Administrator/MOSIS Account Liaison should take the actions set out in Step 3B. STEP 3: DOCUMENTS AND ACTIONS SPECIFIC TO IBM AND ARM MATERIALS The Account Liaison should request an Authorized Signatory to sign, in duplicate, the following three agreements: IBM Confidential Disclosure Agreement Not required if your university is already authorized for IBM 0.13-micron CMOS   IBM Design Kit License Agreement Not required if your university is already authorized for IBM 0.13-micron CMOS   ARM License Agreement for IBM The Account Liaison should complete the following form, application and proposal. If your university is already authorized for IBM CMOS, you do not need to complete these again; however, if your Commercial Account has expired, you must complete each item to re-activate your account. Complete the CMOS survey form, Access Request for IBM CMOS Complete and sign, one copy only , the Academic Account Document Access Application. The Account Type for all CMC Member University accounts should be "Commercial" and the STC Administrators should designate themselves as both the Administrative and Technical Points of Contact. For future reference: The Academic Account Document Access Application must be renewed annually. Along with the "Academic Account Document Access Application" , you must submit a Mini-Proposal. Send your mini-proposal electronically to support@mosis.com. It must be in PDF format. Be sure to state in the accompanying e-mail message that the attached proposal is for document access.   STEP 4: PROTECTION OF IBM AND ARM INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY The Account Liaisons must ensure that all researchers using the IBM kit(s) at their university sign a MOSIS Individual Non Disclosure Agreement for University Account Students and Staff. These individual agreements should be retained on file by the Account Liaison. To keep the account active, the Account Liaisons must supply MOSIS with copies of the Individual NDAs every six (6) months.  A reminder e-mail will be provided by MOSIS three weeks in advance of the NDA submission deadline. STEP 5: REVIEW ALL ACTIONS AND ENSURE DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN PROCESSED ITEMS ACTIONS WHO (coordinated by the university's STC Administrator/MOSIS Account Liaison) MOSIS Customer Agreement If your university has not signed this Agreement, complete and sign, in duplicate. Authorized Signatory Commercial Account Application (including Application for Access to Vendor Proprietary Documents If your university does not have a Commercial Account, complete and sign the application in duplicate. If your university does have: More than one Commercial Account, select only one to use If the selected Account is expired, follow re-activation actions in Step 3B. STC Administrator/MOSIS Account Liaison Academic Account Document Access Application If your university has an expired Commercial Account, complete and sign one copy only of the application. STC Administrator/MOSIS Account Liaison Mini-Proposal Complete and submit in PDF to support@mosis.com STC Administrator/MOSIS Account Liaison IBM Confidential Disclosure Agreement Complete and sign, in duplicate. Not required if your university is already authorized for IBM 0.13-micron CMOS Authorized Signatory IBM Design Kit License Agreement Complete and sign, in duplicate. Not required if your university is already authorized for IBM 0.13-micron CMOS Authorized Signatory ARM License Agreement for IBM Complete and sign, in duplicate. Authorized Signatory Access Request for IBM CMOS   Complete the online form STC Administrator/MOSIS Account Liaison Individual NDA for University Account Students and Staff To be signed by all researchers using the IBM and ARM products, and submitted to MOSIS on request. STC Administrator/MOSIS Account Liaison STEP 6: SEND ALL SIGNED DOCUMENTS The Account Liaison should send all signed and completed documents to: Linda Dougherty Licensing Administrator CMC Microsystems Building 50, Innovation Park at Queen's University Kingston, ON K7L 5L9 MOSIS has agreed to this process with the intent that CMC Microsystems remain informed about which Canadian universities are using the IBM technologies. QUESTIONS? Please direct any questions or concerns to Linda Dougherty at licensing@cmc.ca or 613.530.4787.