National Microelectronics and Photonics Testing Collaboratory

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2003-2006

Valued at $23 million CDN, the National Microelectronics and Photonics Testing Collaboratory (NMPTC) gives university researchers the best available equipment and expertise to test intricate and high-frequency designs at the required levels of speed and complexity that these technologies make possible.

In 2007, the Testing Collaboratory included 21 Canadian institutions that are conducting research in microsystems and related fields. Four labs host the equipment: the Advanced Photonic Systems Lab at Queen's University; the Advanced Mixed-Signal Systems Lab at McGill University; the Advanced Digital Systems Lab at the University of Toronto; and the Advanced RF Systems Lab at the University of Manitoba.

Managed by CMC, these"virtual labs" support both onsite and remote access to industry-standard equipment for the verification and test of SoC technology, mixed-signal systems, RF components, photonic systems, and integration of all the above.