CMC Enables Microsystems R&D

CMC Microsystems delivers a consistent set of industry-calibre tools, technologies and support as part of its national program that make microsystems research and development possible in universities across Canada.

Faculty members and graduate students depend on CMC’s services to design, manufacture and test microsystems concepts for future applications in industrial sectors. Working with leading suppliers from across Canada and around the world, CMC offers products and services in microelectronics, MEMS, optoelectronics/photonics, microfluidics and embedded software.

In the current five-year period (2005-2010), CMC combines NSERC funding of $48.5 million with in-kind contributions from industry and added value from CMC to deliver a microsystems-centric program valued at $175 million. This program serves over 3,100 faculty members and graduate students in more than 43 universities across the country.

The fusion of microsystems technologies with knowledge from many disciplines generates innovations in diverse economic sectors.

This common infrastructure achieves significant economies of scale by:

providing researchers at more than 43 universities across Canada with millions of dollars worth of advanced tools and technologies for R&D in microsystems
developing tools and methodologies and sharing them with over 3,100 researchers
maximizing the potential for researchers to share their knowledge and experience
minimizing the cost of development, delivery and support that would otherwise need to be undertaken by each individual researcher
enabling many researchers who would not normally be able to participate in the microsystems research area if the common infrastructure did not exist
providing researchers with access to technical support, targeted training and networking opportunities to accelerate research efforts while decreasing time to graduation

CMC Enables Microsystems R&D

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