Waterloo-based ICSPI Corp. started with a vision to make atomic force microscopes fast, easy-to-use, powerful – and accessible
ICSPI Launches Redux AFM Capping Over 15 years of Collaboration with CMC Read More »
Reporting to the Senior Manager, Legal Services, this position contributes to the effective lifecycle management of contracts on behalf of the organization. Our team is engaged and passionate about CMC’s mission and values. This is an opportunity to perform satisfying work that supports the development of the semiconductor ecosystem in Canada.
Legal Contracts Specialist Read More »
Dr. Thomas Jones has been awarded the 2023 Douglas R. Colton Medal for Research Excellence.
February 13, 2024 – Dr. Thomas Jones, founder, director, and CEO of Jones Microwave Inc., Senior Research Associate at Purdue University, and Adjunct Professor at the University of Alberta, has been awarded the 2023 Douglas R. Colton Medal for Research Excellence – CMC’s most prestigious award which recognizes excellence in research leading to new understanding, novel developments and/or applications in microsystems and nanotechnology in Canada.
Dr. Gabriel Gagnon-Turcotte – Université Laval has been awarded the 2022 Douglas R. Colton Medal for Research Excellence. For his Master’s degree and PhD, Gagnon-Turcotte focused on the development of intelligent optogenetic microsystems applied to the study of brain diseases. This innovation has made it possible to investigate several hypotheses concerning the development of diseases
2022 Colton Award Winner Read More »
February 6, 2024 – SemiQon from Finland, and Canada’s CMC Microsystems announce a collaboration agreement to advance silicon-based quantum processor technology. Under the terms of the agreement, SemiQon will supply CMC with prototypes of its semiconductor-based quantum processor chips for research purposes. CMC scientists will collaborate with SemiQon to accelerate the development of processors for more powerful quantum computers suitable for the next generation of quantum computing – the million-qubit era.
January 22, 2024: CMC Microsystems, Canada’s leading hardware technology facilitator and accelerator, is pleased to welcome Cégep de Sherbrooke and RRC Polytech to CMC.
Red River College Polytechnic and Cégep de Sherbrooke Join CMC Microsystems Read More »
Researchers at the Université de Sherbrooke (UdeS), supported by CMC Microsystems, are helping build sensors to detect ‘dark matter’ – the unknown substance that scientists think makes up about 25% of the universe.
Ottawa, November 24, 2023: Startups, academics, industry veterans, and government policy analysts met in Ottawa November 23 and 24 at the 2023 Canadian Semiconductor Symposium. The highly interactive sessions identified significant growth opportunities for the industry, some concerns, and sage advice from players across the Canadian semiconductor ecosystem including founder and Chairman of Wesley Clover International, Sir Terrence Matthews.
Semiconductor Leaders Meet in Nation’s Capital to Plot Industry Growth Read More »
Eric Flaim, May Siksik and Jeff F. Young bring extensive experience to CMC Microsystems’ Board of Directors
MONTREAL, QC – Oct. 15, 2023: CMC Microsystems, a leading organization accelerating research and innovation in Canada, is pleased to welcome Dr. Eric Flaim, Dr. May Siksik, and Dr. Jeff F. Young to our Board of Directors. They bring a wealth of experience from in academic research, as well as valuable governance and administrative experience. They will play a vital role in setting CMC’s strategic direction over the course of their three-year mandates.
CMC Announces New Appointments to Board of Directors Read More »
September 29, 2023: CMC Microsystems is proud to announce the winners of TEXPO 2023. Established by CMC Microsystems, TEXPO offers graduate students in Canada’s National Design Network® (CNDN) a unique opportunity to demonstrate their novel applications of micro-nano technologies to industry representatives and academic peers. TEXPO 2023 was held virtually. Students competed for a total
TEXPO 2023 Winners Announced Read More »
The following text was published by The Hill Times here
July 27, 2023: The Government of Canada placed a big bet on green technologies and clean power in Budget 2023. “Green technology” is a broad definition. We all know what being green and clean looks like, but which innovations get us there. The backbone of any technology that will get us to net zero is not what you might think.
Semiconductors: The Forgotten (but essential) Green Technology Read More »
July 4, 2023: CMC Microsystems, Canada’s leading hardware technology facilitator, received an investment of $171,292 to fund a training initiative that is unique in the world: Build Your Own Superconducting Quantum Device workshop. This financial support is from the NovaScience program, an initiative of the Ministère de l’Économie, de l’Innovation et de l’Énergie (MEIE). NovaScience financially supports the development of the next generation of scientists in Québec by emphasizing and promoting scientific culture, as well as research and development (R&D) as well as business. It also allows new graduates to gain professional experience in research and development.
June 19, 2023 : CMC is proud to be a founding member of SILICAN, a new coalition of industry advocates and organizations who want to build a stronger Canadian semiconductor economy.
SILICAN is the Semiconductor Industry Leadership and Innovation Canada Action Network Read More »
Ron Glibbery, Peraso CEO (standing), Alexander Tomkins, Peraso CTO.
Canadian semiconductor company born out of CMC-enabled academic research is poised to play a big role in 5G wireless communications.
Peraso Inc. offers solutions that are ahead of the curve Read More »
Dr. Taleana Huff – University of Alberta Dr. Taleana Huff was awarded the 2021 Douglas R. Colton Medal for Research Excellence. For her Master’s degree and her PhD, Huff focused on “Atomic White-Out,” an error correction method for fabricating and patterning quantum dots. The technique gave Huff and the team the ability to successfully build
2021 Colton Award Winner Read More »
CMC’s foundry partners fabricate over 480 designs
May 10, 2023: In a global environment of ongoing tumultuous shortage of semiconductor chips and significant government investments in advanced technology initiatives, CMC logged another stellar year of prototyping, with over 480 chip designs manufactured. That number is expected to grow by at least ten percent in 2023.
Amidst Ongoing Semiconductor Shortage, CMC Continues to Grow Chip Designers of Tomorrow Read More »
April 28, 2023: CMC Microsystems, Canada’s leading hardware technology facilitator, and Untether AI®, the leader in energy-centric AI inference for acceleration, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on providing Untether AI’s acceleration solutions to CMC customers and partners.
National supply chain strategy with strategic trade corridor investments announced in Budget 2023 are encouraging
The following opinion piece was published in The Hill Times and EP&T.
President Biden’s visit to Ottawa was important for Canada, and our semiconductor industry in particular. This is part of a larger semiconductor manufacturing trade agreement, or “corridor” which is great news for Canadian innovation and our national interests.
Canada-US semiconductor manufacturing corridor is an opportunity for Canada Read More »
Amy Karam and Vanessa Little bring extensive experience to CMC Microsystems’ Board of Directors
MONTREAL, QC – March 27, 2023: CMC Microsystems, a leading organization accelerating research and innovation in Canada, is pleased to welcome Amy Karam and Vanessa Little to our Board of Directors. They bring a wealth of experience from industry, research, as well as invaluable governance experience. They will play a vital role in setting CMC’s strategic direction over the course of their three-year mandates.
CMC Announces New Appointments to Board of Directors Read More »
An Edmonton-based start-up is developing a light-activated switch that controls microwaves at high frequencies and could increase the bandwidth of mobile devices and other communications equipment.
Greater Bandwidth for Next-Generation Mobile Communications Read More »
A Université de Sherbrooke start-up has developed a thin, lightweight thermal management system that can improve battery performance in electric vehicles (EV) and other applications
Making Better Batteries for the EV Revolution Read More »
January 11, 2023: CMC Microsystems, Canada’s leading hardware technology facilitator and accelerator, and the University of Sydney (Australia), on behalf of The Semiconductor Service Bureau (S3B), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to promote future collaboration and initiatives to support the semiconductor industry in Canada and Australia.
CMC Microsystems and The Semiconductor Service Bureau (S3B) Sign MOU Read More »
The following text appeared in The Hill Times, December 27, 2022
If you’ve shopped for a new car in the last two years, you’re aware of the shortage of semiconductors. Manufacture and delivery of vehicles of all kinds has been severely impacted by the shortage of these critical components.
Enabling a Globally Competitive Canadian Semiconductor Ecosystem Read More »
December 19, 2022: As 2022 comes to a close, I would like to thank our community of clients, suppliers, staff, and funders for continued support.
Wrapping up 2022: The Year in Review Read More »
Luka Morita inspects the performance of high flow rate printing of exceptionally soft rubbers useful in prosthetics and soft robotics
Game changing 3D industrial printing technology inspired by a 19th-century invention Read More »
Over 400 chip designs facilitated last year including fabrication of 7 superconducting designs – a world first via a multi-project wafer service.
November 30, 2022: A semiconductor chip design for sensing pressure inside the human kidney, a chip that that harvests energy from vibrations and turns them into useful electric charges, a chip that is stretchable and self-healable designed as a wearable electronic device; these are just a few examples of over 400 microchip designs manufactured in the last year via CMC Microsystems.
Enabling the Next Generation of Canadian Semiconductor Makers Read More »
October 31, 2022: CMC Microsystems, Canada’s leading hardware technology facilitator and accelerator is pleased to welcome Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) to CMC.
Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) Joins CMC Microsystems Read More »
October 31, 2022: CMC Microsystems, Canada’s leading hardware technology facilitator and accelerator, is pleased to welcome the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) to CMC
The University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) Joins CMC Microsystems Read More »
Connor Mackie & Edward Luy (courtesy Vincent Sieben)
Electronic environmental explorers set sail Read More »
July 28, 2022: CMC Microsystems has manufactured more than 1,600 customer chips over the past five years and is pleased to highlight one of the most recent using one of the world’s most advanced semiconductor fabrication technologies, the 12LP 12nm FinFET process offered by our partner, GlobalFoundries® (GF®).
Edmonton, June 10, 2022: MANCEF, an independent international organization dedicated to accelerating the commercialization of micro-nano-emergent technology products and services, and Canadian technology leaders Teledyne MEMS, NanoCanada, and CMC Microsystems announced their intention to partner to deliver COMSWORLD and NanoCanada’s International Conference, co-located in Edmonton, AB in 2023.
Queen’s University’s Bhavin Shastri builds optoelectronic hardware inspired by the architecture of the brain and nervous system.
Hardware designs inspired by the human brain Read More »
In an increasingly competitive market, CMC delivers its best performance in over a decade
May 3, 2022: CMC Microsystems, Canada’s leading accelerator for hardware research, design, and development, is proud to announce in the last fiscal year, CMC delivered chips and wafers for over 400 designs through our global network of semiconductor and photonics manufacturing facilities.
CMC Delivers Over 400 Semiconductor Prototypes in Past Year Read More »
April 12, 2022: CMC Microsystems, Canada’s leading hardware technology facilitator, and manager of Canada’s National Design Network® (CNDN), is pleased to share results from our recent study on CNDN alumni, and the training of Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP) in Canada.
Next-Generation Wi-Fi Spectrum Slicing silicon solutions move to commercialization using industry-leading chip maker
March 29, 2022 – Ottawa, Canada – Edgewater Wireless Systems Inc. (TSXV: YFI) (OTC: KPIFF), the industry leader in Wi-Fi Spectrum Slicing technology for residential and enterprise markets, is pleased to report the selection of an on-shore fabrication services partner. CMC Microsystems has been selected to provide a conduit to North American fabrication services for Edgewater’s next-generation of Wi-Fi Spectrum Slicing silicon solutions via GlobalFoundries® (GF®), the global leader in feature-rich semiconductor manufacturing.
Edgewater Wireless selects CMC Microsystems as fabrication services Partner Read More »
March 16, 2022: In accordance with directives from the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, CMC Microsystems will refrain from entering into agreements with Russian research institutions and firms, until further notice.
CMC Statement on the War in Ukraine Read More »
In the post-quantum world, the password authentication schemes that companies and consumers rely on for secure transactions will be more vulnerable to attack. A team of researchers at the University of Ottawa is working on a way to foil cybercriminals in the not-so-distant future.
A quantum leap in cybersecurity Read More »
March 7, 2022: CMC Microsystems is proud to announce that Dr. Taleana Huff of the University of Alberta has been awarded the 2021 Douglas R. Colton Medal for Research Excellence.
Dr. Kyle Briggs – University of Ottawa Dr. Briggs co-invented the controlled breakdown method of fabricating solid-state nanopores. These tiny holes are approximately the same size as DNA or typical protein molecules, and allow scientists to study single biomolecules, one at a time. This innovation allows nanopores to be fabricated for a fraction of the cost
2020 Colton Award Winner Read More »
See the press releases from the Government of Quebec (in French)
February 3, 2022: Quebec Unveils First Two Innovation Zones
Quebec Unveils First Two Innovation Zones Read More »
Taleana Huff has won the 2021 CMC Microsystem’s Douglas R. Colton Medal for Research Excellence for work that lays the foundation for computers and mobile phones that use 100 times less energy.
Towards an energy efficient future – at the atomic level Read More »
January 28, 2022: Dear CMC community, I hope your 2022 is off to a healthy start. Thanks to you, CMC is on track for a new year of continued growth. I’d like to share some of our ambitions for the upcoming year, starting with an emphasis on our core competencies – what we do best for innovation in Canada.
Message from the President and CEO, Gordon Harling Read More »
MONTREAL, QC – January 20, 2021: CMC Microsystems, Canada’s leading hardware technology facilitator and manager of Canada’s National Design Network® (CNDN) is pleased to welcome Fleming College to CNDN.
Fleming College Joins Canada’s National Design Network® (CNDN) Read More »
Madison Rilling and Marjan Bagheri bring extensive experience in research, innovation, and policy to CMC Microsystems’ Board of Directors
MONTREAL, QC – December 20, 2021: CMC Microsystems, manager of Canada’s National Design Network® (CNDN) is pleased to welcome Marjan Bagheri, and Madison Rilling to our Board of Directors. They bring a wealth of experience from industry and research, as well as invaluable policy experience. They will play a vital role in setting CMC’s strategic direction over the course of their three-year mandates.
CMC Announces New Appointments to Board of Directors Read More »
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