Ottawa, ON—October 28, 2025—The Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) and CMC Microsystems are proud to announce a new national partnership designed to advance Canada’s semiconductor ecosystem by building a highly skilled and future-ready talent pipeline.
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With the right support, Canada’s semiconductor industry will not only contribute billions of dollars and create thousands of jobs for the Canadian economy – it will enhance the competitive capacity of our most important industries.
That is the core message behind the pre-budget submission jointly developed by CMC Microsystems, ICTC, SECTR, ventureLAB and Canada’s Semiconductor Council. Semiconductors are the backbone of a 21st century economy. From telecommunications, automotive, advanced manufacturing to mining and natural resources, precision agriculture, oceans and medtech, a vibrant semiconductor sector is essential as Canada mobilizes to strengthen domestic industries and pursue global markets.
The submission underscores the need for a secure talent pipeline, protections for Canadian intellectual property ownership and retention, and the need for the facilities and infrastructure to fabricate semiconductors.
Dr. Sina Kheiri is awarded the 2024 Douglas R. Colton Medal for Research Excellence. Dr. Sina Kheiri is awarded the 2024 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.
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Note: This procedure is for a computer that is not part of a Domain. If your computer is joined to a Domain, you may have to get your local IT administrator to help you with creating an account. Go to the Start Menu and type in “Users” as shown in Figure 1. Figure 1. Search users Select Add, edit
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The Agilent E3648A is a general purpose power supply providing DC output from two ports. Ranges are up to 8V and 5A or 20V and 2.5A. GPIB and RS-232 interfacing is supported (cabling not included), SCPI compatible.
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January 1, 2025: One of the most prominent themes of 2024 was the ongoing momentum in reshoring semiconductor production to Canada.
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October 21, 2024: CMC Microsystems, Canada’s leading hardware technology facilitator and accelerator, is proud to announce two nominations to its senior leadership team. Lynn McNeil has been named Vice-President, FABrIC, and Shirley Kwakkenbos has been named Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.
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October 10, 2024: Startups, early-stage firms, industry representatives, academics, and government representatives met in Markham, Ontario October 9 and 10 for the 2024 Canadian Semiconductor Symposium. The second edition of this annual event featured highly interactive and engaging sessions identifying significant growth opportunities for the industry, success stochries, advice, and solutions to overcome challenges facing the semiconductor ecosystem.
CADpass client secure connection (will be referred to as CADpass client or CADpass in this document) is a utility provided by CMC Microsystems that creates a secure connection between client PCs, workstations, and computer sessions, and the CMC-managed infrastructure. This quick start guide is provided to help subscribers install and run Ansys ModelCenter software. These instructions are
August 23, 2024: CMC Microsystems, Canada’s leading hardware accelerator and facilitator, and McMaster University are partnering to advance research and develop new processes and training programs in the field of semiconductors and photonics.
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Across Canada, CMC Microsystems supports startups through our Virtual Incubator Environment (VIE). Your company can benefit from the CAD software we provide, and we offer access to fabrication or training for these tools. What You Get A single copy of the following software: Virtuoso Schematic Editor Spectre Classic Simulator Virtuoso ADE Explorer Virtuoso Layout Suite
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CADpass client secure connection (will be referred to as CADpass client or CADpass in this document) is a utility provided by CMC Microsystems that creates a secure connection between client PCs, workstations, and computer sessions, and the CMC-managed infrastructure. This quick start guide is provided to help subscribers install and run Ansys Electronics Desktop (EDT) CAD modules.
Creating a vibrant and sustainable
semiconductor ecosystem to benefit Canada.
CMC Microsystems is proud to present the 2023 Canadian Semiconductor Symposium, November 23 and 24 at the Fairmont Château Laurier, Ottawa.
The agenda will feature prominent voices from across Canada’s semiconductor ecosystem, from business leaders and researchers, to entrepreneurs and venture capitalists.
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This annual competition offers graduate students across Canada a unique opportunity to demonstrate their novel applications of microsystems and nanotechnologies to industry and academic representatives while competing for a total of $12,500 in prize money.
April 15, 2024: CMC Microsystems, Canada’s leading hardware technology facilitator and accelerator, and AIoT Canada, the Canadian technology cluster dedicated to AI + IoT, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to advance Canada’s AI, IoT, and semiconductor advanced technology ecosystem. The MoU was signed during AIoT Canada’s Spring Summit in Ottawa, in the presence
April 16, 2024: by Avinash Persaud and Gordon Harling Semiconductors are still in the spotlight The importance of semiconductors became clear during the COVID-19 pandemic, when snarled global supply chains exposed weaknesses in the world’s overreliance on one part of the world for manufacturing of such critical components. Increasing tension between the United States and
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April 5, 2024: CMC Microsystems, a not-for-profit organization that accelerates research and innovation in advanced technologies in Canada, and ventureLAB, leading global founder community for hardware technology and enterprise software companies in Canada located in York region, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to formalize their relationship and advance Canada’s advanced technology ecosystem. The ceremony was held at the ventureLAB Innovation Centre in Markham, ON, with industry leaders, entrepreneurs, researchers, and representatives of the Governments of Canada, Ontario, and Markham including Tony Van Bynen, Member of Parliament for Newmarket—Aurora.
S. Sharma, N. Kohli, M. Ménard, F. Nabki
10.1109/JLT.2024.3374592
12 March 2024
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Meet the speakers of CSS 2023 who are helping creating a vibrant and sustainable semiconductor ecosystem to benefit Canada
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W. Li, L. Xu, Z. Wei, D. Mao, J. Zhang, Y. D’Mello, and D. V. Plant
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Luhua Xu
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J. Zhang, L. Xu, D. Mao, Z. Xing, Y. D’Mello, M. Jacques, Y. Wang, S. Lessard, and D. V. Plant
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D. Mao, Y. Wang, L. Xu, J. Zhang, E. El-Fiky, M. S. Alam, Y. D’Mello, S. Lessard, and D. V. Plant
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Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2022.
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This annual competition offers graduate students across Canada’s National Design Network a unique opportunity to demonstrate their novel applications of microsystems and nanotechnologies to industry and academic representatives while competing for a total of $12,500 in prize money.
Mohammadhossein Askarihemmat, Sean Wagner, Olexa Bilaniuk, Yassine Hariri, Yvon Savaria, Jean-Pierre David
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CF ’22: Proceedings of the 19th ACM International Conference on Computing Frontiers, 2022, pp. 121–130
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S. Sajadimanesh, J. P. L. Faye and E. Atoofian,
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