CSS Speakers
Meet the speakers of CSS 2023 who are helping creating a vibrant and sustainable semiconductor ecosystem to benefit Canada
Silicon photonic broadband polarization-insensitive switch based on polarization-mode diversity conversion
W. Li, L. Xu, Z. Wei, J. Zhang, D. Mao, Y. D’Mello, and D. V. Plant
Optics Letters, Vol. 48, No. 17, pp.4661-4664
2×2 broadband thermos-optic polarization-insensitive switch on the SOI platform
W. Li, L. Xu, Z. Wei, D. Mao, J. Zhang, Y. D’Mello, and D. V. Plant
Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) 2023, paper STu3J.5
Low-loss SiN 2×2 MMI 50/50 couplers for monolithically integrated silicon photonics
L. Xu, S. Chandran, Y. Bian, N. Liu, A. Abumazwed, W. Suk Lee, J. Zhang, D. Deptuck, M. Rakowski, S. Krishnamoorthy, A. Stricker, J. Gon Lee, and T. Letavic
Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) 2023, paper JW2A.86
Broadband high-performance 2×2 MMI 3-dB coupler enabled by SWG lateral cladding for the silicon-on-insulator platform
L. Xu, W. Li, J. Zhang, D. Mao, M. S. Alam, Y. D’Mello, S. Bernal, Z. Wei, and D. V. Plant
Optical Fiber Communications (OFC) Conference 2023, paper Th2A.5
Implementing fault-tolerant non-Clifford gates using the [[8,3,2]] color code
Daniel Honciuc Menendez, Annie Ray, Michael Vasmer
September 2023
Gate-based quantum computing for protein design
Mohammad Hassan Khatami, Udson C. Mendes, Nathan Wiebe, Philip M. Kim
Canadian Semiconductor Symposium
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.
Broadband polarization beam splitters based on MMI couplers with internal photonic crystals fabricated using 193 nm photolithography
L. Xu, D. Mao, J. Zhang, Y. Wang, Z. Xing, M. S. Alam, M. Jacques, Y. D’Mello, S. Bernal, D. V. Plant
Optical Fiber Communications (OFC) Conference 2021, paper W6A.46
Bandwidth enhancement of 2×4-MMI-coupler-based optical 90° hybrid on silicon-on-insulator
Luhua Xu
IEEE Photonics Conference (IPC) 2021, paper MC4.3
Broadband and compact polarization splitter-rotator based on subwavelength-grating-slot-assisted adiabatic coupler for the silicon-on-insulator platform
Luhua Xu
IEEE Group IV Photonics Conference (GFP) 2021, paper ThB2.7
All-silicon multi-band TM-pass polarizer on a 220 nm SOI enabled by multiplexing grating regimes
J. Zhang, L. Xu, D. Mao, Y. D’Mello, W. Li, S. Lessard, and D. V. Plant
Optics Express, Vol. 30, No. 1, pp. 326-335, 2022
High-extinction-ratio and compact 1310/1550 nm wavelength diplexer on SOI platform based on an SWG-structured two-mode interference coupler
J. Zhang, L. Xu, D. Mao, Z. Xing, Y. D’Mello, M. Jacques, Y. Wang, S. Lessard, and D. V. Plant
IEEE Photonics Journal, Vol. 14, No. 2, pp. 6615306, 2022
CMOS-compatible and temperature insensitive C-band wavelength (de-)multiplexer
D. Mao, Y. Wang, L. Xu, J. Zhang, E. El-Fiky, M. S. Alam, Y. D’Mello, S. Lessard, and D. V. Plant
IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, Vol. 34, No. 14, pp. 769-772, 2022
Net 67 Gbps transmission over 2 km at sub 1 Vpp using packaged silicon photonic MZM
E. Berikaa, A. Janta-Polczynski, B. Sow, L. Xu, N. Liu, D. Deptuck, Y. Wang, C. Li, P. G. Lo, and D. V. Plant IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, Vol. 34, No. 21, pp. 1139-1142, 2022
Broadband polarization-insensitive thermo-optic switches on a 220-nm silicon-on-insulator platform
W. Li, L. Xu*, J. Zhang, D. Mao, Y. D’Mello, Z. Wei, and D. V. Plant
IEEE Photonics Journal, Vol. 14, No. 6, pp. 6658807, 2022
White Paper: A Process Design Kit for Superconducting Components
Niharika Kohli, Charles Paradis, Siamack V. Grayli, and Udson C. Mendes
2023
Digitally Controlled Silicon Nitride Optical Switch
S. Sharma, N. Kohli, J. Brière, F. Nabki and M. Ménard
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2022.
Integrated 1 × 3 MEMS silicon nitride photonics switch
S. Sharma, N. Kohli, J. Brière, F. Nabki, and M. Ménard
Opt. Express 30, 22200-22220 (2022)
TEXPO 2023
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.
FABrIC Innovation Platform
Innovation Platform The FABrIC Innovation Platform supports the entire design cycle from concept to prototype to commercialization. Made for researchers in industry and academia, it provides access to computer aided design tools, platform technologies, Intellectual Property (IP), chip manufacturing in Canada and elsewhere, and support for test, characterization, and development of process design kits. The …
FABrIC Challenges
FABrIC Challenges address the entire innovation chain: Skills development, manufacturing, and commercialization of Made-in-Canada IoT devices. Manufacturing Process Development Reimbursement of up to 50% for eligible R&D expenses incurred in Canadian manufacturing firms for projects that develop new manufacturing processes in MEMS, photonics, compound semiconductor, and superconducting/quantum technologies. Includes financial support and technical assistance for …
FABrIC Overview
FABrIC is a proposed five-year, $200M plus project to secure Canada’s future in semiconductors. FABrIC lowers barriers faced by entrepreneurs in Canadian companies who develop microchip manufacturing processes, create Internet-connected products and services, and export into a global market growing 6-8% annually and expected to reach $1 trillion dollars by 2030 (McKinsey & Company). FABrIC accelerates …
BARVINN: Arbitrary Precision DNN Accelerator Controlled by a RISC-V CPU
Mohammadhossein Askarihemmat, Sean Wagner, Olexa Bilaniuk, Yassine Hariri, Yvon Savaria, Jean-Pierre David
Practical approximate quantum multipliers for NISQ devices
Sohrab Sajadimanesh, Jean Paul Latyr Faye, Ehsan Atoofian,
CF ’22: Proceedings of the 19th ACM International Conference on Computing Frontiers, 2022, pp. 121–130
NISQ-Friendly Non-Linear Activation Functions for Quantum Neural Networks
S. Sajadimanesh, J. P. L. Faye and E. Atoofian,
2022 IEEE International Conference on Networking, Architecture and Storage (NAS), 2022, pp. 1-8,
Quantum Computing for Software Engineering: Prospects
Andriy Miranskyy, Mushahid Khan, Jean Paul Latyr Faye, Udson C Mendes,
accepted in QP4SE 2022 proceedings
EP-PQM: Efficient Parametric Probabilistic Quantum Memory with Fewer Qubits and Gates
Mushahid Khan, Jean Paul Latyr Faye, Udson C. Mendes, and Andriy Miranskyy
Spiral magnetism and chiral superconductivity in a Kondo-Hubbard triangular lattice model
O. Ndiaye, D. Dione, A. Traoré, A. S. Ndao, and J. P. L. Faye
Phys. Rev. B 105, 045116
Password authentication schemes on a quantum computer
Sherry Wang, Carlisle Adams, and Anne Broadbent
2021 IEEE International Conference on Quantum Computing and Engineering (QCE)
PyCharge: An open-source Python package for self-consistent electrodynamics simulations of Lorentz oscillators and moving point charges
Matthew J. Filipovich and Stephen Hughes
Researcher Subscription for Early Career Professors
Early career researchers can now receive 50% off their first Research Subscription (value >$1500). Access to tools, technologies, and expertise through a Research Subscription lowers barriers for early career researchers, enabling research foundations and the development of teams. CMC Microsystems (CMC) is committed to fostering and preserving a culture of equity, diversity, and inclusion. Early career …
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TEXPO 2022 Winners Announced
June 22, 2022: CMC Microsystems, Canada’s leading accelerator for hardware research, design, and development, is proud to announce the winners of TEXPO 2022. 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 2022 was held in-person as part of the IEEE International NEWCAS Conference, held in Québec City, Canada.
Award for Excellence in Microsystems Fabrication
Overview The Excellence in Microsystems Fabrication award recognizes outstanding research involving hands-on work at one or more fabrication laboratories in a post-secondary institution in Canada or devices fabricated using commercial foundry services through CMC. The successful competitor will have demonstrated high– quality work in use of techniques for micro-nano fabrication, including layout design, testing, packaging, …
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Award for Microsystems Innovation by Women
Overview This award recognizes research conducted by women that is relevant to and advances the field of microsystems research in Canada. It has produced substantive results that are publishable, has commercial potential, or has been supported by an industrial collaborator. Interdisciplinary work or novel work carried out in university-based labs or cleanrooms are also eligible. …
Quantum Computing Services
CMC is a proud member of the first IBM Quantum Hub at Institut quantique, Shebrooke. CMC offers quantum coding as a service to its clients. Our expert team collaborates with researchers to make quantum computing research more accessible. Application Areas Quantum Computing and Quantum Information Processing. Fabrication of superconducting quantum devices such as Josephson junctions …
TEXPO 2022
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.
Superconducting Quantum Design Training a World First
September 1, 2021: Graduate students from across Canada had a unique opportunity to learn quantum computing hardware design, fabrication, and testing.
Virtual Incubator Environment (VIE) for Startups
A bundle of design tools and technologies to accelerate your design of innovative products. CAD and Simulation Tools Start-ups can access all of the tools listed below. Users will be notified and given access to new software as it becomes available. Let us know if there are other tools you are interested in. Support includes …
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Quick Start Guide: Using SDAccel in CMC Cloud
This document is a companion document to existing SDAccel documentation that is published by Xilinx https://www.xilinx.com/products/design-tools/software-zone/sdaccel.html. The document provides information on running the SDAccel development tools in CMC Cloud where you can utilize the private cloud framework for all design, emulation, and compile tasks. Even if you are familiar with using the SDAccel tools, read the Getting …
Commercial Services
Products and Services for Industry and Academics-not-in-Canada Fabrication Services Access to cost-effective multi-project wafer (MPW) service for technology fabrication. Packaging & Assembly CMC delivers, Packaging and Assembly Services backed by engineering support and consultation, providing researchers with physical components for testing and building prototypes. R&D Services Augment your team and accelerate your project using CMC Microsystems® technical …
Excellence In Nanofabrication Award
Overview The Excellence in Nanofabrication award recognizes outstanding research involving hands-on work at one or more nanofabrication laboratories in a post-secondary institution in Canada. Award Details The successful competitor will have demonstrated high-quality work in use of techniques for micro-nanofabrication, including testing, packaging, and assembly. Competitors may also be eligible for TEXPO award categories. Judging …
Industrial Collaboration Award
Overview This award recognizes micro-nanosystems research that has produced substantive results with commercial potential and is supported by an industrial collaborator. Award Details Collaboration benefits are widespread and can lead to new industrial processes, enhancements to commercial products, spinoff companies, and highly qualified next-generation innovators. Innovations can be applicable across major economic sectors – information …