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.
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
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 China over Taiwan add
Growing the Canadian semiconductor ecosystem must be a national priority Read More »
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
An Integrated 1 x 5 MEMS Silicon Nitride Photonics Switch Read More »
Meet the speakers of CSS 2023 who are helping creating a vibrant and sustainable semiconductor ecosystem to benefit Canada
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
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
2×2 broadband thermos-optic polarization-insensitive switch on the SOI platform Read More »
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
Low-loss SiN 2×2 MMI 50/50 couplers for monolithically integrated silicon photonics Read More »
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
Daniel Honciuc Menendez, Annie Ray, Michael Vasmer
September 2023
Implementing fault-tolerant non-Clifford gates using the [[8,3,2]] color code Read More »
Mohammad Hassan Khatami, Udson C. Mendes, Nathan Wiebe, Philip M. Kim
Gate-based quantum computing for protein design Read More »
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.
Canadian Semiconductor Symposium Read More »
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
Luhua Xu
IEEE Photonics Conference (IPC) 2021, paper MC4.3
Luhua Xu
IEEE Group IV Photonics Conference (GFP) 2021, paper ThB2.7
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
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
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
CMOS-compatible and temperature insensitive C-band wavelength (de-)multiplexer Read More »
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
Net 67 Gbps transmission over 2 km at sub 1 Vpp using packaged silicon photonic MZM Read More »
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
Niharika Kohli, Charles Paradis, Siamack V. Grayli, and Udson C. Mendes
2023
White Paper: A Process Design Kit for Superconducting Components Read More »
S. Sharma, N. Kohli, J. Brière, F. Nabki and M. Ménard
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2022.
Digitally Controlled Silicon Nitride Optical Switch Read More »
S. Sharma, N. Kohli, J. Brière, F. Nabki, and M. Ménard
Opt. Express 30, 22200-22220 (2022)
Integrated 1 × 3 MEMS silicon nitride photonics switch Read More »
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.
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 Innovation Platform Read More »
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 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
Mohammadhossein Askarihemmat, Sean Wagner, Olexa Bilaniuk, Yassine Hariri, Yvon Savaria, Jean-Pierre David
BARVINN: Arbitrary Precision DNN Accelerator Controlled by a RISC-V CPU Read More »
Sohrab Sajadimanesh, Jean Paul Latyr Faye, Ehsan Atoofian,
CF ’22: Proceedings of the 19th ACM International Conference on Computing Frontiers, 2022, pp. 121–130
Practical approximate quantum multipliers for NISQ devices Read More »
S. Sajadimanesh, J. P. L. Faye and E. Atoofian,
2022 IEEE International Conference on Networking, Architecture and Storage (NAS), 2022, pp. 1-8,
NISQ-Friendly Non-Linear Activation Functions for Quantum Neural Networks Read More »
Andriy Miranskyy, Mushahid Khan, Jean Paul Latyr Faye, Udson C Mendes,
accepted in QP4SE 2022 proceedings
Quantum Computing for Software Engineering: Prospects Read More »
Mushahid Khan, Jean Paul Latyr Faye, Udson C. Mendes, and Andriy Miranskyy
EP-PQM: Efficient Parametric Probabilistic Quantum Memory with Fewer Qubits and Gates Read More »
O. Ndiaye, D. Dione, A. Traoré, A. S. Ndao, and J. P. L. Faye
Phys. Rev. B 105, 045116
Sherry Wang, Carlisle Adams, and Anne Broadbent
2021 IEEE International Conference on Quantum Computing and Engineering (QCE)
Password authentication schemes on a quantum computer Read More »
Matthew J. Filipovich and Stephen Hughes
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
Researcher Subscription for Early Career Professors Read More »
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.
TEXPO 2022 Winners Announced Read More »
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,
Award for Excellence in Microsystems Fabrication Read More »
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.
Gayathri Singh Award for Microsystems Innovation by Women Read More »
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
Quantum Computing Services Read More »
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.
September 1, 2021: Graduate students from across Canada had a unique opportunity to learn quantum computing hardware design, fabrication, and testing.
Superconducting Quantum Design Training a World First Read More »
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