SILICAN is the Semiconductor Industry Leadership and Innovation Canada Action Network – CMC Microsystems 

SILICAN will bring together the Council of Canadian Innovators, CMC Microsystems, Optonique, ISEQ, the Alliance for Semiconductor Innovation, Canada’s Semiconductor Council, the U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities, and the Canadian Innovation Network. SILICAN will work with federal and provincial governments, to advocate for semiconductor industry priorities, and co-develop a made-in-Canada action plan for strategic leadership in the global semiconductor value chain. Learn more

Canadian semiconductor company born out of CMC-enabled academic research is poised to play a big role in 5G wireless communications.

Peraso Inc. was founded in 2009 based on research in University of Toronto’s Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering by Professor Sorin Voinigescu, and his students.  In the mid-2000s their work in the then-new high-frequency 60 gigahertz (GHz) band was well ahead of its time, at a time when cellphones didn’t have the capacity to process the vast amounts of data we all take for granted today.   Full story

North American Semiconductor Conference

CMC’s Gordon Harling is proud to be part of the Canadian delegation invited to attend the North American Semiconductor Conference in Washington, D.C.  Participants from government and industry from the U.S., Canada and Mexico are looking for concrete ways to strengthen and secure the semiconductor industry, and supply chain in North America. Thanks for your engagement and leadership François-Philippe Champagne, Mary Ng and our friends at Arizona State University for organizing. Great to see colleagues from the Canadian ecosystem sharing their knowledge and expertise – Teledyne DALSA Bromont, IBM Bromont, Pierre Cossette – Université de Sherbrooke. 

TEXPO 2023 Graduate Student Research Competition is an annual competition that offers graduate students 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.  Details online.

Now accepting nominations for The Douglas R. Colton Medal for Research Excellence

CMC Microsystems recognizes excellence in Canadian micro-nano research through its annual Douglas R. Colton award. Find out more about the award, criteria, and deadlines here

$25 million for new Quantum Horizons Alberta research network

Quantum Horizons Alberta (QHA) is a new $25-million Alberta-wide initiative to expand our foundational knowledge of quantum science and pursue transformational research into the potentials of quantum physics. Initiated by a group of visionary donors, QHA will grow Alberta’s considerable capacity in quantum research through a partnership with the University of Alberta, the University of Calgary and the University of Lethbridge. Full story

AIoT Canada 

The Internet of Things (IoT) is the network of billions of physical devices around the world, connected to the internet, all collecting and sharing data. Through sensors and software, practically any physical device can be connected to the IoT, from smartwatches to autonomous vehicles and aircraft. With applications for the Internet of Things (IoT) poised for explosive growth in Canada and around the world, this partnership is an important step to developing innovative made-in-Canada IoT technologies.   

CMC is proud of our strategic partnership with AIoT Canada and would encourage our research community to learn more about this organization and collaboration opportunities. https://www.aiotcanada.ca/

FABrIC

Fabrication of Integrated Components for the Internet’s Edge.  A Proposal to Canada’s Federal Government.  Learn more