News & Media CMC Microsystems and ventureLAB wrap Electronica 2024 CMC Microsystems and ventureLAB, leading global founder community for hardware technology and enterprise software companies in Canada located in York region, have wrapped up a successful week at electronica 2024, the world’s leading trade fair for the entire spectrum of technologies, products and solutions from […]
Overview LTCC technology is a general-purpose multi-layer ceramic process used in various areas, namely: Medical sensors and electronics Automotive electronics Satellite electronics and other vehicles in harsh environments RF/microwave/mm-wave communications CMC provides access to LTCC prototyping and other related services through the LTCC@ÉTS laboratory. Technical support on the LTCC process and access to the design
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November 19, 2024: CMC Microsystems and ventureLAB, leading global founder community for hardware technology and enterprise software companies in Canada located in York region, have wrapped up a successful week at electronica 2024, the world’s leading trade fair for the entire spectrum of technologies, products and solutions from the electronics industry. CMC and ventureLAB were members of the Province of Ontario delegation, made possible through close collaboration with the Ontario Trade and Investment Office in Munich, Germany and the Trade Commissioner Service, who provided Ontario delegates with valuable connections to potential clients and partners in the European Union. The mission aims to foster and establish key relationships in Germany and Europe, positioning ventureLAB as the premier destination for founders and investors in hardtech sectors, and CMC as a main conduit to highlight Canadian semiconductor capabilities and capacity to attract international investment and Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP) to Canada.
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November 18, 2024: CMC Microsystems is proud to announce the winners of TEXPO 2024. Established by CMC Microsystems, TEXPO offers graduate students in Canadian universities a unique opportunity to demonstrate their novel applications of micro-nano technologies to industry representatives and academic peers. TEXPO 2024 was held virtually.
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November 15, 2024: CMC Microsystems, Canada’s leading hardware accelerator and facilitator, is pleased to welcome Lisa Lambert to our Board of Directors. Lisa has dedicated her career to driving innovation at the crossroads of science, technology, and society. She will play a vital role in setting CMC’s strategic direction over the course of her three-year mandate.
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CMC technical staff designed 3D-printed enclosures for our IoT SwiftMote prototype to protect its electronics during demonstrations and field testing.
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CMC Microsystems offers access to the GlobalFoundries® 55 nm BCDLite (GF55BCDLite) technology, designed for applications requiring Bipolar-CMOS-DMOS (BCD) technology, such as high-performance Power Management ICs (PMICs). This process provides optimized RDS(on) for efficient power delivery and features low-power and high-voltage LDMOS transistors, making it ideal for power-sensitive designs. CMC Microsystems offers access to this technology
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CMC Microsystems offers access to the GlobalFoundries® 28 nm Super Low Power Extended (28SLPe) technology, an ideal process for energy-efficient, mixed-signal, and RF SoC applications. The 28SLPe technology provides best-in-class power efficiency for a wide range of applications. Its optimized 28 nm planar transistor technology enables ultra-low leakage and supports high-density designs for performance and
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News & Media Canadian Semiconductor Symposium 2024: Leaders from Industry and Research Work Towards Seizing the Canadian Semiconductor Opportunity Important reminder for Academic Subscribers If you have not registered for your FABrIC membership, please do so as soon as possible to avoid any service interruptions.Join FABrIC Canada’s Semiconductor Council and CMC Microsystems Sign Memorandum of
Applications RF-test station for 5G, automotive radar Specifications Stereo Zoom Microscope 100x magnification, 100mmx100mm movement Handles 6” or 150mm wafers down to fragments and packages Fine X,Y movement is 25mm Fine Z movement is 20mm Chuck theta is 360 rotation, fine theta ~10 degrees Notes This instrument does not come with a planarization substrate and
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CMC Microsystems’ CAD support staff has been asked to provide a list of CAD programs that we license for our clients using the Apple macOS operating system. As of this date of publication, the following support certain macOS releases: COMSOL Multiphysics Product Suite:https://www.comsol.com/system-requirements National Instruments LabVIEW:https://www.ni.com/en/shop/software-portfolio/platform-roadmap.html Alternatives for Subscribers As part of your subscription, you
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The mainframe comes with module 86118A (Dual 70GHz RF Heads) and module 54754A (for TDR/TDT measurements). Module 86118A (70GHz Sampling Oscillscope with Dual RF Heads) Module, Keysight M54754A (TDR/TDT): 86100D Mainframe Specifications Front panel clock trigger Software upgrades for advanced waveform study, including: 86100D-200 for Timing Jitter Analysis; 86100D-201 for Waveform Analysis using extended memory;
Ottawa, ON | October 21, 2024: CMC Microsystems, Canada’s leading hardware accelerator and facilitator, is pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Canada’s Semiconductor Council (CSC), a national semiconductor industry organization.
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.
News & Media 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. More 2024 Canadian Semiconductor Symposium Registration is now open for the 2024 Canadian Semiconductor Symposium! Part of Chips Month this
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
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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2024 Colton Medal CMC Microsystems recognizes excellence in Canadian micro-nano research through its annual Douglas R. Colton award. Established in honour of the founding president of CMC Microsystems, this award includes a medal and a monetary prize of $4,500. Faculty, students or alumni who have successfully completed a Master’s or PhD degree in a Canadian
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 Mechanical and Computational
Media Canada puts up $120M for program to help semiconductor startups get going Government of Canada to announce supports for the semiconductor industry Ottawa injects $120 million into semiconductor NPO CMC Microsystems and Pasqal Embark on Quantum Collaboration 2024 Colton Medal CMC Microsystems recognizes excellence in Canadian micro-nano research through its annual Douglas R. Colton
July 10, 2024: CMC Microsystems, Canada’s leading hardware technology facilitator and accelerator, and Pasqal, a global leader in neutral atoms quantum computing, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to advance Canada’s quantum ecosystem. Under the partnership agreement, Pasqal will provide its proprietary Quantum Discovery Platform to CMC’s team of quantum scientists. In turn, CMC will provide use cases, development and training.
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FABrIC launched by CMC Microsystems thanks to strategic investment by the Government of Canada
July 4, 2024: CMC Microsystems, and Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada (ISED) today announced the launch of FABrIC, an initiative that secures Canada’s future in semiconductors and advanced manufacturing. FABrIC is made possible thanks to an investment of $120M over five years from ISED’s Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF), and is a crucial step to grow Canada’s semiconductor industry, develop new Made-in-Canada semiconductor-based IoT products, manufacturing options, and create a resilient and sustainable semiconductor ecosystem in Canada.
MediaGlobal governments detail semiconductor co-investment programs at IEEE ECTC 2024 | EEWorld Online Smart-Agrobotic Technologies, & SQK Join CMC Microsystems Quantum Machine Learning with Bruna Shinohara | Physics Frontiers SoC Design Contest 2024/25: Understanding Our World Following on from the successful “Bridging the Skills Gap” contest in 2023, where SoC Labs supported teams through conference attendance and
CMC Microsystems’ academic subscribers should choose the Ansys Academic Research entry in CADpass Client, not the Ansys VIE Program entry for our commercial clients, as indicated in Figure 1. Figure 1: The Ansys for Academics Entry in CADpass Client For 2025, CMC Microsystems carries the software tools in the Ansys Academic Research bundles for Fluids/Structures
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June 5, 2024: CMC Microsystems, Canada’s leading hardware technology facilitator and accelerator, is pleased to welcome Agrobotic, and SQK to CMC.
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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 provides instructions for installing Cadence Fidelity Pointwise mesh generation software on
The quantum roadmap: A conversation with CMC and SemiQon | EP&T In an agreement to advance silicon-based quantum processor technology, SemiQon has collaborated with CMC this spring. Under the terms of the deal, SemiQon will supply CMC with prototypes of its semiconductor-based quantum processor chips for research purposes. CMC scientists are collaborating with SemiQon to
May 30, 2024: CMC President and CEO Gordon Harling had the honour of representing Canada at the 27th annual World Micromachine Summit, which was held May 26-29, 2024 in Gold Coast, Australia.
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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 provides instructions for installing Cadence Fidelity Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software
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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 PC’s, workstations, and computer sessions, and the CMC managed infrastructure. This quick start guide provides instructions for installing Cadence Allegro X/OrCAD X software on Microsoft
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 Mechanical and Computational
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. This quick start guide is provided to help subscribers install and run Ansys Electronics Desktop (EDT) CAD modules. These instructions
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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REMINDER: 2023-24 Activity Report – Please submit by Wednesday, May 1st. CMC is asking professors to complete their annual Activity Report to measure the impact of CMC’s Products and Services on their research and commercialization activities and student training. The information collected in the Activity Report is vital for federal and provincial funders. Professors can access their
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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CMC Microsystems’ MEMS Design Training 2024 offers the design of multiple MEMS devices using the aid of simulation tools and basic MEMS fabrication technologies. We will introduce CMC’s multi-project PolyMUMPs design kits and how to implement the devices designed in the training using the technology. The PolyMUMPs technology is a triple polysilicon, single metal surface
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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.
2023-24 Activity Report – Opening April 1St We are asking professors to complete it by May 1st, 2024. It is the time of the year again where CMC is asking professors to complete their annual Activity Report to measure the impact of CMC’s Products and Services on their research, commercialization activities and their student training. The information
CMC accelerates design and manufacture of Arm-based devices by offering: Industry-standard CAD tools and flows for design, verification, and physical implementation, PCB design, and software development CMC cloud access, pre-configured to ensure quick and easy desktop use FPGA platforms for emulation and validation, early software bring-up and debug Available on-site, through short-term rental or via
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Looking to 2030, the future data- and communication-centric paradigms of 6G, Super-IoT (Internet of Things) and Tactile Internet (TI), will require leaps forth at technology and, also notably, at conceptual level. Artificial Intelligence (AI) will be a cornerstone both on the service and network operation plane, leveraging self-sustenance and self-evolution of the infrastructure. Within such
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