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Americana Conference Resort Spa and Waterpark
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Global Knowledge at Toronto Bay
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Matrix Hotel in Edmonton, AB
Miraikan (The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation)
Montreal Quebec
Moscone Center
NRC Nanotechnology Research Centre
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Room 3870 Pavillon Alexandre-Vachon
Room 3870 Pavillon Alexandre-Vachon Quebec
Room M1120 Polytechnique Montréal Pavillon Lassonde 2700 chemin de la Tour Montreal, Quebec
Scotiabank Convention Centre
Sofitel Hotel
University of Alberta, ETLC building, E5-002 Edmonton, Alberta
Vancouver, BC, Canada
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02jun(jun 2)11:00 am04(jun 4)4:00 pmKeysight Pathwave ADS FundamentalsCMC Supported Training
Event Details
Online, June 2 to 4, 2020
Event Details
Online, June 2 to 4, 2020
CMC is pleased to offer training on Keysight Pathwave ADS fundamentals online this spring. The course will be delivered online over three days, five hours per day.
Target Attendees
The prime target attendees are those who are interested in providing training and support for the Keysight Pathwave ADS tools to other users in their research groups. To be eligible as a trainer:
- You agree to be identified and act as the designated trainer for your research group;
- You are a faculty, student, or research staff from a Canadian Academic Institution;
- Limit 1 per research group; and
- You have (or have a supervisor with) a CMC Subscription.
Registration is also open to academics and industrial participation.
Schedule
Date | Time | Location |
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June 2 to 4, 2020 | 11:00am to 4:00pm EDT |
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Pricing and Registration
Attendee Group | Price | Registration |
Trainer: See the Trainer Requirements.
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$100 | ![]() |
Academic with Subscription | $400 | |
Non-subscriber |
$1500 | ![]() |
Equipment Requirements
Students are to provide their own:
- Laptop with Windows OS
- Internet Connection
- Web Browser
Course instruction includes a PDF or a hard copy of course lecture notes.
ADS Fundamentals Course Content
Day 1: Workspaces and Simulation Tools
- Using the Workspace
- Libraries, Models and Data
- Linear Simulation Tools
- Non-Linear Simulation Tools
Day 2: Layout in ADS
- Introduction to ADS Architecture
- Layout Basics
- Interconnect Design
Day 3: 3D EM Simulation Basics
- Brief overview of Momentum and FEM
- Integrated GUI for all EM Simulators in ADS
- Defining Substrates
- Creating and Simulating EM Models
- Understanding Momentum Ports
- Understanding Meshing Controls for Momentum
- Post-Processing Currents, Near and Far Fields
- Momentum Microwave (MomUW) vs. Momentum RF (MomRF)
If you have any comments or questions regarding the course content or registration, please contact lab@cmc.ca.
Cancellations
Course cancellations must be received in writing at least one (1) week before the beginning date of the course in question to receive a full refund of the registration fee. A cancellation made after the deadline will not receive a refund. CMC Microsystems makes no commitments on refunds for travel or accommodations.
Time
2 (Tuesday) 11:00 am - 4 (Thursday) 4:00 pm EDT
may 2020
29may2:00 pmElectronic-photonic co-design; from imaging to optical phase controlCMC Hosted Webinar
Event Details
May 29, 2020 @ 2:00 P.M. EDT
Event Details
May 29, 2020 @ 2:00 P.M. EDT
Integrated electronic-photonic co-design can profoundly impact both fields resulting in advances in several areas such as energy efficient communication, signal processing, imaging, and sensing. Examples of integrated electronic-photonic co-design may be categorized into two groups: (a) electronic assisted photonics, where integrated analog, RF, mm-wave, and THz circuits are employed to improve the performance of photonic systems, and (b) photonic assisted electronics, where photonic systems and devices are used to improve the performance of integrated RF, mm-wave, and THz systems. In this talk, examples of electronic-photonic co-design such optical synthesis and low power laser stabilization and laser linewidth reduction will be presented.
Speaker Bio

Firooz Aflatouni received the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, in 2011. He was a post-doctoral scholar in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the California Institute of Technology before joining the University of Pennsylvania in 2014 where he is Skirkanich Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering. His research interests include electronic-photonic co-design and low power RF and mm-wave integrated circuits. In 1999, he co-founded Pardis Bargh Company where he served as the CTO for five years working on design and manufacturing of inclined-orbit satellite tracking systems. From 2004 to 2006, he was a Design Engineer with MediaWorks Integrated Circuits Inc., Irvine, CA. Firooz received the Young Investigator Program (YIP) Award from the Office of Naval Research in 2019, the NASA Early Stage Innovation Award in 2019, the 2015 IEEE Benjamin Franklin Key Award, 2011 USC Department of Electrical Engineering best Ph.D. thesis award, and 2010 NASA Tech Award for his work on development of a Ka-Band SiGe receiver MMIC for space transponder applications.
Important Notes
- To obtain access to confidential technology information provided during this webinar, your organization is required to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) with CMC Microsystems. Please contact fab@cmc.ca to facilitate the NDA execution process prior to April 30, 2020.
- Because individual webinar participants will have access to other proprietary and confidential information during the presentation, each participant is required to sign an Access to Intellectual Property & Non-Disclosure Agreement. Participants should submit a signed agreement to Sarah Neville (Sarah.Neville@cmc.ca) prior to May 27, 2020.
Once the above agreements are in place, you will be sent a link to register for this webinar.
Time
(Friday) 2:00 pm EDT
26mayAll Day28Photonics North 2020CMC Supported Conference
Event Details
Join CMC as we Co-Chair the 2020 Photonics North Conference taking place at the Scotiabank Convention Centre, Niagara Falls, Canada on May 26-28, 2020. This conference will be an excellent opportunity to network
Event Details
Join CMC as we Co-Chair the 2020 Photonics North Conference taking place at the Scotiabank Convention Centre, Niagara Falls, Canada on May 26-28, 2020. This conference will be an excellent opportunity to network and exchange with researchers, government representatives and industry professionals.
Optics and photonics technologies are strategic to the overall growth of many industry sectors in Canada; the pervasive nature of these enabling technologies results in novel applications covering numerous fields. To respond to the increasing needs of the industry and population, researchers in optics and photonics from all over the world are developing new capabilities, knowledge and products by transforming research outcomes into innovation with socio-economic impact.
Time
may 26 (Tuesday) - 28 (Thursday) EDT
april 2020
03aprAll DayGLOBALFOUNDRIES® Technologies Offered through CMCCMC Hosted Workshop
Event Details
This event will be rescheduled for late-summer/early-fall.
Event Details
This event will be rescheduled for late-summer/early-fall.
This is a workshop-style event where lead clients on CMC’s MPW runs for GLOBALFOUNDRIES’ fab get together to share their knowledge and expertise with the broader research community.
Speakers who will be presenting at this workshop and potential topics they’ll be presenting are as follows:
- Firooz Aflatouni, U. Penn – GF9WG
- John Long, U. Waterloo – FDSOI and PDSOI technologies from GF’s portfolio.
- Mohammad Reza, U. Waterloo – TBD
- Gayathri Singh, CMC Microsystems – GF MPW aggregation and prototyping services facilitated by CMC
Pre-requisites
To obtain access to confidential technology information provided during the course, your organization is required to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) with CMC and GLOBALFOUNDRIES. Participants should contact fab@cmc.ca to facilitate the NDA execution process.
Agenda
Note: The agenda is tentative and subject to change.
Time | Details | Speaker | Location |
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9:00 am – 9:45 am | Registration and Networking reception | Cartier I – Foyer | |
9:45 am – 10:00 am | Welcome and Introduction | Gayathri Singh, CMC | Cartier I |
10:00 am – 11:00 am | Silicon Photonics (GF9WG) | Firooz Aflatouni, U. Penn | Cartier I |
11:00 am – 12:00 noon | PDSOI and FDSOI processes | John Long, U. Waterloo | Cartier I |
12:00 noon – 1:15 pm | Lunch and networking | Cartier I – Foyer | |
1:15pm – 1:30 pm | Reconvene / Speaker Introductions | Gayathri Singh, CMC | Cartier I |
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm | Investigation and development of low power multi-channel Beam-former ICs for mm-wave Satcom, 5G and Automotive Radar on advanced silicon SiGe and 22nm FDX technology platforms | Mohammad-Reza, U. Waterloo | Cartier I |
2:30 pm -2:50 pm | GF MPW aggregation and prototyping services | Gayathri Singh, CMC | Cartier I |
2:50pm – 3:00 pm | Coffee Break | Cartier I – Foyer | |
3:00pm – 4:00pm | Virtual interaction with GF | Aqueel Darbar (GF)/ Jim Quinn (CMC) | Cartier I |
4:00pm -5:00pm | Networking and End of session |
Pricing and Registration
Attendee Group | Price | Registration |
Student with subscription | $50 | On-hold, will re-open late-summer/early-fall. |
Academic with subscription | $100 | |
Student without subscription | $50 | |
Non-subscriber | $250 |
If you have any comments or questions regarding the course content or registration, please contact fab@cmc.ca.
Cancellations
Course cancellations must be received in writing at least one (1) week before the beginning date of the course in question to receive a full refund of the registration fee. A cancellation made after the deadline will not receive a refund. CMC Microsystems makes no commitments on refunds for travel or accommodations.
Time
All Day (Friday) EDT
march 2020
february 2020
Event Details
CMC offers a two-day training course that will show you how to develop, debug, and profile new or existing C/C++ and RTL applications in the Xilinx Vitis™ unified
Event Details
CMC offers a two-day training course that will show you how to develop, debug, and profile new or existing C/C++ and RTL applications in the Xilinx Vitis™ unified software environment targeting both data center (DC) and embedded applications. This course will be held in Toronto (February 19 and 20) and repeated in Montréal (March 4 and 5). This course will be delivered by Hardent, a Xilinx Authorized Training Partner (ATP).
The emphasis of this course is on:
- Building a software application using the OpenCL™ API to run hardware kernels on Alveo accelerator cards
- Building a software application using the OpenCL API and the Linux-based Xilinx runtime (XRT) to schedule the hardware kernels and control data movement on an embedded processor platform
- Demonstrating the Vitis environment GUI flow and makefile flow for both DC and embedded applications
- Describing the Vitis platform execution model and XRT
- Describing kernel development using C/C++ and RTL
- Utilizing the Vitis analyzer tool to analyze reports
- Explaining the design methodology to optimize a design
For more information, see the detailed course description.
Target Attendees
The prime target attendees are those who will provide training and support for the Xilinx FPGA and SOC programmable devices and tools to other users in their research groups. To be eligible as a trainer:
- You agree to be identified and act as the designated trainer for your research group;
- You are a faculty, student, or research staff from a Canadian Academic Institution;
- Limit 1 per research group; and
- You have (or have a supervisor with) a CMC Subscription.
The course is also available to other Academic Registrants (non-Trainers).
Schedule
Date | Time | Location | Details |
---|---|---|---|
February 19 and 20, 2020 | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Global Knowledge at Toronto Bay 595 Bay Street Suite 302 Toronto ON M5G 2C2 |
See the course description. |
Pricing and Registration
Attendee Group | Price | Registration |
Trainer: See the Trainer Requirements. | $100 | ![]() |
Academic with Subscription | $200 |
Equipment Requirements
The training will use the attendees’ laptops. It is recommended to use a Windows host PC with:
- at least an Intel® Core™ i7 quad-core processor (or equivalent),
- at least 16 GB of memory (32GB for best results), and
- at least 300 GB hard drive space, to facilitate all the downloads and the final installations.
Note: A registered xilinx.com user ID is required.
Instructions on installing the environment will be provided to the attendees
Travel Subsidy
Train-the-Trainer
For those participants registering as Trainers, CMC will provide 100% reimbursement for travel and accommodations in accordance with the Queen’s University Travel Policy.
Academics with Subscription (Non-Trainers)
CMC will provide reimbursement for limited subsidized travel and accommodations, in accordance with the following:
- Academics travelling between 50-250 km each way are eligible for subsidy up to $700.00
- Academics travelling over 250 km each way are eligible for subsidy up to $1000.00
- CMC will not provide a subsidy for travel within 50 km each way.
For more information on CMC’s travel and accommodation guidelines, see Travel Procedures.
If you plan to apply for a travel subsidy, please read all the policies and guidelines listed above to ensure that you are qualified for the subsidy, and then follow the procedures and requirements to apply.
Note: Original detailed itemized receipts are a mandatory requirement for all travel-related expenses, including meals.
Contact
If you have any comments or questions regarding the course content or registration, please contact Hugh Pollitt-Smith (Pollitt-smith@cmc.ca).
Cancellations
Course cancellations must be received in writing at least one (1) week before the beginning date of the course in question to receive a full refund of the registration fee. A cancellation made after the deadline will not receive a refund. CMC Microsystems makes no commitments on refunds for travel or accommodations.
Time
february 19 (Wednesday) - 20 (Thursday)
01febAll Day06Photonics WestCMC Supported ConfereceMoscone Center
Event Details
Advancing light-based science, engineering, and technology SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, was founded in 1955 to advance light-based technologies. Serving more than 264,000 constituents from approximately 166 countries, the
Event Details
Advancing light-based science, engineering, and technology
SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, was founded in 1955 to advance light-based technologies.
Serving more than 264,000 constituents from approximately 166 countries, the not-for-profit society advances emerging technologies through interdisciplinary information exchange, continuing education, publications, patent precedent, and career and professional growth.
SPIE annually organizes and sponsors approximately 25 major technical forums, exhibitions, and education programs in North America, Europe, Asia, and the South Pacific.
In 2018, SPIE provided $4 million in support of education and outreach programs.
Time
february 1 (Saturday) - 6 (Thursday) PST
Location
Moscone Center
january 2020
18janAll Day22FeaturedMEMS2020CMC Hosted Conference
Event Details
33rd IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems Reflecting the rapid growth of the MEMS field and the commitment and success of its research community, the IEEE MEMS Conference series
Event Details
33rd IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems
Reflecting the rapid growth of the MEMS field and the commitment and success of its research community, the IEEE MEMS Conference series has evolved into a premier annual event in the MEMS area. In recent years it has attracted over 600 participants and has presented more than 200 select papers in non-overlapping oral and poster sessions. The 33rd IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (IEEE MEMS 2020) is one of the premier annual events reporting research results on every aspect of Microsystems technology. This Conference reflects from the rapid proliferation of the commitment and success of the Microsystems research community. In recent years, the IEEE MEMS Conference has attracted more than 700 participants, 800+ abstract submissions and has created the forum to present over 200 select papers in podium and poster/oral sessions. Its single-session format provides ample opportunity for interaction between attendees, presenters and exhibitors. IEEE MEMS 2020 will be held in Vancouver, British Columbia, from January 18 – 22, 2020. The major areas of activity in the development of MEMS solicited and expected at this conference include but are not limited to:
- Design, simulation and analysis tools with experimental verification
- Fabrication technologies and processes
- Silicon and non-silicon materials
- Electro-mechanical integration techniques
- Assembly and packaging approaches
- Metrology and operational evaluation techniques
- System architecture
The major areas of activity in the application of MEMS solicited and expected at this conference include but are not limited to:
- Mechanical, thermal, and magnetic sensors and actuators, and system
- Opto-mechanical microdevices and microsystems
- Fluidic microcomponents and microsystems
- Microdevices for data storage
- Microdevices for biomedical engineering
- Micro chemical analysis systems
- Microdevices and systems for wireless communication
- Microdevices for power supply and energy harvesting
- Nano-electro-mechanical devices and systems
- Scientific microinstruments
Time
january 18 (Saturday) - 22 (Wednesday) PST
december 2019
november 2019
26nov2:00 pm3:00 pmGet moving with CMC FPGA/GPU ClusterCMC Hosted Webinar
Event Details
The FPGA/GPU cluster is a cloud-based compute infrastructure specifically designed to accelerate compute-intensive applications, such as machine learning training and inference, video and image processing, security, data analytics, bioinformatics, and
Event Details
The FPGA/GPU cluster is a cloud-based compute infrastructure specifically designed to accelerate compute-intensive applications, such as machine learning training and inference, video and image processing, security, data analytics, bioinformatics, and financial computing. Latest state of the art acceleration technologies including Xilinx Alveo 200 FPGA and NVIDIA Tesla V100 GPU, closely coupled with server processors constitute the backbone of this cluster. The software stack consists of a complete ecosystem of machine learning frameworks, libraries as well as runtime targeting heterogeneous computing accelerators.
In this webinar, you will get a detailed walk-through of the hardware as well as the software architecture of the FPGA/GPU cluster, with instructions on how to reserve, access and develop applications targetting the different categories of nodes, namely Cerebro (2 FPGAs), Genisys (2 GPUs) and Synergy (1 FPGA and one GPU). A practical use case and a demo will be introduced, consisting of a complete machine learning training/inference flow of a convolutional neural network (CNN) architecture including:
- Training and validation on the GPU V100.
- Inference on the FPGA Alveo 200.
Time
(Tuesday) 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EST
14nov2:00 pm2:00 pmModeling Heat Transfer in COMSOL Multiphysics®CMC Supported Webinar

Event Details
If you want to learn more about using the COMSOL® software to model heat transfer, join us for this interactive hands-on web workshop where you can build a model from
Event Details
If you want to learn more about using the COMSOL® software to model heat transfer, join us for this interactive hands-on web workshop where you can build a model from scratch with guidance from a COMSOL engineer.
During this web workshop, we will discuss:
Modeling Heat Transfer
- Conduction, the diffusive transfer of heat through solids and fluids
- Convection, the transport of heat by moving fluids
- Radiation, the transfer of heat via infrared light
- How to couple these analyses together and to other physics such as structural mechanics, electromagnetics, and chemical reactions
Time
(Thursday) 2:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST
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