2024
Gayathri Singh Award for Microsystems Innovation by Women
Sponsor: GlobalFoundries
Winner: Batoul Hashemi
Supervisor: Jonathan Bradley
Organization: McMaster University
Title: Amplification in a hybrid rare-earth Silicon waveguide
Award for Excellence in Microsystems Fabrication
Sponsor: CMC Microsystems
Winner: Jonas Welsch
Supervisor: Edmond Cretu
Organization:University of British Columbia
Title: SenCMUTs, Polymer-based Micromachined Ultrasound Sensors for Acoustic Emission Detection
Award for Excellence in Microsystems CAD Tools and Design Methodology
Sponsor: COMSOL
Winner:Milad Seifnejad Haghighi
Supervisor: Behraad Bahreyni
Organization: Simon Fraser University
Title: A New Anti-Spring Mechanism Used in MEMS Inertial Sensor for Improving Sensitivity
2023
Brian L. Barge Award for Excellence in Microsystems Integration
Winner: Emerich Kovacs
Supervisor: Douglas Thomson
Organization: University of Manitoba
Title: Lensless Optical Dielectrophoresis Cytometer for Single Cell Analysis
Sponsor: CMC Microsystems
Award for Microsystems Innovation by Women
Winner: Alisa Ugodnikov
Supervisor: Craig Simmons
Organization: University of Toronto
Title: Development and validation of platforms with integrated electrical sensing for application to in vitro biological barrier modeling
Sponsor: GlobalFoundries
Award for Excellence in Microsystems Fabrication
Winner: Ali Maghzian
Supervisor: Pouya Rezai
Organization: York University
Title: Fabrication Of Biomimetic and Flat Collagen Scaffolds Containing Embedded Microchannels Inside 3D Extracellular Matrices With 2D Basement Membrane Linings
Sponsor: Teledyne MEMS
Award for Excellence in Microsystems CAD Tools and Design Methodology
Winner: Vishal Balasurbramanian
Supervisor: Mohammad H. Zarif
Organization: University of British Columbia
Title: IoT-Ready Microwave-based Smart Coatings for Real-Time Coating Damage Detection
Sponsor: COMSOL
2022
Brian L. Barge Award for Excellence in Microsystems Integration
William Lemaire
Université de Sherbrooke
Supervisor: Réjean Fontaine
Infrared-Powered Artificial Retina based on a 65-nm CMOS stimulator ASIC
Presented by: Gord Harling
Sponsored by: CMC Microsystems
Award for Microsystems Innovation by Women
Sheida Gohardehi
University of Waterloo
Supervisor: Manoj Sachdev
Dual-Driver Pixel Circuit and Associated Drivers for Low-Power OLEDoS Microdisplays
Presented by: Cathryn Christiansen
Sponsored by: GlobalFoundries
Award for Excellence in Microsystems Fabrication
Amirhossein Omidvar
University of British Columbia
Supervisor: Edmond Cretu
FlexCMUT, a Flexible Polymer-based Micromachined Ultrasound Array for Conformal Imaging
Presented by: Gord Harling
Sponsored by: TELEDYNE MEMS
Award for Excellence in Microsystems CAD Tools and Design Methodology
Roberto Silva
University of Toronto
Supervisor: Roman Genov
Coded-Exposure-Pixel (CEP) Camera for Scene-Adaptive Single-Shot HDR and 3D Imaging at Standard Video Rate
Presented by: James Christopher
Sponsored by: COMSOL
2022
Brian L. Barge Award for Excellence in Microsystems Integration
William Lemaire
Université de Sherbrooke
Supervisor: Réjean Fontaine
Infrared-Powered Artificial Retina based on a 65-nm CMOS stimulator ASIC
Presented by: Gord Harling
Sponsored by: CMC Microsystems
Award for Microsystems Innovation by Women
Sheida Gohardehi
University of Waterloo
Supervisor: Manoj Sachdev
Dual-Driver Pixel Circuit and Associated Drivers for Low-Power OLEDoS Microdisplays
Presented by: Cathryn Christiansen
Sponsored by: GlobalFoundries
Award for Excellence in Microsystems Fabrication
Amirhossein Omidvar
University of British Columbia
Supervisor: Edmond Cretu
FlexCMUT, a Flexible Polymer-based Micromachined Ultrasound Array for Conformal Imaging
Presented by: Gord Harling
Sponsored by: TELEDYNE MEMS
Award for Excellence in Microsystems CAD Tools and Design Methodology
Roberto Silva
University of Toronto
Supervisor: Roman Genov
Coded-Exposure-Pixel (CEP) Camera for Scene-Adaptive Single-Shot HDR and 3D Imaging at Standard Video Rate
Presented by: James Christopher
Sponsored by: COMSOL
2021
Brian L. Barge Microsystems Integration Award
Laurent Chiasson-Poirier
Mathieu Bergeron
Guillaume Dion
Université de Sherbrooke
Supervisor: Julien Sylvestre
Integrating processing and sensing in MEMS for biomechanical analysis
Sponsored by: CMC Microsystems
Excellence in Nanofabrication Award
Mahyar Ghavami
Mohammad Maadi
University of Alberta
Supervisor: Roger Zemp
Fabrication of Novel Realistic Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducer (CMUT) Arrays for Medical Imaging and Therapeutic Applications
Sponsored by: Raith America, Inc.
Industrial Collaboration Award
Mahdi Behdani
University of Alberta
Supervisor: Rashid Mirzavand
A Miniaturized Portable Over-the-Air Measurement System for Characterization of 5G Integrated Communication Systems
Sponsored by: COMSOL
Micro-Nanosystems Design Award
Rahul Gulve
University of Toronto
Supervisor: Roman Genov
Energy-efficient Coded-Exposure-Pixel (CEP) Cameras for Accurate Computational Imaging without Motion Artifacts
Sponsored by: GlobalFoundries
2019
Brian L. Barge Microsystems Integration Award
Tejinder Singh
University of Waterloo
Supervisor: Rafaat Mansour
Miniaturized mmWave Chalcogenide PCM GeTe-Based Switch Matrices for Wireless and Satellite Communication Systems
Presented by: Brian L. Barge
Sponsored by: CMC Microsystems
Micro-Nanosystems Design Award
Soroush Rasti Boroujeni
University of Waterloo
Supervisor: Safieddin Safavi-Naeini
A Highly Efficient Bi-CMOS Ka-Band Transmit MMIC for Emerging Millimeter-Wave Communication Systems Phased-Arrays
Presented by: Gord Harling
Sponsored by: Teledyne DALSA
2018
Brian L. Barge Microsystems Integration Award
M. Reza Pazhouhandeh
University of Toronto
Supervisor: Roman Genov
BRAIN: Bidirectional Rail-to-Rail Artifact-Insensitive Neural-interface
Presented by: Brian L. Barge
Sponsored by: CMC Microsystems
Excellence in Nanofabrication Award
Carlos Gerardo
University of British Columbia, Supervisor: Edmond Cretu
PolyCMUTs: Plastics Transducers for Ultrasound Imaging
Presented by: Rainer Schmid
Sponsored by: Raith America, Inc.
Industrial Collaboration Award
Zhongpan Wu
Karim Hammad
York University
Supervisor: Sebastian Magierowski
Hardware-Accelerated DNA Sequencing
Presented by: Ray Filteau
Sponsored by: Teledyne DALSA
Micro-Nanosystems Design Award
Nahla Abouelkheir
University of Ottawa
Supervisors: Ralph Mason, Carleton University and Mustapha C.E. Yagoub, University of Ottawa
A 65nm Compact High-Performance Fully Synthesizable Clock Multiplier Based on an Injection Ring Oscillator
Presented by: Peter Chun
Sponsored by: Huawei Technologies Canada
Honourable mention: Hossam Shoman (University of British Columbia, supervisor Lukas Chrostowski), for “High Quantum Efficiency Photo Conductive Heaters Enable Control of Large Scale Silicon Photonic Ring Resonators Circuits”
Honourable mention: Ehsan Espid (University of British Columbia, supervisor Fariborz Taghipour) for “Design, Fabrication and Performance Evaluation of Photo-activated Micro Gas Sensors based on Semiconducting Nanostructures”
Honourable mention: Richard Cheng & Jean-Michel Gariepy (University of Toronto, supervisor Axel Guenther) for “Microfluidic Device Enabled Handheld Bioprinter”
2017
Brian L. Barge Microsystems Integration Award
Gabriel Gagnon-Turcotte
Université Laval
Supervisor: Benoit Gosselin
High Resolution CMOS Neural Interface for Synchronized Electrophysiology and Optogenetics
Presented by: Brian L. Barge
Sponsored by: CMC Microsystems
Excellence in Nanofabrication Award
Thomas Jones
University of Alberta
Supervisor: Mojgan Daneshmand
Development of Monolithic Miniaturized Ridged Half-mode Waveguides for the Next Generation of Millimeter-wave Communication Systems
Presented by: Rainer Schmid
Sponsored by: Raith America, Inc.
Industrial Collaboration Award
Suraj Sharma
École de Technologie Supérieure
Supervisor: Frederic Nabki
Rotating MEMS Platform For Optical Switching
Presented by: Guy Hamel
Sponsored by: Teledyne DALSA
Micro-Nanosystems Design Award
Siba Moussa
McGill University
Supervisor: Janine Mauzeroll
A Micro-litre Temperature-Controlled Flow Cell for Small Scale Studies of CYP 3A4
Presented by: Cheryl Mendenhall
Sponsored by: Cadence
Honourable mention: Mohammad Mahdi Honari and Rashid Mirzavand, University of Alberta, supervisor Pedram Mousavi, for “Smart Direct-conversion Wireless/RFID Sensor.”
Honourable mention: Mohammad Abdolrazzaghi, University of Alberta, supervisor Mojgan Daneshmand, for “Microwave Mixer-Sensor for Arbitrarily Shrinking Limit of Detection in Non-Invasive Sensors.”
2016
Brian L. Barge Microsystems Integration Award
Sahan Ranamukhaarachchi
University of British Columbia
Supervisor: Prof. Boris Stoeber
Microneedle-Optofluidic Biosensor for Therapeutic Drug Monitoring in Sub-Nanoliter Volumes
Presented by Ian McWalter, President & CEO, CMC Microsystems
Componentware/CAD Award
Yunzhe Li
University of Waterloo
Supervisors: Prof. Karim Karim & Prof. Peter Levine
Moonlight imaging with hybrid amorphous-selenium/CMOS photodetectors
Presented by Guy Hamel, Teledyne DALSA
Industrial Collaboration Award
Thang Hoang
Mohammed Sowailem
McGill University
Supervisor: Prof. Kambiz Moez
InP Modulators for Metro and Data Centre Optical Communications
Presented by Patrick Dumais, Huawei
Microsystems Design Award
Shichao Yue
University of Alberta
Supervisor: Prof. Walied Moussa
A Multi-axis Piezoresistive MEMS Sensor Array for Tactile Panel Applications
Presented by Ian Burgess, Siemens
2015
Brian L. Barge Microsystems Integration Award
Ghazal Nabovati
Polytechnique Montréal
Smart Petri-Dish: A Fully Integrated Cell Imagine Platform for Real-Time Assessment of Living Cells
Presented by Brian L. Barge
Componentware/CAD Award
Frédéric Nolet
Université de Sherbooke
Single Photon Avalanche Diodes and Quenching Circuit Integrated in TSMC CMOS 65nm for High Timing Precision
Presented by Maurice Delafosse, Teledyne DALSA
Industrial Collaboration Award
Mohammad Abdolrazzaghi
Dr. Mohammad Zarifi
University of Alberta
Non-Contact High Resolution Microwave Resonator Liquid Sensor
Presented by François Cordeau, NRC
Microsystems Design Award
Amin Rasouli
Simon Fraser University
Employing Piezojunction Effect for Ultra-low Power Resonant Microdevice Applications
Presented by Dominic Goodwill, Huawei
2014
Brian L. Barge Microsystems Integration Award
Adnane Kara
Jessy Mathault
Université Laval
Low Cost and High density Microelectrode Array on Polymer Substrate for Electrochemical Sensing and Particles Manipulation
Presented by Brian L. Barge
Componentware/CAD Award
Alireza Parsafar
Abdallah El-Falou
University of Waterloo
Hybrid Amorphous-Selenium/CMOS Direct-Detection X-Ray Imager with 6-µm Pixel Pitch
Presented by Claude Jean, Teledyne DALSA Corporation
Industrial Collaboration Award
Zhanjun Bai
Carleton University
Low Phase Noise Clock Distribution Network using Rotary Traveling Wave Oscillators and Built-In Self-Test Phase Tuning Technique
Presented by Ken Wagner, ITAC
Microsystems Design Award
Faez Ba Tis
University of Toronto
A Large Force MEMS Electrostatic Microactuator for Adaptive Optics Application
Presented by Eric Bernier, Huawei
2013
Brian L. Barge Microsystems Integration Award
Nassim Nikkhoo
University of Toronto
Rapid Detection of Bacteria Using Potassium-Sensitive FETs
Presented by Brian L. Barge
Componentware/CAD Award
Vincent-Philippe Rheaume
Université de Sherbrooke
Integrated Circuit for Characterization of Single-Photon Avalanche Diodes in HV-CMOS, 0.8 µm
Presented by Brian Doody, Teledyne DALSA Corp.
Industrial Collaboration Award
Yin Fei Meng
Queen’s University
A Novel 60GHz Variable Inductor and Frequency Doubler Based VCO with 17.6% Tuning Range for IEEE 802.11ad Applications
Presented by Ken Wagner, ITAC
Microsystems Design Award
Tamer Mohamed
University of British Columbia
Microfluidics Based 3D Bioprinter
Presented by Mary Ann Maher, SoftMEMS
2012
Brian L. Barge Microsystems Integration Award
Nima Soltani
Hossein Kassiri
University of Toronto
Miniature Wireless Microsystem for in-vivo Neural Recording
Presented by Ian McWalter, President & CEO, CMC Microsystems
Componentware/CAD Award
Marc-André Tétrault
Université de Sherbrooke
Scripted 3D Physical Layout for Dual-Tier, Face to Face Vertical Integration
Presented by Gareth Ingram, Teledyne DALSA Corporation
Industrial Collaboration Award
Brendan Ferguson
University of Alberta
Gecko Inspired Dry Adhesion Applied to Pick and Place MEMS Manufacturing
Presented by Ken Wagner, ITAC
Microsystems Design Award
Arezu Bagheri
Salam Gabran
University of Toronto
One-cubic-inch Wireless Microsystems for Neural Recording and Stimulation in Rodent Brain
Presented by Busbee Hardy, MEMSCAP
2011
Brian L. Barge Microsystems Integration Award
Chao Fan
Ryerson University
Micromirror Laser Vector Scanning Head-Up-Display HUD for Automobiles
Presented by Brian L. Barge
Componentware/CAD Award
Saeed Rezaei
University of Calgary
Broadband High-Efficiency Class-J MMIC Power Amplifier Design in 0.8um GaN Technology
Presented by Patrick Myles, Teledyne DALSA
Industrial Collaboration Award
Sina Tolouei
Carleton University
High-Speed FPGA Implementation of LDPC Codes for Optical Transport Network
Presented by Iain Scott, ITAC
Microsystems Design Award
Lawrence Wong
University of Waterloo
Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology
Ultrasound Imaging System using Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducers
Presented by Busbee Hardy, MEMSCAP Corp.
2010
Brian L. Barge Microsystems Integration Award
Nahid Vahabisani
University of Alberta
(accepted by Dr. Dileepan Joseph)
Developing New Category of Monolithic 3D MEMS Devices for Millimeterwave Communication
Presented by Brian L. Barge
Componentware/CAD Award
Hooman Jarollahi
Simon Fraser University
(accepted by Dr. Bozena Kaminska)
Development of an Area-Efficient and Low-Power Five-Transistor SRAM for Low-Power SOC
Presented by Brian Doody, Teledyne DALSA Corp.
Industrial Collaboration Award
Sharmistha Bhadra
University of Manitoba
(accepted by Dr. Greg Bridges)
An Embeddable Sensor for Monitoring the Corrosion Potential of Reinforcement Steel
Presented by Iain Scott, ITAC
Microsystems Design Award
Amine Miled
École Polytechnique de Montréal
LoC Dielectrophoresis – Based Implantable Device Dedicated for Cells Manipulation and Detection
Presented by Busbee Hardy, MEMSCAP Corp.
2009
Brian L. Barge Microsystems Integration Award
Leyla Soleymani
Hooman Zamani
University of Toronto
Electronic Chip for Gene-Based Bacterial Screening
Presented by Brian L. Barge
Componentware/CAD Award
Karim Abdelhalim
University of Toronto
128-Channel Fully Differential Digital Neural Recording and Stimulation Interface
Presented by Brian Doody, DALSA Corp.
Industrial Collaboration Award
Anthony Karloff
University of Windsor
A Resource Efficient, Real-Time, Hardware-Based Image Demosaicing Algorithm
Presented by Bernard Courtois, ITAC, to Dr. Bill Miller (right) on behalf of Anthony Karloff
Microsystems Design Award
James Chong
University of Toronto
Control of a Surface Micromachined Repulsive-Force Driven 2D Micromirror for Vector Graphic Display
Presented by David Buckley, Micralyne Inc.
2008
Brian L. Barge Microsystems Integration Award
Hamed Mazhab Jafari
University of Toronto
CMOS-Microfluidic Thin-Film Biochemical Sensory Microsystem
Presented by Jim Roche, Board Director, CMC Microsystems
Componentware/CAD Award
Jean-François Pratte
Université de Sherbrooke
The RATCAP Front-end Electronics
Presented by Patrick Myles, DALSA Corp.
Industrial Collaboration Award
Chin Pang Billy Siu
University of British Columbia
Metal MUMPs Fabrication Process for Dual-Axes Scanning Microlens
Presented by Bernard Courtois, ITAC
Microsystems Design Award
Andrew Logan
University of Waterloo
Fusion Bonded CMUTs with SixNy Membranes
Presented by Dr. Yvon Savaria, Chair of the Board, CMC Microsystems
2007
Brian L. Barge Microsystems Integration Award
Nigel Munce
University of Toronto
MicroDevices for Minimally Invasive Medical Interventions
Presented by Chris Lumb, Micralyne Inc.
Componentware/CAD Award
Ken Townsend
Andrew Macpherson
University of Calgary
A Low Power 20GS/s ADC for Impulse-UWB Autocorrelation
Presented by Ian McWalter, President & CEO, CMC Microsystems
Industrial Collaboration Award
(Tied Winners)
Gholamreza Chaji
University of Waterloo
A Low-cost Low-power Stable Amorphous Silicon Amoled Display
Presented by Iain Scott, ITAC
Industrial Collaboration Award
(Tied Winners)
Muhammad Arsalan
Atif Shamim
Carleton University
DOSIMETER: Wireless Microchips in LTCC Package for Biomedical and Space Applications
Presented by Iain Scott, ITAC
Microsystems Design Award
Sean Romanuik
University of Manitoba
Technology: The Capacitive Detection and Electromanipulation of Cells
Presented by Chris Lumb, Micralyne Inc.
Honorable Mention: Ruchi Gupta, McMaster University, for Laminar Microfluidics Logic Devices for an Integrated On-Chip Microfluidic Processor
Honorable Mention: Dominic DiClemente, Ryerson University, for A Family of Current-mode PLLs in 0.18 µm CMOS.
Honorable Mention: Pommy Patel, University of Manitoba, for Work Function Tuning of a MoxSiyNz Gate Electrode for Advanced CMOS Technology
2006
Brian L. Barge Microsystems Integration Award
Dr. Réjean Fontaine
Université de Sherbrooke
Technology: Design of an Avalanche Photodiode based Positron Emission Tomography Scanner Dedicated to Small Animals
Presented by Brian L. Barge
Componentware/CAD Award
Dr. Roman Genov
University of Toronto
Technology: ViPro: Focal-Plane Spatially-Oversampling CMOS Image Compression Sensor
Presented by Chris Lumb, Micralyne Inc.
Industrial Collaboration Award
Muhammad Arsalan
Atif Shamim
Carleton University
DOSIMETER: Wireless Microchips in LTCC Package for Biomedical and Space Applications
Presented by David Lynch, Gennum Corporation
Microsystems Design Award
See-Ho Tsang
Simon Fraser University
Technology: Automated Assembly of Hingeless 90 Degree Out-of-Plane Microstructures
Presented by Chris Lumb, Micralyne Inc.
2005
Brian L. Barge Microsystems Integration Award
Lee Hartley
University of Calgary
A Real Time Digital Cytometer System Combining 0.8 µm High Voltage CMOS Actuation, 0.18 µm CMOS Active Pixel Sensing & Glass Microfluidics via Flip-Chip-on-Glass Hybrid Integration
Presented by: Dr. Brian L. Barge
Componentware/CAD Award
Holly Pekau
University of Calgary
A 2.1 GHz CMOS RF Sub-Sampling Receiver Front End with Integrated Q-Enhanced Filtering
Presented by Ian McWalter, Chair of the Board, CMC Microsystems
Industrial Collaboration Award
Mohammad Maymandi-Nejad
University of Waterloo
A Wireless Bio-Implantable Device for Monitoring Blood Pressure of Transgenic Mice
Presented by Lynda Leonard, ITAC
Microsystems Design Award
Behraad Bahreyni
University of Manitoba
Design, fabrication, and testing of a micromachined magnetometer with a frequency modulated output
Presented by Chris Lumb, Micralyne
2004
Componentware/CAD Award
Leslie Shannon
University of Toronto
Leveraging Reconfigurability in the Design Process
Presented by: Brian L. Barge, President & CEO, CMC Microsystems
Industrial Collaboration Award
Jim Kulyk
University of Calgary
CMOS Integrated Q-Enhanced RF Bandpass Filter
Presented by: Ken Schultz, ITAC
Microsystems Design Award
Jeffrey Keilman
University of Calgary
A Dielectrophoretic Bio-Analysis Platform Using Lexel Arrays
Presented by: Dr. James Wylde, Bookham Technology
2003
Componentware/CAD Award
Bogdan Goergescu
University of Calgary
Tunable Transformer Based Q-Enhancement Scheme for Spiral Inductors
Presented by: Brian L. Barge, President & CEO, CMC Microsystems
Industrial Collaboration Award
Mehboob Alam
University of Calgary
Motion stimulation Architecture for MPEG-4 Part 9: Reference Hardware Description
Presented by: Ken Schultz, ITAC
Microsystems Design Award
Tze-Wei John Yeow
University of Toronto
Optical Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems MEMS for Endoscopic Coherent Optical Microscope
Presented by: James Wylde, Micralyne Inc.
2002
Componentware/CAD Award
Chris Holdenried
University of Calgary
DC-4GHz True Logarithmic Amplifier with Fiber-Optic Applications
Presented by: Ian McWalter, Chair of the Board, CMC Microsystems
Industrial Collaboration Award
Rola Baki
Mourad El-Gamal
McGill University
A Low-Power Fully Programmable Log-Domain Filter for Hard Disk Drive Applications
Presented by: Iain Scott, ITAC
Microsystems Design Award
Konrad Walus
University of Calgary
Design and Simulation of Quantum Dot Cellular Automata
Presented by: Chris Lumb, Micralyne Inc.
2001
Componentware/CAD Award
Jean-François Pratte
Université de Sherbrooke
Design of a Fast Shaping Amplifier for Positron Emission Tomography Scanner Based on Avalanche Photodiode Detectors
Presented by: Brian L. Barge, President & CEO, CMC Microsystems
Industrial Collaboration Award
Sazzadur Chowdhury
M. Ahmadi
G.A. Jullien
W.C. Miller
University of Windsor
A Surface Mountable MEMS Beamforming Microphone Array and Associated MEMS Socket Structure
Presented by: Andy Molozzi, Strategic Microelectronics Consortium
Microsystems Design Award
Wael Badawy
University of Calgary
A Low Power VLSI Prototype for Video Object Motion Tracking for Mobile Video Applications
Presented by: Chris Lumb, Micralyne Inc.
2000
Componentware/CAD Award
Caitlin Davis
University of Calgary
Sigma-Delta Modulation at High Temperature 25-250° Celsius
Presented by: Janet Walden, NSERC
Industrial Collaboration Award
Dorin Emil Calbaza
Yvon Savaria
École Polytechnique de Montréal
A Direct Digital Synthesis Circuit
Presented by: Iain Scott, Strategic Microelectronics Consortium
Microsystems Design Award
Isabelle Ressejac
École Polytechnique de Montréal
Microfabrication of Bistable Micro-electro-thermal Relays with Mitel 1.5-micron CMOS Technology
1999
Componentware/CAD Award
Sean Peng
University of Toronto
A VLIW Programmable DSP Processor
Presented by: Tony Marsh, President, CMC Microsystems
Industrial Collaboration Award
Eyad Abou-Allam
Tajinder Manku
John J. Nisbet
University of Waterloo
A 1V PCS 1900 Receiver RF Front-End in 0.5 µm CMOS
Presented by: Iain Scott, Strategic Microelectronics Consortium
Microsystems Design Award
Shivalik Bakshi
Simon Fraser University
Reconfigurable Slit Mask for Multi-Object Spectroscopy
Presented by: Dan Gale, Vice-President & CTO, CMC Microsystems
1998
Componentware/CAD Award
Kirthi Roberts
Simon Fraser University
A Micromachined Blood-Cell Counter
Presented by: Ian McWalter, Chair of the Board, CMC Microsystems
Industrial Collaboration Award
John Rogers
Carleton University
A 1.8 GHz Differential VCO in a 0.5 µm Bipolar Process
Presented by: Dennis Senik, Strategic Microelectronics Consortium
Microsystems Design Award
James Wylde
Ted Hubbard
DalTech, Dalhousie University
Surface Micromachining with the Mitel 1.5-micron Standard CMOS Process
Presented by: Dan Gale, Vice-President & CTO, CMC Microsystems
1997
Componentware/CAD Award
Paul Chow
Marcus van Ierssel
University of Toronto
The Transmogrifier 2: A One Million Gate Rapid Prototyping System
Presented by: Ian McWalter, Chair of the Board, CMC Microsystems
Industrial Collaboration Award
Ramachandra Achar
Carleton University
A Novel Method for Efficient Simulation of High-Speed VLSI Designs
Presented by: Tony Stansby, Strategic Microelectronics Consortium
Microsystems Design Award
Kirthi Roberts
Simon Fraser University
A Monolithic Pressure Flow Sensor
Presented by: Chris Lumb, AMC Microsystems