Students competed for a total of $12,500 in awards in four categories: Excellence in Microsystems CAD Tools and Design Methodology, Excellence in Microsystems Fabrication, Microsystems Innovation by Women, Brian L. Barge Award for Excellence in Microsystems Integration.
Congratulations to this year’s winners and thanks to all participants and sponsors!
Award for Excellence in Microsystems CAD Tools and Design Methodology
Roberto Silva
University of Toronto
Coded-Exposure-Pixel (CEP) Camera for Scene-Adaptive Single-Shot HDR and 3D Imaging at Standard Video Rate
Supervisor: Roman Genov
Sponsored by COMSOL
Award for Excellence in Microsystems Fabrication
Amirhossein Omidvar
University of British Columbia
FlexCMUT, a Flexible Polymer-based Micromachined Ultrasound Array for Conformal Imaging
Supervisor: Edmond Cretu
Sponsored by TELEDYNE MEMS
Award for Microsystems Innovation by Women
Sheida Gohardehi
University of Waterloo
Dual-Driver Pixel Circuit and Associated Drivers for Low-Power OLEDoS Microdisplays
Supervisor: Manoj Sachdev
Sponsored by GlobalFoundries
Brian L. Barge Award for Excellence in Microsystems Integration
William Lemaire
Infrared-Powered Artificial Retina based on a 65-nm CMOS stimulator ASIC
Université de Sherbrooke
Supervisor: Réjean Fontaine
Sponsored by CMC Microsystems
About CMC Microsystems:
CMC Microsystems is a not-for-profit organization accelerating research and innovation in Canada. Founded in 1984, CMC lowers barriers to technology adoption by creating and sharing platform technologies, including access to state-of-the-art design, manufacturing, and testing capabilities for advanced technologies. CMC manages Canada’s National Design Network® (CNDN) – a Major Science Initiative involving over 10,000 academic participants and 1,000 companies developing innovations in micro-nano technologies.
For more information:
Kevin Dobie
CMC Microsystems
Kevin.dobie@cmc.ca
613-539-1027