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.
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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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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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
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 China over Taiwan add
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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.
S. Sharma, N. Kohli, M. Ménard, F. Nabki
10.1109/JLT.2024.3374592
12 March 2024
An Integrated 1 x 5 MEMS Silicon Nitride Photonics Switch Read More »
Meet the speakers of CSS 2023 who are helping creating a vibrant and sustainable semiconductor ecosystem to benefit Canada
W. Li, L. Xu, Z. Wei, J. Zhang, D. Mao, Y. D’Mello, and D. V. Plant
Optics Letters, Vol. 48, No. 17, pp.4661-4664
W. Li, L. Xu, Z. Wei, D. Mao, J. Zhang, Y. D’Mello, and D. V. Plant
Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) 2023, paper STu3J.5
2×2 broadband thermos-optic polarization-insensitive switch on the SOI platform Read More »
L. Xu, S. Chandran, Y. Bian, N. Liu, A. Abumazwed, W. Suk Lee, J. Zhang, D. Deptuck, M. Rakowski, S. Krishnamoorthy, A. Stricker, J. Gon Lee, and T. Letavic
Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) 2023, paper JW2A.86
Low-loss SiN 2×2 MMI 50/50 couplers for monolithically integrated silicon photonics Read More »
L. Xu, W. Li, J. Zhang, D. Mao, M. S. Alam, Y. D’Mello, S. Bernal, Z. Wei, and D. V. Plant
Optical Fiber Communications (OFC) Conference 2023, paper Th2A.5
Daniel Honciuc Menendez, Annie Ray, Michael Vasmer
September 2023
Implementing fault-tolerant non-Clifford gates using the [[8,3,2]] color code Read More »
Mohammad Hassan Khatami, Udson C. Mendes, Nathan Wiebe, Philip M. Kim
Gate-based quantum computing for protein design Read More »
L. Xu, D. Mao, J. Zhang, Y. Wang, Z. Xing, M. S. Alam, M. Jacques, Y. D’Mello, S. Bernal, D. V. Plant
Optical Fiber Communications (OFC) Conference 2021, paper W6A.46
Luhua Xu
IEEE Photonics Conference (IPC) 2021, paper MC4.3
Luhua Xu
IEEE Group IV Photonics Conference (GFP) 2021, paper ThB2.7
J. Zhang, L. Xu, D. Mao, Y. D’Mello, W. Li, S. Lessard, and D. V. Plant
Optics Express, Vol. 30, No. 1, pp. 326-335, 2022
J. Zhang, L. Xu, D. Mao, Z. Xing, Y. D’Mello, M. Jacques, Y. Wang, S. Lessard, and D. V. Plant
IEEE Photonics Journal, Vol. 14, No. 2, pp. 6615306, 2022
D. Mao, Y. Wang, L. Xu, J. Zhang, E. El-Fiky, M. S. Alam, Y. D’Mello, S. Lessard, and D. V. Plant
IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, Vol. 34, No. 14, pp. 769-772, 2022
CMOS-compatible and temperature insensitive C-band wavelength (de-)multiplexer Read More »
E. Berikaa, A. Janta-Polczynski, B. Sow, L. Xu, N. Liu, D. Deptuck, Y. Wang, C. Li, P. G. Lo, and D. V. Plant IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, Vol. 34, No. 21, pp. 1139-1142, 2022
Net 67 Gbps transmission over 2 km at sub 1 Vpp using packaged silicon photonic MZM Read More »
W. Li, L. Xu*, J. Zhang, D. Mao, Y. D’Mello, Z. Wei, and D. V. Plant
IEEE Photonics Journal, Vol. 14, No. 6, pp. 6658807, 2022
Niharika Kohli, Charles Paradis, Siamack V. Grayli, and Udson C. Mendes
2023
White Paper: A Process Design Kit for Superconducting Components Read More »
S. Sharma, N. Kohli, J. Brière, F. Nabki and M. Ménard
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2022.
Digitally Controlled Silicon Nitride Optical Switch Read More »
S. Sharma, N. Kohli, J. Brière, F. Nabki, and M. Ménard
Opt. Express 30, 22200-22220 (2022)
Integrated 1 × 3 MEMS silicon nitride photonics switch Read More »
This annual competition offers graduate students across Canada’s National Design Network 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.
Mohammadhossein Askarihemmat, Sean Wagner, Olexa Bilaniuk, Yassine Hariri, Yvon Savaria, Jean-Pierre David
BARVINN: Arbitrary Precision DNN Accelerator Controlled by a RISC-V CPU Read More »
Sohrab Sajadimanesh, Jean Paul Latyr Faye, Ehsan Atoofian,
CF ’22: Proceedings of the 19th ACM International Conference on Computing Frontiers, 2022, pp. 121–130
Practical approximate quantum multipliers for NISQ devices Read More »
S. Sajadimanesh, J. P. L. Faye and E. Atoofian,
2022 IEEE International Conference on Networking, Architecture and Storage (NAS), 2022, pp. 1-8,
NISQ-Friendly Non-Linear Activation Functions for Quantum Neural Networks Read More »
Andriy Miranskyy, Mushahid Khan, Jean Paul Latyr Faye, Udson C Mendes,
accepted in QP4SE 2022 proceedings
Quantum Computing for Software Engineering: Prospects Read More »
Mushahid Khan, Jean Paul Latyr Faye, Udson C. Mendes, and Andriy Miranskyy
EP-PQM: Efficient Parametric Probabilistic Quantum Memory with Fewer Qubits and Gates Read More »
O. Ndiaye, D. Dione, A. Traoré, A. S. Ndao, and J. P. L. Faye
Phys. Rev. B 105, 045116
Sherry Wang, Carlisle Adams, and Anne Broadbent
2021 IEEE International Conference on Quantum Computing and Engineering (QCE)
Password authentication schemes on a quantum computer Read More »
Matthew J. Filipovich and Stephen Hughes
Early career researchers can now receive 50% off their first Research Subscription (value >$1500). Access to tools, technologies, and expertise through a Research Subscription lowers barriers for early career researchers, enabling research foundations and the development of teams. CMC Microsystems (CMC) is committed to fostering and preserving a culture of equity, diversity, and inclusion. Early career
Researcher Subscription for Early Career Professors Read More »
June 22, 2022: CMC Microsystems, Canada’s leading accelerator for hardware research, design, and development, is proud to announce the winners of TEXPO 2022. Established by CMC Microsystems, TEXPO offers graduate students in Canada’s National Design Network® (CNDN) a unique opportunity to demonstrate their novel applications of micro-nano technologies to industry representatives and academic peers. TEXPO 2022 was held in-person as part of the IEEE International NEWCAS Conference, held in Québec City, Canada.
TEXPO 2022 Winners Announced Read More »
Overview The Excellence in Microsystems Fabrication award recognizes outstanding research involving hands-on work at one or more fabrication laboratories in a post-secondary institution in Canada or devices fabricated using commercial foundry services through CMC. The successful competitor will have demonstrated high– quality work in use of techniques for micro-nano fabrication, including layout design, testing, packaging,
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Overview This award recognizes research conducted by women that is relevant to and advances the field of microsystems research in Canada. It has produced substantive results that are publishable, has commercial potential, or has been supported by an industrial collaborator. Interdisciplinary work or novel work carried out in university-based labs or cleanrooms are also eligible.
Gayathri Singh Award for Microsystems Innovation by Women Read More »
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