National facility for undertaking leading-edge R&D in micro-nanotechnologies, the drivers of our smart-technology world
Canada’s National Design Network, managed by CMC Microsystems, supports leading-edge R&D in micro-nano technologies by lowering the barriers to technology adoption. It delivers services to researchers in universities, colleges, and companies for designing and making micro-nanotechnology prototypes. The advanced devices and materials that are created are made-in-Canada disruptive developments in the areas of, for example, 5G, digital manufacturing, energy management, cybersecurity, and heterogeneous and quantum computing.
Access to computer-aided design (CAD), fabrication (FAB), and laboratory (LAB) products and services for the design, simulation, prototyping and/or test of micro-nanotechnologies. This includes microelectronics, photonics, embedded systems and software, materials, and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS research). Offerings include:
- 50 computer-aided design (CAD) tool suites
- 600 development systems
- 40 university-based fabrication laboratories
- 25 multi-project wafer services available through nine foundries worldwide
- 450 design flows, user guides, and application notes
- 80 pieces of test equipment
- Training courses, webinars, workshops, and events
This infrastructure is available at institutions across Canada.
- Aerospace and satellites
- Agriculture, animal science and food
- Automotive
- Clean technology
- Energy (renewable and fossil)
- Environmental technologies and related services
- Financial services and insurance
- Forestry and forest-based industries
- Health care and social services
- Information and communication technologies and media
- Life sciences, pharmaceuticals and medical equipment
- Manufacturing and processing
- Mining, minerals and metals
- Ocean industries
- Transportation
- Utilities
Specialized Labs and Equipment
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Microelectronics CAD: Cadence, Coventor, Keysight, Mentor, softMEMS, Synopsys, Solido |
Design, simulation, verification, layout, and analysis of ASIC and PCB designs in microelectronics, MEMS and photonics |
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Photonics CAD: ARM, Design Workshop, Luceda, Lumerical, Mentor, Optiwave, Photon Design, RSoft |
Integrated environments for the design, for the design, capture, layout, and verification of optic components |
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FPGA/Embedded Systems CAD: Altium, ARM, IAR Systems, IntelFPGA, NI Labview, Mentor, Synopsys, VectorBlox, Xilinx |
Integrated development environments for FPGA platforms plus design and verification tools and processor technology. |
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Multiphysics CAD Tools: ANSYS, COMSOL, FEI, SolidWorks |
Modelling, including 3D visualization, simulation and analysis. |
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CMOS Prototyping (including process design kits - PDKs): ST 28nm, TSMC -65nm, 130nm, 180nm, 350nm, AMS 350nm |
Cost-shared access to multi-project wafer fabrication services targeting commercial sources |
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MEMS Prototyping (including PDKs): TDSI MIDIS, MEMSCAP PolyMUMPS (including post-processing) and PiezoMUMPS |
Cost-shared access to multi-project wafer fabrication services |
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III-V epitaxy on InP, GaAs or GE substrates: III-V Labs, Azastra, CPFC, FBH, Fraunhofer, Landmark |
Custom epitaxy services sourcing worldwide supply |
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| Photonics Prototyping (including PDKs): AMF Silicon Photonics, III-V epitaxy on InP/GaAs/GE substrates (various sources) | Cost-shared access to multi-project wafer fabrication services | |
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Packaging and Assembly |
Standard component wire bond; single or multi-die assembly; custom packaging & assembly services; engineering support |
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Equipment Loan – Test: Centellax, Keysight, Keithley, NoisTech, Rohde & Schwartz, Stanford Research, Tektronics |
3-month loan of analyzers, amplifiers, BERTs, meters, scopes, generators, probe station, pumps, imaging equipment, etc. |
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Equipment Loan - Development Boards and PXI Cards: Xilinx; NI; Keysight |
Xilinx ML605 and ZCU102 boards; NI and Keysight PXI cards (chassis, scopes, SMUs, analyzers, generators, controllers) |
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Fabrication, Assembly, Characterization and Test (FACT) |
Custom fabrication and characterization services from Canadian university labs |
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LAB Services |
Nanofabrication Process Design Environment: CMC, camLine |
Cloud-based design environment for nanotechnology researchers including XperiDesk-driven process repository |
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Microfabrication: MNT Financial Assistance |
Financial assistance to lower the cost barriers of hands-on, custom microfabrication in university labs in Canada. |
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FPGA and SOC Evaluation and Development Kits (Xilinx and Intel/Terasic) |
FPGAs, memory and industry-standard peripherals suitable for a wide range of applications |
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| LAB Services | Software Platform: Heterogeneous Computing Middleware Platform (HCMP) | Middle-ware for developing industrial-strength heterogeneous computing software |
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FPGA-based Development Systems |
Acceleration, high-performance/heterogeneous/agile computing and/or processing, software-defined radio, Virtex 5 & 6 |
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PXI-based Microsystems Integration Platform |
Multi-technology validation of a micro-device in a system context |
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GPU-based Mutliprocessor Array Platform |
Accelerated processing of algorithms and simulations |
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| Software Platform: Heterogeneous Computing Middleware Platform (HCMP) | Middle-ware for developing industrial-strength heterogeneous computing software |
Private and Public Sector Research Partners
- Acadia University
- Algoma University
- Cape Breton University
- Carleton University
- Concordia University
- Dalhousie University
- École de Technologie Supérieure
- Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS)
- Lakehead University
- Laurentian University
- McGill University
- McMaster University
- Memorial University of Newfoundland
- Polytechnique Montréal
- Queen's University
- Royal Military College of Canada
- Ryerson University
- Saint Mary's University
- Simon Fraser University
- Trent University
- Université de Montréal
- Université de Moncton
- University of Ottawa
- Université de Sherbrooke
- Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT)
- Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC)
- Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
- Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO)
- Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR)
- Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR)
- Université Laval
- University of Alberta
- University of British Columbia
- University of Calgary
- University of Guelph
- University of Lethbridge
- University of Manitoba
- University of New Brunswick
- University of Northern British Columbia
- University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT)
- University of Regina
- University of Saskatchewan
- University of Toronto
- University of Victoria
- University of Waterloo
- University of Windsor
- Western University
- Wilfrid Laurier University
- York University
- Assiniboine Community College
- Cégep de l'Outaouais
- Cégep Trois-Rivières
- Centennial College
- Collège Lionel-Groulx
- Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
- Georgian College
- Mohawk College of Applied Arts and Technology
- Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT)
- St. Lawrence College/Collège Saint-Laurent
- AMD (Advanced Micro Devices Inc.)
- Blackberry
- Cadence Design Systems (Canada) Ltd.
- Celestica Inc.
- Conversant Intellectual Property Management
- Deeble Sales Management Inc.
- Huawei Canada Ltd
- IBM Canada Ltd.
- Integrated Engineering Software
- Mentor Graphics (Canada) Ltd.
- Micralyne Inc.
- MuAnalysis Inc.
- Roctest Ltd.
- Solido Design Automation Inc.
- STMicroelectronics Inc.
- TEC Edmonton
- TechInsights
- Teledyne DALSA
- TR Tech
- C2MI (MiQro Innovation Collaborative Centre)
- Canadian Photonics Industry Consortium (CPIC)
- CANARIE
- ITAC (Information Technology Association of Canada)
- NanoCanada
- Advanced Micro Foundry (AMF) - Singapore
- CIC -National Chip Implementation Center - Taiwan
- CMP (Circuits Multi-Projets) - France
- EUROPRACTICE
- ICC (Shanghai National Integrated Circuit Design Industrial Center) - China
- IDEC (Integrated Circuit Design Education Centre) - S. Korea
- MOSIS - U.S.
- VDEC (VLSI Design and Education Center) - Japan
Additional Information
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