Micronet R & D

Micronet

Company Background
Micronet is a Canada-wide network of Investigators from
universities, industry and government research organizations
working cooperatively towards the development of the next
generation of microelectronic systems. Micronet is one of
twenty-two networks funded concurrently by the Government of
Canada, under its Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE)
program, and by Industry. The funding agency for Micronet is the
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC).
Micronet focuses on precompetitive research dealing with the
development of Systems on a Chip (SOC) for communications,
information and instrumentation systems.
The annual budget of the Network is of the order of $4.4 million
including the NCE award and industrial contributions. The NCE
funds provide considerable leverage to the direction and
industrial relevance of the research undertaken by Micronet's
University investigators who control an additional $5.3 million
in research funding from alternate sources.


Business Description
Micronet's mission is to mobilize Canada's research talent in the
academic, private and public sectors and apply it to strengthen
the competitive ability of the Canadian microelectronics and
information technology industries. Specifically Micronet's
objectives are to:
- Stimulate leading edge industrially relevant fundamental and
applied research, based on excellence as measured by
international standards, in areas critical to Canada's future.
- Educate and train world-class scientists and engineers in
technologies that are essential to Canada's productivity and
economic growth.
- Accelerate the exchange of research results within the Network
and facilitate the transfer of this knowledge to, and its
absorption by, organizations that can harness it to advance
Canada's economic and social development.
- Integrate University, Industry and Government research efforts
in the microelectronics area into a national network to enhance
Canada's industrial competitiveness on the international stage.
- Manage multidisciplinary, multisectoral research programs of
nationwide scope and develop partnerships that integrate the
research and development priorities of all participants.

Microelectronic Research
Micronet includes 19 universities, which together have 78
professors and 386 graduate students and other research personnel
across Canada. The universities involved in Micronet are:

Carleton University
Concordia University
Dalhousie University
cole Polytechnique de Montral
INRS-nergie, Matriaux et Tlcommunications
McGill University
McMaster University
Ryerson University
Universit de Montral
University of Alberta
University of British Columbia
University of Calgary
University of Manitoba
University of Regina
University of Saskatchewan
University of Toronto
University of Victoria
University of Waterloo
University of Windsor

Micronet includes also 53 industrial partners and affiliates
which interact with the Network and support its research programs
through cash and in-kind contributions. The organizations
involved are listed below.

PARTNERS
A.U.G. Signals Ltd.
Altera Corp.
AMIRIX Systems Inc.
Cognio Canada
DALSA Inc.
Discera Inc.
Gennum Corporation
Ide Technologies Inc.
IDERS Inc.
Macroblock Inc.
MPB Communications Inc.
Nortel Networks
OptEm Engineering Inc.
PMC-Sierra Inc.
Stellate
STMicroelectronics Inc.
Texas Instruments Canada Ltd.

AFFILIATES
ATI Technologies Inc.
Canadian Hydrographic Service, Pacific Region
CanaVision Technologies
Catena Networks Inc.
Chipworks Inc.
Cirlog Corporation
Cogency Semiconductor
COM DEV
Forefront Graphics Corp.
Genesis Microchip Inc.
Glenayre Manufacturing Ltd.
Harris Canada, Inc.
InfoMagnetics Technologies Corp.
International Downhole Equipment Ltd.
ITS Electronics, Inc.
LogicVision (Canada) Inc.
MacDonald, Dettwiler & Associates Ltd.
Matrox Graphics Inc.
Mentor Graphics (Canada) Ltd.
Micralyne Inc.
Miranda Technologies Inc.
MOSAID Technologies Inc.
Nanowave Inc.
National Research Council Canada (NRC)
NHC Communications Inc.
Nimikatek Inc.
Numerical Technologies Inc.
Quantic EMC Inc.
Research In Motion Ltd.
Semiconductor Insights Inc.
SiGe Semiconductor Inc.
Skyworks Solutions Inc.
Symagery Microsystems Inc.
Tundra Semiconductor
Xilinx Inc.
Zarlink Semiconductor

Company Details

Year Established: 1990

Number of Employees: 2

Company Information

Andre Salama
Title: Director
Area of Responsibility: Management Executive
Telephone: (416) 978-8658
Fax: (416) 978-4516
Email: Click Here

Services

Precompetitive Research