FABrIC is intended to provide financial and technical resources, mentorship, and training for semiconductor businesses, engineers, and scientists.
From startups and established firms to post-secondary and research institutions, the programme is designed to support innovators developing Made-in-Canada semiconductor-based IoT products in clean tech, EVs, AI and more.
The project is expected to provide resources to create new manufacturing processes for Compound Semiconductors, Quantum Technologies, Photonics, and MEMS and encourage innovation through a series of Challenge Calls – calls to small and medium sized businesses and researchers.
FABrIC will enable the training of 25,000 students, and 1,000 professors over 5 years, and provide Canadian universities and colleges with technical resources for students and researchers to design and manufacture semiconductor devices during their studies.
The project will be managed by CMC Microsystems.
