Stimulating innovation in semiconductor fabrication processes and product development
Challenge Call Round 1 is Now Open
EOI submission deadline:
9:00PM EDT,
September 20, 2024.
COMING SOON
Fabrication Process Development Challenges
- Develop new or build on existing process capability and/or capacity
- Provide prototyping and low to medium volume fabrication services to enable Canadian companies developing and commercializing advanced sensors and other semiconductor products.
- Make new capability widely accessible to the Canadian ecosystem
- Target technologies;
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- Photonics
- MicroElectroMechanical Systems (MEMS)
- Quantum technologies
- Project size $200K - $2.5M
- Typical project duration18-24 months with completion by Dec. 31, 2026
- Target end TRL 7+
- Open to Industry organizations incorporated or registered in Canada, with significant operations in Canada, Post-secondary Institutions and affiliated Research Institutes in Canada, Indigenous organizations in Canada
- Led by SME (where feasible)
- Must be a FABrIC Member
COMING SOON
Product Development for IoT Device Challenges
- Develop and commercialize new advanced sensors and other semiconductor products for the IoT market
- Target strategic end-use sectors,
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- Electrified vehicles (EVs)
- Healthcare and biomedical
- Agric-Food
- Clean Tech/Energy,
- Healthcare/Biotech
- Digital Technologies (AI, 5/6 G datacom, etc.)
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Future Natural Resources
- Project size $250K - $2.5M
- Typical project duration18-24 months with completion by Dec. 31, 2026
- Target end TRL 6+
- Open to Industry organizations incorporated or registered in Canada, with significant operations in Canada, Post-secondary Institutions and affiliated Research Institutes in Canada, Indigenous organizations in Canada
- Led by SME (where feasible)
- Must be a FABrIC Member
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Challenges allocate grant funding and resources for projects:
- Up to 50% of R&D project costs led by small and medium-sized companies in Canada.
- Up to 100% of the costs incurred by professors and students collaborating with small and medium-sized companies in Canada.
- Access to state-of-the-art technical resources and training through the FABrIC Innovation Platform.
- Questions can be sent to our team at challenges@fabricinnovation.ca
