Canada’s Semiconductor Symposium 2026
Facility Tours
Monday, October 19
Explore Unique Tech Facilities
Arrive Monday, and join us for site visits to unique facilities. Step outside your sector, get a glimpse of the technologies transforming other industries, and discover synergies you may not have considered.
Spaces are limited.
Canadian Photonics Fabrication Centre (CPFC) & Quantum and Nanotechnologies (QN) Research Centre
Join a combined tour of two leading-edge facilities housed within the same building at NRC
1:00pm Tour
3:00pm Tour
Registration open soon, limited to symposium attendees
Maximum registration per tour:
20 people
Location:
NRC Montreal Road Campus, Building M-50, Ballard Dr, Ottawa, ON K1A 0R6
Free parking available surrounding M-50
Canadian Photonics Fabrication Centre (CPFC)
CPFC is a pure play III-V foundry specializing in process development expertise for InP and GaAs compound semiconductor devices. CPFC’s professional foundry services enables clients to bring highly differentiated and competitive products to market.
- CPFC will present its capabilities and capacities to act as a trusted supply chain partner for compound semiconductor wafer services.
- During the CPFC tour, visitors will see the full compound semiconductor wafer manufacturing process line.
- Visitors will see commercial metalorganic chemical vapour deposition reactors used to grow epitaxial wafers, as well as wafer processing tools such as ASML i-Line steppers and electron-beam lithography equipment.
Quantum and Nanotechnologies (QN) Research Centre
The Quantum and Nanotechnologies (QN) Research Centre works with Canadian and international stakeholders and clients to advance science, accelerate and de-risk innovation and promote equity, diversity and inclusion throughout the innovation ecosystem.
- QN will present its capabilities which enable the maturation of novel quantum and photonic technologies from concept to demonstration.
- During the QN tour, visitors will see the Advanced Technology Fabrication (ATF) facility, quantum labs, and photonic characterization labs.
- The ATF is a highly agile, prototype-level fabrication facility capable of de-risking, validating, and demonstrating new semiconductor technologies.
- In the quantum and photonics labs, visitors will see a range of experimental setups for the characterization of quantum phenomena and high-speed optical communications systems.
Participants will explore:
CPFC’s compound semiconductor manufacturing cleanroom and operations
QN’s advanced photonics and quantum laboratories
Please Note:
- Photos: Only exterior and lobby. Not permitted in the viewing corridor.
- Parking: Free parking is available surrounding M-50
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When
Site vists & Reception:
Monday, October 19, 2026
Symposium: October 20-21, 2026
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