COLLABORATIVE A Canadian innovation centre in Québec for the packaging of the next generation of microelectronics chips and microsystems
Telecommunications Environment Sensors Power Microelectronics Defense Health care Energy Aerospace Transport
Leading Edge Canadian Microelectronics - Everywhere, in Everyday lives Environment – Canada microchips enable computations behind the predictions for climate change and prediction of natural disasters in the Internet – Every time anybody sends a Barcelona Supercomputing Center. request for information on the Internet, our microchips power network to find the fastest route. Video games – Console video games rely on powerful microchips to compute Automotive – In today's new cars, sensors images. powered by Canada microchips monitor vital functionning ranging from tire pressure to fuel injection system. Aerospace – When the defence industry needs to develop the next generation of equipment, microchips will be at the core of the capabilities. Health – Sophisticated medical scans are powered by Canada When Rover and Pathfinder sent images microchips to render images. from Mars, the image sensor systems relied on microchips to render the images.
Microelectronics industry entering a new era of major change at fundamental level “We are at the doorstep of the largest shift in the semiconductor industry ever, one that will dwarf the PC and even the consumer electronics eras ” “The approaching era of electronics technology advancement – the Fusion Era – will be massive in scope, encompassing the fields of information technology, biotechnology, and nanotechnology and will create boundless opportunities for new growth to the semiconductor industry” Dr. Chang-Gyu Hwang, president-CEO, Samsung Semiconductor, IEDM Conference, Dec. 2006
The Fusion Era: A Profound Change for the Industry, An Economic Opportunity for Canada • This new microelectronics economic era must be invented and refined – The technical challenges are very significant – The novel solutions will result in worldwide impact of our talented people • Innovation is a key ingredient of success in this era – Needs to be linked to Canada’s research facilities, universities and industry partners and to international research centres – Needs to be channelled through collaboration at all levels – Canada is well positioned to leverage this opportunity and reap the rewards
Key Technology Challenges Triple Convergence • Power now limits traditional scalability – Power supply and thermal dissipation are severely challenged – The solutions are both exotic and tailored to the problem • Semiconductor material selection for scalability New dielectric material (porous and fragile) – Materials’ properties a real issue – Mechanical integrity is critical – • System architecture shifting to multi-core, multi- threads – Need new materials – Require the development of 3 dimensional and optoelectronic solutions – Need faster access time to data
Northeast corridor of microelectronics Sherbrooke Bromont Burlington Waterbury Niskayuna Albany Global Research Poughkeepsie Fishkill Albany Molecular Research
Dynamic North-East Corridor •33 000 microelectronics jobs •Investments of 11 billion $US •World class centre of excellence in microtechnologies •Synergy between universities and research institutions •84 500 high technology jobs in Canada reinforced by corridor economic activities •Anchored by Albany Nanotech at southern tip
Existing Model: Minatec / LETI • 4 billion € in investment • 45 000 jobs created • 13350 microelectronics professionals • 3500 R&D jobs • Integrated innovation approach • Strategy of alliances • Powerful concentration of know- how
Existing Model: Minatec / LETI • Integrated innovation approach – From immediate industrial applications to the exploration of disruptive technologies • Powerful concentration of know-how and tools – 3 500 engineers, researchers and academics on site • Strategy of alliances and international partnerships – Dynamics of networks and collaborations linked to centres of excellence reinforce the effectiveness of Minatec • Policy of continuous and ambitious investment – 4 billion Euros invested over the last 10 years by the microelectronics players in Grenoble-Isère • Huge pool of jobs dedicated to state of the art science technology – Powerful local workforce 13 350 microelectronics professionals
Existing Model: Albany Nanotech • $4.2 billion in investment • 800 000 ft 2 of research space • 2 000 jobs • 250 partners • Created in 2001 • Development of next generation microchips • Research projects supported by industry, including: – IBM, Toshiba, AMD, Freescale, STMicroelectronics, Infineon and Samsung, in partnership with University of Albany • R&D at the MiQro Innovation Collaborative Centre will be complementary and focused on assembly, advanced packaging and test of new microchips • Technology focus provided by the presence of university partners and world class research institutions
COLLABORATIVE Positioning Canada in the global high tech economy: 1 from strategy to reality Leading edge microelectronics: 2 everywhere in everyday lives Building on an existing coalition: 3 low risk, high return A magnet to 4 attract resources A partnership 5 to compete globally
MiQro Innovation Collaborative Centre • Original partnership between Université de Sherbrooke, DALSA Semiconductor, IBM Bromont and the TechnoParc Bromont – Active recruitment of future industrial and academic partners – Unique opportunity for connecting university and industry researchers • Integrated research approach – from fundamental research to commercialization • State-of-the-art infrastructure to attract, train and retain highly qualified personnel
Overview of Centre • Development of a Technology • Technology transfer Cluster – University-industry partnerships – Technology crossroads/showcase • Spinoffs and entrepreneurship – 250 specialized scientific jobs – Retention and development of HQP – Emergence of new companies – Scholarships and internships • Economic impact – Visiting international researchers – Consolidation of industrial • 2 buildings of ~120 000 ft2 in total leadership – Clean rooms: ~60 000 ft2 • Schedule – Space reserved for incubation – Pre-concept, construction and processes coming online by end 2011 • Investment of $218 M • $ 83 million building • $ 95 million equipment • $ 40 million founding partners and equipment manufacturers
COLLABORATIVE
Future partners Laboratories MEMS The Centre : cleanrooms Packaging of microchips
MICC Ecosystem Equipment manufacturers Industrials COLLABORATIVE Private R&D Private R&D centres centres Funding for collaborative projects Canadian Universities International centres Research institutions and Associations
Impact • Development of a technology cluster • Technology transfer – Close university industry partnerships • Spinoffs and entrepreneurship – Emergence of new companies • In harmony with local environment – Integrated within the Technoparc Bromont • Technology crossroads • International visibility (microelectronics hub)
Founding Partnership • Université de Sherbrooke – A leader in research technology transfer in Canada (26 spinoffs, 330 patents, 360 partners) • DALSA Semiconductor – Dedicated to front end specialty semiconductor manufacturing processes such as MEMS and 3D Wafer Level Packaging - ranked by Yole Development as one of the top MEMS pure play foundries in the world • IBM Bromont – Specialized in transforming the world’s most advanced semiconductor wafers into leading edge microelectronic solutions for the full range of IBM hardware and key partners.
DALSA’s involvement in MEMS � Dedicated to specialty semiconductor manufacturing processes of: MEMS, 3D Wafer Level Packaging, High Voltage CMOS, CCD Image Sensors, and Analog Mixed Signal CMOS � Ranked by Yole Development as one of the top MEMS pure play foundries in the world � In operation in Bromont since 1973 � 400 employees at the Bromont site � 154K sq ft operation on a 52 acre site, when fully loaded a $100M operation the majority of which is exported to US, Europe and Asia � Presently sell into the automotive, PC, cell phone, digital camera, medical, industrial, and aerospace markets. � Gross R&D approx $8M/year � Some awards: � "Prix développement des exportations“ 2004 Manufacturiers et Exportateurs du Canada. � "Entreprise de l'année" - 2004 - Chambre de Commerce du Québec
IBM Bromont � Dedicated to the bond assembly and test of the most advanced, powerful microchips in production in the world; � Among leading high tech exporters in all of Canada; � In operation in Bromont for 35 years; � 2,400 employees; � Operates at full capacity (850,000 sq. ft) with yearly exports of 700 M$ in products to IBM, Cisco, Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo and more; � Sustained annual R&D investments of $15-20 M.
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