In This Issue

• Application Notes
• RFMR Deadlines
• Fabrication Run Deadlines
• Competitions
• Product Updates
  • Microelectronics
  • Embedded Systems
  • Photonics/Optoelectronics
  • Test
    
• CMC News and Events

 Important Notices

• 0904CG 0.13 micron CMOS

• 0902MO SOIMUMPS

• 0902CL 90-nanometre CMOS

• 0903CO 0.5 micron CMOS

• 0902FS Sensonit

• Globe and Mail Photonics Supplement

• 8th International Workshop on High-Aspect-Ratio Micro-Structure Technology, HARMST 2009;June 25-28
• COMS 2009; August 30-September 4
• CMC Annual Symposium (including MNRC, TEXPO competitions);October 13-14

Welcome to the June edition of the CMC Monthly Client Bulletin.  We strive to make the information contained applicable to the widest audiance possible but if we are missing content that you would find useful, please direct any and all comments to feedback@cmc.ca.

Application Notes:

• Creating an Electrostatic Zipper Actuator in Cadence Virtuoso

• Using Synopsys Digital Synthesis Software with STMicroelectronics CMOSDesign kits
  
• A Sample-and-Hold Amplifier and an Analog Buffer in DALSA's 0.8 micron CMOS
• Schematic and Post-Layout HSPICE Simulation for STMicroelectronics 90-nanometre CMOS Process
• A Procedure for Mounting Loose Integrated Circuit Die on a Non-Conductive Glass Substrate
  

Product Updates:

• Turnaround time: 3 weeks (from design submission to delivery of packaged chips)
• Cost: $500 (flat fee for up to 100 manufactured and packaged designs)
• Run Frequency: 2 scheduled runs per year with the potential for more based on demand
• Design Kits available: Electric, Cadence
• Examples of previous designs: Amplifiers, Modulators, PLL, Oscillators, Filters, Comparators, A/D and D/A Converters, Current Mirrors, Voltage and Current References, Mixers, Integrator, Triangular Wave Generators, Temperature Sensors, BJT Logic Gates etc. Read More
  

Embedded Systems

New Release: CoWare Model Designer and Platform Architect 2009.1.0 for Linux Red Hat Enterprise 4.7.  This new version supports SystemC2.2, performance optimizations for interconnect memory subsystems, and enhanced simulation capacity for large designs.  To determine if your university is licensed and setup to use this tool, contact your STC System Administrator.

• The Advanced RF Systems Lab (ARFSL) is currently offering milling services to researchers at Canadian Universities.  Custom RF, microwave and PCB designs can be rapidly prototyped for a nominal fee. Read More

• CMC has developed a generic AIN carrier to assist researchers who wish to:

  • Test opteoelectronic devices, including lasers, modulators, optical amplifiers, waveguide devices, at the chip-on-carrier level

  • Package their optoelectronic devices with a suitable chip substrate

  • Obtain high-performance carriers optimized for optoelectronic test applications, at a significantly reduced cost

  • Canadian Academic Pricing is 300$/box.  A box (dimensions of 2x2x0.5cm) of the waveguide contains 28 parts; a box of the laser carriers contains 15 parts.Read More