Canada and the UK partner to build emiconductor supply chain

The National Research Council of Canada, together with the United Kingdom-based Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult and Quebec-based MiQro Innovation Collaborative Centre, has put in place a Memorandum of Understanding to deepen connections and grow a strong and resilient semiconductor supply chain for Canada, the UK, and other G7 countries.

Over the next three years, the MOU will align each partner’s capabilities in designing, fabricating and packaging semiconductors.

Semiconductors power military defence equipment, radar detection systems, high-performance computing, telecommunications, satellites, sensing and more. They are also essential for building AI data centres in Canada that are more energy efficient while ensuring sensitive and private information remains in Canada.