Organization: IBM Canada

Federal gov’t, provinces collaborate to build 5G test bed for SMEs

Investments amounting to $400 million over five years will go to building a series of linked laboratories for 5G technology along the Ontario-Quebec corridor. Under the Evolution of Networked Services through a Corridor in Quebec and Ontario for Research and Innovation (ENCQOR) project, the federal and provincial governments and private sector partners have committed funds…

Automotive partnership fund makes four awards

The Automotive Partnership Fund (APF) has invested $14.9 million in four university-based projects worth a total of $28.7 million. The largest award ($10.6 million) goes to a $16-million R&D project at McMaster Univ for a project entitled Network for the Engineering of Complex Software Intensive Systems for Automotive Systems in collaboration with General Motors Canada,…

Major microelectronics centre for Bromont unveiled

The Quebec and federal governments are contributing $95 million and $83 million respectively towards a new microelectronics innovation centre in Bromont QC dedicated to the development of cutting-edge microchip packaging technologies. The project is being undertaken in collaboration with IBM Canada and DALSA Corp through their subsidiaries, IBM Bromont and DALSA Semiconductors Inc. The companies…