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A strong and resilient Canadian semiconductor industry will enable Canada to adopt a more nimble approach to managing a shifting international relations landscape, better absorb supply chain fluctuations, and be a leader in transformative areas like quantum, AI, clean tech, and beyond. These efforts require commitment and resources across all sectors, including government, private industry, academia, and non-profits.
Supply Chain Resiliency
Canada must take a unified approach to securing a steady supply of semiconductors that sees companies and industries come together to buy chips from international partners and establish a case for increasing domestic production.
The purpose of this working group is to address the development of a critical-level specialization among the country's semiconductor companies to insert itself in the global supply chain, building on existing strengths such as, but not exclusive to, compound semiconductors, sensors and MEMS, communication chips, and AI chips.
Onshore Manufacturing
Semiconductor fabrication is a costly and time consuming endeavour. But, given the steadily rising demand for semiconductors worldwide, projects to establish large-scale manufacturing domestically would yield enormous benefits within Canada and internationally.
The purpose of the Onshore Manufacturing working group is to provide semiconductor industry expertise and support to efforts directed at North America onshoring of semiconductor manufacturing with a particular focus on specialty areas leveraging existing domestic strengths and know-how.
Unique Specialization and Brand for Canada
There's a growing demand for, and value in, expertise in semiconductor design and IP. Specializing in design and R&D in the semiconductor sector is a tremendous opportunity for Canada to establish itself as a vital hub of innovation in the value chain.
This working group is set up to work out specialized areas of expertise within the Canadian technology ecosystem which, given attention, capital and supporting policies, could become critically important in the global supply chain. Some examples of these include building on existing strengths such as, but not exclusive to, compound semiconductors, sensors and MEMS, communication chips, and AI chips.
Innovation and Market Development
Companies in the semiconductor sector require significant amounts of funding and patient capital, as they take years to scale and more years to see a return. A rich array of government partnerships, supports, programs, and incentives are required to support growth in the Canadian semiconductor industry.
The purpose of this working group is to work out R&D directions which leverage our existing strengths or open up new opportunities creating high value insertion points into global supply chains.