CMC Microsystems enables researchers to design, make and test their microsystems concepts.
CMC offers products and services that include microelectronics, micromechanics (usually implemented in the form of microelectromechanical systems or MEMS), microfluidics, photonics/optoelectronics and embedded software.

CMC provides nationally-distributed infrastructure that is built on a consistent set of industry-calibre tools and technologies. The resulting platform design and manufacturing environments are delivered to multiple clients, enabling universities, large and small, to offer programs for leading-edge microsystems research and training.

The fusion of microsystems technologies with knowledge from many disciplines generates innovations in diverse economic sectors.

Consistency and support are key elements in the success of CMC's program.

• Consistency: CMC provides disk storage resources to ensure that the tools and technologies it supports are installed in the same configuration at more than 40 universities across Canada that are particularly active in microsystems areas. This means that CMC can develop its products for this consistent configuration and that the many researchers CMC supports can use the same EDA tools, design kits and flows, and other aspects of CMC's national program.
  
• Support: Tutorials, training courses, engineering support, and technical workshops are essential parts of CMC's program. They enable researchers and students to gain the necessary skills and solve problems related to the design or test environment as quickly as possible, and to focus on their specific projects.