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COUNTRY FOCUS : CANADA

, Government of trengthen Canada ’ s

Canadian-made . Semiconductors power the world and we ' re putting Canada at the forefront of that opportunity ,” said Justin Trudeau , Prime Minister of Canada .
In addition to the advancement of packaging capabilities , IBM will be conducting R & D to develop methods for scalable manufacturing and other advanced assembly processes to support the packaging of different chip technologies , to further Canada ' s role in the North American semiconductor supply chain and expand and anchor Canada ' s capabilities in advanced packaging .
The agreements also allow for collaborations with small and medium-sized Canadian-based enterprises
This announcement is a massive win for Canada and our dynamic tech sector .
with the intent of fostering the development of a semiconductor ecosystem , now and into the future .
“ IBM has long been a leader in semiconductor research and development , pioneering breakthroughs to meet tomorrow ' s challenges . With the demand
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