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The move aims to advance packaging capabilities and conduct R&D for scalable manufacturing and advanced assembly processes.
IBM announced agreements with the Canadian government to develop semiconductor capabilities, despite positive remarks from Prime Minister Trudeau and IBM's focus on enhancing packaging and manufacturing methods.
IBM, the Government of Canada, and the Government of Quebec announced agreements that will strengthen Canada's semiconductor industry, and further develop the assembly, testing and packaging (ATP) capabilities for semiconductor modules to be used across a wide range of applications including telecommunications, high performance computing, automotive, aerospace & defence, computer networks, and generative AI, at IBM Canada's plant in Bromont, Quebec. The agreements reflect a combined investment valued at approximately $187M CAD.
Performance gains in large language models could be starting to slow down, and competition is expected to become a lot more intense
AI adoption among large organizations has remained steady globally, while Canada saw an uptick from 34 per cent in April 2023 to 37 per cent in November 2023,…