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Since Canada does not have sufficient large-scale manufacturing facilities for semiconductors, it imports 93 percent of its IC requirements. A number of Canadian companies design ICs, which are manufactured at foreign plants. The domestic market in 1997 was approximately US$6.1 billion and is expected to have an annual growth rate in excess of 15 percent over the next few years. In 1997, Canada's electronic components industry produced over US$4.75 billion worth of goods and services. Approximately 300 firms, including Nortel, IBM, Mitel, C-MAC, Celestica and Circo Craft make up the Canadian electronic components industry. There are 50 companies in Canada engaged in the design, packaging, and fabrication of semiconductors and related engineering services. According to Semiconductor Sectoral Analysts at Industry Canada, the Canadian microelectronics industry, which is a US$2.96 billion (CDN$4.1 billion) sector (1997) employing 8,000 people, has the potential to employ 21,000 and to generate US$15 billion (CDN$21 billion) in revenues by 2005. A profile of the end-users of electronic components is provided.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
A world leader in traditional telecommunications and leading-edge wireless combined with global expertise in radio, microwave and satellite communications; lowest costs in G-7 for electronics and telecom equipment manufacturing industries.
MICROELECTRONICS
Canadian expertise focussed primarily on telecommunications, with smaller niches in video/graphics, medical/biotech and automotive with assets concentrated upstream in design and downstream in systems for end users. Cadence Design, Tundra Semiconductor, PMC-Sierra, ATI Technologies, Gennum and Matrox are active in microelectronics corridor.
ADVANCED SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES
Canadian companies are developing and implementing innovative security solutions globally; Canada offers extensive range of ICT - assisted security solutions.