1 2nd mems iberoamerican meeting boca del rio veracruz mexico march 7 2005 competitiveness through microsystems technology canadian experiences and intentions dan gale vice president cmc microelectronics corporation 22nd introduction background a perspective grasping the opportunities supply chain closing remarks presentation 32nd across canada not for profit in operation since 1984 42nd looking forward discrete electronics era fab test cad design kits flows system on chip multi interfacing 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 time collaboratory 52nd research prototypes model get it madedesign how does do diffusion of brokerage build teams networks what stimulates r&d make 62nd national network ndn nationally distributed