Best Semiconductors Companies in Montreal, Canada
The 50 best Semiconductors companies in Montreal, Canada in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: 5N Plus.
Our analysis of 219 Semiconductors companies
$47.9b in tracked funding; 70% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Semiconductors companies in Montreal
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Web popularity | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5N Plus Manufacturer of specialty semiconductors and performance materials for essential technologies | $157M | 14 mo ago | 259 | Arjang Roshan CEO & President | Apple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365Python+10 | Top 5M | 42 patents Metal powder atomization and processing for high‑performance alloy production | — |
| 2 | E2ip Technologies Provider of engineering and prototyping services for electronic manufacturing industry | $88M | 39 mo ago | 263 | Eric Saint-Jacques CEO and BOARD MEMBER | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+25 | Top 10M | — | 1 job opening · 1 launch · 1 award |
| 3 | Spark Microsystems Provider of low-power radio transceivers for IoT applications 60Funding top 25%Talent top 25%News top 33%Innovation top 37% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 25% Talenttop 25% Newstop 33% Innovationtop 37% Moattop 37% Patentstop 40% Growthtop 45% Marketbottom 47% Techbottom 46% Globalbottom 37% Funding: Raised $46.3M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 9 yrs (0.6/yr) Talent: Analyst team rating 4/5 · 5 named leaders on record rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $46M | 4 mo ago | 64 | Mohammad Taherzadeh Co-Founder | WordPress Block EditorwpBakeryWordPress+28 | Top 5M | 12 patents UWB radio transceivers and receiver technologies for high‑precision short‑range communication | 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 4 | MDA Space Developer of chips, products, and systems for satellite communications technology | $25M | 17 mo ago | 191 | Yoav Leibovitch Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+24 | Top 10M | — | 1 partnership · 1 expansion |
| 5 | Aeponyx Manufacturer of silicon-based photonic transceivers | $17M | 64 mo ago | 34 | — | DudaNginxSnowplow Analytics+12 | Top 50M | 83 patents Advanced photonic packaging and hybrid integration for wavelength‑tunable optical components | 2 job openings |
| 6 | Anyon Systems Computation tools and simulations to design the hardware for quantum computers 62AI top 15%Patents top 20%Innovation top 26%Moat top 32% All 9 signals ▾AItop 15% Patentstop 20% Innovationtop 26% Moattop 32% Growthtop 35% Fundingtop 41% Techtop 49% Globalbottom 35% Marketbottom 29% AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) Patents: 65 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 49 filings since 2022 vs 16 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $17M | 7 mo ago | 24 | — | TurbopackApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+10 | Top 50M | 65 patents Cryogenic dilution refrigeration and superconducting qubit hardware for quantum computing systems | 2 launchs · 1 partnership · 1 expansion |
| 7 | Octasic Silicon and software solutions for wireless base stations and gateways. | $16M | 293 mo ago | 185 | — | WebflowSanityZoho+27 | Top 50M | 19 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | — |
| 8 | Stathera Provider of MEMS-based timing ICs and resonators | $15M | 38 mo ago | 19 | George Xereas Chief Executive Officer | WordPressVisual ComposerElementor+26 | Top 10M | 42 patents Temperature-compensated MEMS resonators and ML-enhanced clock signal correction for timing systems | — |
| 9 | Wavesat 4G chipsets with interchangeability in multiple technologies | $15M | 210 mo ago | 80 | Raj Singh ex-CEO | — | — | 17 patents Optimizing wireless OFDM signal processing, channel state info and resource allocation. | — |
| 10 | Airy 3D Developer of a 3D computer vision platform | $14M | 96 mo ago | 28 | Ji-Ho Cho Co-Founder & Vice President Advanced Research | WordPressMySQLPHP+21 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 11 | Microbridge Technologies Canada Rejustors for temperature compensation in sensors | $12M | 233 mo ago | 11 | Mike Foster ex-CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | wrnch Platform for machine learning on edge devices | $9M | 85 mo ago | 38 | — | — | — | 29 patents Computer vision for human pose, activity recognition, depth estimation, and camera calibration | — |
| 13 | Noze Developer of a breath-based diagnostic platform to detect disease markers noninvasively | $7M | 24 mo ago | 54 | Ashok Masilamani Chief Technology Officer and Founder | WebflowGSAPjsDelivr+6 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 14 | Aerial AI-powered WiFi motion intelligence solutions for elder care, smart homes, and security applications | $7M | 77 mo ago | 28 | Michel Allegue Co-Founder & CTO | Apache HTTP ServerAmazon Web ServicesLodash+10 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 15 | Aceris 3D Inspection Flip chip and wafer inspection equipment | $5M | — | — | Bojko Vodanovic Founder & President | — | — | 7 patents 3D optical metrology for semiconductor device and substrate inspection | — |
| 16 | Motion Engine MEMS multi-axis inertial sensors, packaging technologies, systems for motion tracking devices | $1M | 150 mo ago | — | Louis Ross Founder & CEO | — | — | 43 patents MEMS inertial and magnetic sensors for motion, pressure, and navigation applications | — |
| 17 | Omniply Provider of substrates for manufacturing flexible electronic products | $600K | 72 mo ago | 15 | Humaira Taz Co-Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Nxtsens Tailored MEMS based sensing and timing solutions | $400K | 123 mo ago | 19 | Ed Harvey Co-Founder & Chairman | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | Genia Photonics Developer of laser and spectrometric systems | $300K | 170 mo ago | 2 | — | — | — | 44 patents Tunable ultrafast lasers and spectroscopic systems with fiber‑optic integration. | — |
| 20 | One Silicon Chip Photonics Manufacturer of MEMS-based accelerometers | $100K | 37 mo ago | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | infinityQ Manufacturer of quantum computing chips | $100K | 54 mo ago | 12 | Aurélie Hélouis CEO & Founder | — | — | — | — |
Top 12 Semiconductors companies in Montreal
#1
Series B · Montreal, Montreal · founded 2016 · 64 employees$46.3Mraised▾
Provider of low-power radio transceivers for IoT applications. It develops radio transceivers that enable the internet of things applications. Its features include low power consumption during transmitting and receiving, ultra-short wireless latency, and time-of-flight positioning. It has applications in gaming, audio, smart home and home security equipment, industrial, retail, and medical sectors.
- Mar 2026Series B$12.4M
- Mar 2023Series B$24.6M
- Apr 2022Series A$5.7M
- Feb 2021Series A$13.8M
#2
Public · Montreal, Montreal · founded 2000 · 259 employees$157Mraised▾
Manufacturer of specialty semiconductors and performance materials for essential technologies. The company develops and manufactures advanced materials that are core components for customer products. It deploys proprietary and proven technologies to create critical materials that enable a wide variety of technologies and products. The company transforms metals into value-added specialty materials.
- May 2025Grant (prize money)$8.8M
- Apr 2025Grant (prize money)$1.5M
- Jan 2025Grant (prize money)$9.3M
- Feb 2019Conventional Debt$5M
#3
Funding Raised · Montreal, Montreal · founded 2014 · 24 employees$16.7Mraised▾
Anyon Systems works in developing computation tools and simulations, using supercomputers, to help design the hardware for quantum computers. The company is working with Google to create 20-qubit quantum computers, and is in parallel working on developing 50-qubit also. Government of Canada invested $33.5 million in Anyon Systems' major academic partner, University of Sherbrooke.
- Dec 2025Grant (prize money)$16.7M
#4
Acquired · Montreal, Quebec · founded 1969 · 191 employees$25Mraised▾
Developer of chips, products, and systems for satellite communications technology. The company provides solutions for communication payloads and direct-to-cell technology. Its technologies include digital beamforming, beam hopping, and wideband SDR modem. The company also offers electronically steered antenna array, payload on board processing, and RF and analog design technology.
#5
Series B · Montreal, Montreal · founded 1999 · 263 employees$88.3Mraised▾
Provider of engineering and prototyping services for the electronic manufacturing industry. It specializes in specializes in printed electronics, Smart Surfaces, and Human Machine Interfaces.
- Apr 2023Series B$88.3M
- 2020Conventional Debt—
#6
Seed · Montreal, Quebec · founded 2015 · 54 employees$6.8Mraised▾
Developer of a breath-based diagnostic platform to detect disease markers noninvasively. The platform uses nano-sensor arrays to detect molecular patterns. Proprietary neural models translate these patterns into diagnostic meaning. The platform is designed for semiconductor manufacturing to achieve global reach. It aims to provide earlier detection and faster interventions for better outcomes. The platform has two modes: SpotLight and DeepScan.
- Jul 2024Seed$5M
- Mar 2023Grant (prize money)$1M
#7
Series A · Montreal, Quebec · founded 2015 · 19 employees$15Mraised▾
Provider of MEMS-based timing ICs and resonators. It designs and develops plug-and-play micro-electromechanical timing oscillators and embedded MEMS resonator dies that can be integrated into existing IC products. Its features include dual output, shock and vibration resistance, and temperature tolerance. It has applications in control and communication of wireless systems, such as wearable devices, IoT systems, and smartphones.
- May 2023Series A$15M
#8
Acquired · Montreal, Montreal · founded 2011 · 34 employees$17.2Mraised▾
Manufacturer of silicon-based photonic transceivers. The technology combines planar MEMS and silicon photonics. It develops transceivers using silicon nitride. It has applications in the telecom industry and electronic test equipment.
- Mar 2021Series A$7.9M
- Mar 2019Series A$5.9M
- Dec 2017Seed$3.3M
- Sep 2016Grant (prize money)$1.9M
#9
Series A · Montreal, Quebec · founded 2015 · 28 employees$13.5Mraised▾
Developer of a 3D computer vision platform. It is is commercializing the world’s first passive, single sensor solution for 3D imaging that can be tailored to any camera sensor. Its Transmissive Diffraction Mask and computational imaging algorithms deliver profound savings in hardware, computation, and power usage. Coupled with the technology’s drop-in compatibility with standard camera sensors and lenses, it can bring 3D to users existing design in a size that is unmatched by other technologies without having to redesign your hardware and all the while maintaining your original 2D image.
- Jul 2018Series A$10M
- May 2017Seed$3.5M
#10
Early Stage · Montreal, Montreal · founded 1998 · 185 employees$16.5Mraised▾
Ocatasic provides silicon and software solutions for wireless base stations and media gateways market.The company’s VoIP, HD video and multi-standard wireless basestation multi-core DSP solutions are based on Opus, a unique asynchronous DSP architecture. It claims that it reduces system costs and power consumption. Its solutions range from System-on-a-Chip (SoC) development, to real-time OS (RTOS) and compiler design, modem and media processing software, and hardware and RF design.
- Feb 2002Conventional Debt$3M
- Feb 2002PE$8.5M
#11
Acquired · Montreal, Montreal · founded 1993 · 80 employees$14.8Mraised▾
Wavesat specializes in mobile broadband, providing advanced semiconductor solutions to mobile device manufacturers to deploy future-proof broadband services and products. With award winning technology Wavesat delivers silicon that enables customers to deploy multiple broadband wireless technologies such as WiMAX Wave2, WiFi, and XG-PHS today and to migrate seamlessly to future 4G technologies such as LTE. Mobile device manufacturers can maximize investment, reduce development time and risk and accelerate time-to-market with Wavesat’s industry-leading performance, integration, size and power management.
- Feb 2009Series D$9.5M
- Nov 2006Series A$5.3M
#12
Seed · Montreal, Montreal · founded 2015 · 28 employees$6.8Mraised▾
AI-powered WiFi motion intelligence solutions for elder care, smart homes, and security applications. The company leverages existing WiFi infrastructure to detect human presence, activity, sleep patterns, and environmental changes without additional hardware like cameras or wearables. Their technology analyzes WiFi signal distortions using advanced AI models to provide non-invasive monitoring.
- Feb 2020Seed—
- Nov 2018Seed$3M
- Feb 2018Seed$1.5M
- Jul 2017Seed$1.7M
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Semiconductors coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
How research on Semiconductors is moving in Canada
A read on the academic research around Semiconductors — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 739 Canada-affiliated papers.
- Polytechnique Montréal94
- University of Toronto60
- University of Waterloo57
- McGill University45
- University of British Columbia35
- Photonics15→24
- Transistor7→13
- Voltage5→11
- Photonic integrated circuit13→17
- Amplifier1→5
- Converters1→8
- Power (physics)1→7
- Photonics8→12
- Transient (computer programming)2→6
- Adder1→5
- Electronic circuit4→8
Where semiconductors is researched across Canada
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Who's filing semiconductors patents in Canada
Canada semiconductors patent filing is cooling — 1,206 filings from 674 assignees (2016–2025), led by Vuereal, ATI Technologies ULC, GAN Systems; annual filings 129→94.
- Vuereal173
- ATI Technologies ULC84
- GAN Systems81
- Ignis Innovation65
- Intel65
- Advanced Micro Devices59
- Alpha & Omega Semiconductor INT58
- Tischler Michael A57
Common questions
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