CANADA SETS GRANT FOR EUREKA RESEARCH
The federal government said Calmos
Systems Inc will be given 3,075,000 Canadian dlrs to join the
European consortium Eureka in a research project involving
integrated circuit boards.
    The Kanata, Ontario based microchip manufacturer was the
first company to qualify under Ottawa's 20 mln dlr fund called
the Technology Opportunitie in Europe Program. Other grants
will be announced shortly, the government said.
    In a statement, Calmos said it and its European partner,
European Silicon Structures, expects to use the research to
improve the design of silicon chips.
 Reuter
