The only facility in Canada, MISTIC will enable component-to-system design using classical and quantum physics principles within a collaborative ecosystem that connects academic, industry, and government expertise from across disciplines under one roof.
MISTIC will be a cutting-edge test and measurement hub to drive technological innovation of MMW and sub-THz materials, devices, circuits, and systems. Housed within a 14,800 ft2 facility, MISTIC integrates multiple laboratories that provide reconfigurable testbeds and R&D platforms to cover all characterization, measurement and performance assessment needs for MMW and sub-THz systems. The modular and flexible testbeds accelerate iterative R&D, fault diagnosis and correction, supporting rapid to-market innovation.
Vision
MISTIC will attract a diverse user base to support national and international collaborations across academia, industry, and government sectors to take on new, currently addressable, challenges in realizing truly global connectivity.
List of Equipment
Proposed
- MMW and Sub-THz Electro-Thermal Characterization Testbed
- MMW and Sub-THz Material Characterization System
- MMW and Sub-THz High-Performance Cryogenic Testing System
- MMW and Sub-THz Coherent Multi-channel Generation and Analysis Platform
- MMW and Sub-THz Advanced Antenna Testing Framework
People
Scientific Director
Slim Boumaiza
slim.boumaiza@uwaterloo.ca
How to request access
Contact the scientific director, Slim Boumaiza at slim.boumaiza@uwaterloo.ca.