Edgewater Wireless wins grant for Wi-Fi chip commercialisation
Edgewater Wireless Systems, a pioneer in Wi-Fi spectrum slicing, has been awarded $921,000 in non-dilutive funding from FABrIC, the Government of Canada’s flagship initiative to commercialise advanced semiconductors and sensors.
The strategic investment will boost Edgewater’s $2.4 million development project, accelerating the time to market for its next-generation multi-link Wi-Fi silicon platform. This technology is poised to transform high-density, interference-sensitive wireless environments across residential, enterprise, and industrial IoT sectors.
The strategic initiative, targeting Edgewater’s next-generation Wi-Fi baseband, is designed to address real-world performance limitations in critical residential, enterprise and IoT deployments. The project will run through December 2026 and is expected to reach TRL 6+, bolstering Canada’s vision to build domestic strength in advanced semiconductor design and manufacturing.
“In today’s complex geopolitical environment, semiconductor innovation has become a strategic national priority,” said Andrew Skafel, President and CEO of Edgewater Wireless. “The FABrIC funding reinforces Canada’s commitment to strengthening its position in the global technology landscape. For Edgewater, it means accelerating our Wi-Fi product roadmap, creating jobs, delivering shareholder value, and contributing to Canada’s economic resilience.”
“Semiconductors are embedded in almost every aspect of daily life, and the sectors that power our economy depend on them. From sensors that detect subtle but significant health changes to complex hardware accelerators and optimised chips that run increasingly complex AI algorithms, semiconductor technology is crucial,” stated Lynn McNeil, Vice President of FABrIC. “The semiconductor supply chain is one of the world’s largest and most complicated. It draws on highly specialised materials, components, manufacturing equipment, expertise, and processes to design, fabricate, assemble, package, and test finished chips. Canada, with unique expertise in photonics, MEMS, compound semiconductors and quantum technologies, can flourish in this supply chain.”
Launched in 2024, FABrIC is a five-year, $223M project to build the national ecosystem. By fostering collaboration between industry, not-for-profits, the post-secondary community, and government, it accelerates commercialisation, amplifies our competitive advantages, and maximises the economic impact of Canada’s semiconductor sector.
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