Edgewater Wireless Systems Inc. announced a strategic collaboration with Miqro Innovation Collaborative Centre C2MI. This collaboration is made possible, in part, through funding from the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP), supporting the provision of its advisory services. Deovetailing with Edgewater's on-shoring initiatives, the first phase of this work will tap C2MI's expertise to enhance the North American manufacturability of Edgewater's next-generation WiFi7 Spectrum Slicing solution.

By working with C2MI, Edgewater will have access to a world-class team in a facility. The first phase of the multi-phase engagement will de-risk the production of engineering samples for the global residential Wi-Fi market and is geared toward scaling to volume production using a trusted supply chain. The C2MI collaboration adds value to Edgewater by: helping to de-risk the production and commercialization phase of Edgewater's next- generation WiFi7 Spectrum Slicing silicon; providing access to C2MI's world-class infrastructure, automated equipment and production process expertise; providing accelerated development and commercialization support (from prototype production samples to full market launch); leveraging C2MI's global collaborative ecosystem and identifying internal or external partners able to join projects to ensure successful results; having access to and collaboration with over 250 scientists, researchers, academics and industry technology experts who have been innovating within the semiconductor industry for decades; and Edgewater retains all intellectual property developed or designed in collaboration with C2MI, and fulfills its mandate of on-shoring its silicon production efforts back to North America.

In advance of government programs incentivizing on-shore silicon development, Edgewater initiated strategic steps to on-shore silicon development and commercialization of next-generation Wi-Fi Spectrum Slicing silicon. The strategic initiative offers the Company more direct control of its silicon process and supply line, including critical design and quality assurance efforts. It provides closer access to North American foundries and gives the Company more direct control over silicon supply lines, including design and quality assurance.

On-shoring the design and verification process will effectively allow complete domestic development in preparation for prototype manufacturing and lab validation of full-duplex Wi-Fi ASICs.