'Invent a Chip 2019' school competitionOriginal chip ideas chosen
Chips that transmit data via light, control cat flaps or monitor the dispensing of medication - over 1600 students submitted their innovative chip ideas to the 'Invent a Chip 2019' competition. The VDE and the BMBF have now awarded prizes to the most original ones.
© VDE, Henning Schacht
Second place, worth 2,000 euros, went to siblings Tara (16) and Connor (14) Albrecht from Lindlar Grammar School. They created a "smart" cat flap that works by means of 24 infrared light barriers and direct control by the chip they designed. This detects whether the cat has something in its mouth when it wants to enter the house. The siblings explain the principle: "If the cat is carrying a mouse, for example, the cat flap is closed."