Launch of 'Invent a Chip 2020'Good ideas wanted
"Who has the best idea for a microchip?" is the task for the 'Invent a Chip' school competition initiated by the VDE and BMBF for the 19th time. Young talents who enjoy technology, science and mathematics are in demand.
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<p>In 2019, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research's special prize of 2,000 euros went to Robin Breitfelder (15), Tim Jungnitz (16), Maximilian Krebs (16) and Jamal Lkhaouni (15) from Lindlar Grammar School. They developed an intelligent rollator. It can recognize obstacles, detect its position and has an emergency function. "If the rollator tips over and its user falls, a fall alarm is triggered," is how the jury described the concept of the award-winning microchip.</p> © VDE