Kick-off for 'Invent a Chip 2017'
Microchip ideas from young researchers wanted
What will the safe and environmentally friendly mobility of the future look like? Under the motto "New Mobility", the nationwide student competition 'Invent a Chip' has now been launched for the 16th time by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research and the technology association VDE.
In addition to answering 20 questions about the mobility of the future and the world of computer technology, the pupils have the chance to develop their own microchip. Ansgar Hinz, CEO of the VDE, is counting on the students' spirit of research: "Microchips play a decisive role in the networked mobility of tomorrow. For communication between autonomous vehicles, other road users and infrastructure elements, countless sensors provide huge amounts of data that need to be processed extremely quickly while maintaining the highest safety standards." Fast and powerful microchips are needed for this.
Around 2,600 girls and boys took part in the competition last year. Pupils in years 8 to 13 from secondary and vocational schools can take part, either in teams or individually. The closing date for entries is March 31, 2017 and a jury will select the ten best chip ideas from the entries for a workshop at the beginning of May at the Institute of Microelectronic Systems at Leibniz Universität Hannover. There, the selected young people will learn the first steps in chip design from the professionals. They then have until mid-September 2017 to implement their projects. Finally, on October 23, 2017, experts from industry, science and politics will award prizes to the participants with the best chip designs at the VDE/BMBF Microsystems Technology Congress in Munich.
The best participants in 'Invent a Chip 2017' can expect attractive cash prizes, inclusion in the selection process for a scholarship from the German National Academic Foundation, contacts with industry and universities, a taster internship at Bosch for several days in the field of vehicle development and presentation of the projects at trade fairs. The schools with the most entries will also receive prizes.
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