Mixed-signal-programmable IC maker kicks off design contest
Silego Technology is a fabless maker of Configurable Mixed-signal ICs (“CMICs”): efabless describes itself as the first marketplace and platform for community engineered electronics. Together, they are promoting a design series that aims to show off both.
The “Go Configure Design Challenge Series” will allow a global community of designers to implement widely used functions using GreenPAK CMICs and its drag-and-drop software GUI. The efabless platform will serve as the crowd source design platform on which the CMIC hardware designs will be submitted. This design challenge is intended to be the first step in establishing a future marketplace for innovators and their designs.
Mike Noonen, Silego’s VP of WW Sales and Business Development explained, “With this Challenge, we are looking to achieve four goals: first, establish that crowdsourced hardware designs can be successful; second, create awareness for the efabless platform; third, teach more people about CMICs; and last but not least, have fun.”
The “Go Configure Challenge Series” consists of 10 separate designs based on 10 commonly used functions. Two challenges will be announced every two weeks until November 27th, 2017. Contestants will be given two weeks to submit their designs through the efabless platform and winners will be announced monthly. Rewards will include Amazon gift cards and the ‘tech’ products.
· All participants will receive GreenPAK development kits and ‘cool Silego swag’ (promotional items).
· Design challenge winners will receive Amazon gift cards and a choice of various electronic prizes including smartwatches, Bluetooth speakers and wireless earbuds
· The best overall design of the Go Configure Design Series will win an Apple 12-inch Macbook or Microsoft Surface
· All design challenge category winners will be entered into a drawing for an Apple Homepod
· Participants who submit several designs demonstrating high proficiency in CMIC design will receive Silego certification and a chance to become a Silego Design Partner.
The Go Configure Design Challenge Series will run from October 2nd to Dec 11th. Challenges are open to all engineers, “who want to learn a better way to design mixed-signal circuits and win some prizes while doing it.”
To learn more and register for the design challenges, please visit www.efabless.com/silego
Silego; www.silego.com
efabless; www.efabless.com
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