Cadence Design Contest 2008

Date: Friday, March 14, 2008

Location: Your desktop

We are pleased to announce the launch of the Cadence Design Contest 2008!

Submissions are invited from students studying either B.E. / B.Tech or M.E. / M.Tech. The design work submission must have taken place as part of the students’ course or research work at the university / institute and must have been completed within 12 months prior to the submission deadline: Friday, March 14, 2008.

Categories
Submissions should be in either Analog or Digital categories and can be in either of the following 2 design areas:
Operational chip design - designs have been implemented and tested
Conceptual design - need not have been implemented but must have been thoroughly simulated and must include a test plan.

Evaluation Criteria
Submissions are judged by an Expert Committee comprising of representatives from the industry and Cadence experts on pre-defined criteria including:
Inventiveness
Complexity and feasibility of project
Breadth of Design
Effective Use of Cadence technologies
Presentation and clarity of communication
Award

The winning team will be eligible for a cash award of Rs 50,000 per team member (upto a maximum of Rs 1.5 lakh per team) and the guide is eligible for a cash award of Rs 50,000.

Timeline
Abstract submission deadline March 14, 2008
Shortlisted projects announced April 23, 2008
Project papers due July 14, 2008
Top 10 projects announced August 20, 2008
Top 10 teams to present to Expert Committee September 2008
Winner announced September 2008

Submission Guidelines
Only students from institutions that subscribe to the Cadence University Program may submit abstracts
All designs must use predominantly Cadence technology
All submissions must be made online (link below)
Maximum of 5 students per submission
Students can make multiple submissions
Abstract Guidelines

Please email your abstract in Word format ONLY (no PDFs) to Madhavi Rao (rmadhavi(AT)cadence.com).
You MUST download and submit the filled in Abstract Overview form as the first page of the abstract.
Abstract must be a maximum of 350 words ? around 1 1/2 pages.
Diagrams are allowed.
Abstract must provide high level specs / framework with measurable parameters that demonstrate the project’s uniqueness, such as:
The intended product / application (specify domains where this will be valuable)
Enhanced low power consumption (capability to run off battery power for longer)
Increased performance (increase of throughput and time saving achieved)
Newer functionality introduced
Verifications frameworks used
Abstract must clearly describe how Cadence tools helped in the design analysis, decisions and debugging.
Abstract must quantify the completeness of the implementation vs original specifications of the project / design work. Gaps in implementation must be identified and their impact to the original intent of the project/ design work must be evaluated.

Questions about this event?
Email: communications_india(AT)cadence.com

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