Feb 1, 2022

IEEE SSCS PICO Contestants Cross the Finish Line

by Boris Murmann
DOI:10.1109/MSSC.2021.3135176
Date of current version: 24 January 2022

Last summer 2021, the IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society (SSCS) launched its first open source chip design contest under the umbrella of its Platform for Integrated Circuit Design Outreach program (PICO). Beginning with 61 submissions, a volunteer jury selected 18 teams from nine countries to embark on a journey toward tapeout. Anyone interested in supporting future activities is encouraged to sign up at the Society’s volunteer web portal. Stay tuned for the 2022 edition of the SSCS PICO contest!
FIG: Layout views of the chips submitted for tape out

      TABLE: A Summary Oof Designs Submitted for TapeOut
FunctionTeamChip URL
15G bidirectional amplifierPakistan 3 (National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences)https://efabless.com/projects/560
2Wireless power transfer unitPakistan 2 (National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences)
3Variable precision fused multiply–add unitPakistan 1 (National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences)
4Oscillator-based LVDT readoutIndia 2 (Anna University)https://efabless.com/projects/474
5Temperature sensorIndia 1 (Anna University)
6GPS baseband engineIndia 3 (Anna University)
7Ultralow-power analog front end for bio signalsBrazil 2 (Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina)https://efabless.com/projects/476
8TIA for quantum photonics interfaceUSA 4 (University of Virginia)https://efabless.com/projects/470
9Bandgap referenceEgypt (Cairo University)https://efabless.com/projects/473
10Neural network for sleep apnea detectionUSA 2 (University of Missouri)
11Sonar processing unitChile (University of the Bío-Bío)https://efabless.com/projects/54

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