MPSoC Design Contest

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Submit your Design!

The annual MPSoC Forum will be held from June 25 - 30, 2023 in Helena, Montana, USA

Design submissions will be accepted until April 30, 2023.

Last year's winning design was "Propagation Delay DSP Functions Optimization of EM22FS Dual-Core for Electrical Steering Sensor and Control ASIC" by Murilo Pessatti of Chipus Microelectronica S.A., Brazil.

This design was an innovative application in critical safety chips for automotive solutions that uses a dula-core processor for system redundancyto guarantee high safety ASIL levels for safety-critical functions, such as electrical steering in a car.

Previous winners of the Synopsys' MPSoC Design Contest were:

  • 2018: AI for Blindness Prevention by DART, Chile
  • 2017: Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) by Remora, Costa Rica
  • 2016: Baqueano Pro by BQN, Uruguay

Contest Rules

  • Entries are restricted to established companies and independent designers in Latin America. Entries by Universities will not be accepted.
  • Projects must focus on MPSoCs and can be related to hardware development, software development or both.
  • Completed projects and those still under development will be accepted.
  • Companies may submit multiple projects.
  • Submissions must be in English.
  • Submissions will be accepted from March 20 through April 30, 2023 and results will be published by May 15, 2023. The winner will be notified by email.
  • The Jury of the contest will be composed of the following industry and academic experts:
    • Ahmed Jerraya – eDIH Paris-Saclay
    • Victor Grimblatt – Synopsys, Chile
    • Yankin Tanurhan – Synopsys, USA
    • Marilyn Wolff – University of Nebraska, USA
  • One member of the winning company will be invited to present the project/product at MPSoC 2023 in Helena, Montana, USA. The reward includes an airline ticket, lodging, and conference participation fees. Any additional expense, including the participation of other members of the company in the congress, will be paid by the winner.
  • Synopsys and the MPSoC organizers reserve the right to declare no winner if none of the entries meet the criteria.

Please read the rules above and if you agree with them proceed to submitting your project.

Submission of project

Please click below to complete the submission form.

Questions?

If you have questions, please contact: mpsoc-design-contest@synopsys.com