The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) announced the final of The Inventors Challenge 2023, a collaboration between Arm Education and STMicroelectronics at the Engineering Institute of Technology, Noida.
The Indian government is focusing on developing a semiconductor ecosystem to foster innovation and to nurture faculty and students' capabilities in semiconductor and technology innovation.
The Inventors Challenge 2023: Over 80 teams received developer boards from ST Microelectronics for prototyping. 8 teams were announced as winners, each winning Rs 50,000.
“The Inventors Challenge 2023 underscored the significance of industry-academia knowledge sharing, with positive feedback from participants reinforcing the need for continued interactions to expose the academic ecosystem to technological innovations”, T.G. Sitharam, Chairman, AICTE, said.
“Arm believes technology can improve the world and higher education institutions play a crucial role in enabling innovation in the semiconductor ecosystem. They collaborate with academic, industry and government partners to drive positive advancements. Congratulations to this year's winners for their contributions to the United Nations' Global Goals”, Guru Ganesan, President, Arm India, expressed.
“The Inventor's Challenge, in collaboration with AICTE & Arm, aims to enhance innovation and foster valuable partnerships, thereby enriching the local ecosystem”, Vivek Sharma, Managing Director, India, STMicroelectronics, said.