Electronic design is evolving rapidly with configurability and open source being two of the most powerful megatrends. Silego Technology Inc. (“Silego”), the pioneer and leader of Configurable Mixed-signal ICs (“CMICs”), and efabless, the world’s first marketplace and platform for community engineered electronics, are partnering up to launch a design series that will demonstrate the future of mixed-signal design and design communities.
The “Go Configure Design Challenge Series” is the first of its kind to allow a global community of designers to implement widely used functions using GreenPAK™ CMICs and its intuitive 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.
Lucio Lanza, Managing Director of Lanza techVentures stated, “The future IoT network, consisting of billions of connections, will be realized through easily configurable semiconductors and a creative and powerful analog design community. The design community will be connected via efabless, and Silego will provide the Configurable Mixed-signal IC technology.”
Mike Wishart, CEO of efabless commented, “We are excited to partner with Silego on the Go Configure Design Challenge Series – a first of its kind. Silego’s configurable ICs make analog integration fast, flexible and easy. We connect a global community to simplify hardware creation and open to everyone. It’s a great match and the Challenge will be a great forum to show the future of electronics creation.”
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. Silego is thrilled to partner with the inventive and imaginative efabless team”.
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. 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 latest high tech products. Along the way, participants will learn how Silego GreenPAKs and the efabless community engineering platform and marketplace can empower them to meet customer needs by creating custom ICs that are ready for mass production in weeks. Successful designer participants will also attain Silego certification and recognition of their achievements throughout the community.
Silego Technology | www.silego.com
efabless – The Community Engineering Company | www.efabless.com