This document outlines the basic guidelines and requirements for participating in the SSCS Chipathon 2025 event. Please read these guidelines carefully before beginning your project.
- Open to students, professionals, and researchers in the field of integrated circuits and systems
- Participants can join individually or in teams of up to 4 members
- At least one team member must be an IEEE SSCS member
- Designs must be implemented using the provided open-source tools
- All submissions must include complete documentation and source files
- Design documentation
- Implementation details
- LLM integration approach (if applicable)
- Test results and validation data
- Team information and contributions
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Initial Registration
- Complete team registration form
- Submit preliminary project proposal
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Development Phase
- Regular progress updates
- Participation in workshops
- Interim design review
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Final Submission
- Complete design files
- Documentation
- Presentation slides
- Demo video (optional but highly recommended)
Projects will be evaluated based on:
- Innovation and Creativity (30%)
- Technical Implementation (40%)
- Documentation Quality (15%)
- Presentation (15%)
- Access to workshop materials
- Technical support through repository issues
- Office hours with mentors (schedule TBA)
All participants are expected to:
- Respect intellectual property rights
- Maintain professional conduct
- Collaborate constructively
- Follow ethical guidelines in AI/LLM usage