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IEEE SSCS “Code-a-Chip” Travel Grant Awards at the 2023 Symposium on VLSI Technology and Circuits

The IEEE SSCS Code-a-Chip Travel Grant Award was created to:

Promote reproducible chip design using open-source tools and notebook-driven design flows and
Enable up-and-coming talents as well as seasoned open-source enthusiasts to travel to IEEE SSCS conferences and interact with the leading-edge chip design community.

The program is open to anyone (no restrictions). IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society (SSCS) membership is encouraged, but not required. Teaming is encouraged, but each team must identify a single leader who can travel to the Symposium on VLSI from June 11-16, 2023, to receive the award.
Applicants must submit an open-source Jupyter notebook detailing an innovative circuit design using open-source tools. The objective is to disseminate the main ideas and design choices using open-source tools and PDKs in a reproducible manner. Generating a final layout of your circuit is encouraged but not required.
- Examples: inverter, temperature sensor
Each submission must contain a suitable open-source license (e.g., Apache 2.0).
A jury will evaluate the submissions and select up to 10 winners.
Travel grants of up to US$500 (for secondary students), up to US$2,500 (for undergraduate students), and between US$1,000-US$5,000 (for graduate students and all others) will be awarded. This award can reimburse conference registration, travel and a portion of your accommodations until the dollar amount is used up.
Travel arrangements must comply with the IEEE Travel and Expense Reimbursement Guidelines and awardees must attend the conference in person to qualify for reimbursement.

Note: As a reference, previous Notebook winners at ISSCC'23 can be found here.

The notebooks must be submitted through a GitHub Pull Request at the SSCS Open-Source Ecosystem Code-a-Chip (OSE) GitHub portal.
Notebooks submissions must follow guidelines in the How to Apply section.
The winners are expected to attend the conference to be recognized for their awards and to present a poster.
Reimbursement will be provided after the conference when registration, air and accommodation receipts are sent to the SSCS administrator.

February 15, 2023, 8:00 AM Pacific Time: Info session (meeting link to follow)
April 3, 2023, 11:59 AM Pacific Time: Notebook submission deadline (GitHub pull request)
April 14, 2023: Announcement of winners
April 17-21, 2023: Register for conference, obtain letter for visa application (if needed)
June 11-16, 2023: Attend conference