The 9th China College IC Competition

Overview

'The 9th China College IC Competition' is a national competition hosted by the Talent Exchange Center of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. The competition is oriented to the development needs of the service industry and aims to improve the quality of talent training in my country. It creates a collaborative innovation platform for industry, academia and research, integrates industry development needs into the teaching process, and improves college students' innovative practical ability, engineering quality and teamwork spirit. Promote the healthy and rapid development of my country's technology industry.

Description

Background

In the context of rapid advancements in artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, and related technologies, we are entering an era of deep intelligence. This competition emphasizes the practical implementation and innovative applications of cutting-edge technologies. Teams are expected to leverage TPU's computational power to deploy language models and edge computing on TPU hardware. By integrating with the AIoT ecosystem, these technologies should be applied across diverse scenarios and verticals to drive industry intelligence.

Tasks

Based on SOPHGO TPU hardware, the goal is to implement the software and hardware design of intelligent systems, innovate algorithms and new applications, and provide end-to-end solutions. The system must leverage SOPHGO's computational advantages to demonstrate its efficient computing characteristics and include at least one end-to-end application of a speech model or machine vision.

To achieve this, participants can focus on the computational features of different SOPHGO TPU hardware and design systems in the following four common application areas: intelligent education, healthcare, intelligent robotics, and autonomous driving. Participants should innovate based on the characteristics of different hardware, with specific requirements as follows:

For low-power edge processors (such as CV1800B/SG200X series development boards), the design should ensure that algorithms possess high real-time performance and rapid response capabilities, enabling the system to quickly respond to user needs and support hardware module expansion, forming a complete embedded system. Intelligent robotics scenarios will be a bonus.
For edge computing processors (such as BM1684/BM1684X series products), participants should design intelligent systems suitable for AIGC scenarios, emphasizing multimodal fusion processing to fully utilize the advantages of edge computing for more efficient data processing and decision support. In particular, by integrating with the Airbox equipped with BM1684X, participants can design a system that interacts with the Sipeed Maixcam powered by the SG2002 processor, which will be a bonus for scenarios in primary and secondary education.

For a more detailed introduction to this competition, please visit the official website.
SOPHGO Cup Ding Group：10780008589

Timeline

This competition adopts the format of preliminary round + regional finals + national finals. The country is divided into several competition areas. Students participate in the regional finals according to the province where the school is located, and the winners advance to the national finals. It is recommended that participating colleges/research institutes designate 1-2 liaison officers from the participating colleges to be responsible for the organization of their unit’s participation liaison.

Registration: January 2025-March 20, 2025
Submission of preliminary works: May 25, 2025
Preliminary Judging: June 2025
Divisional Finals: July 2025
National Finals: August 2025

Prizes

Rules

Eligible Participants

The competition is open to junior college, undergraduate, and graduate students (Master's/Ph.D.).

Competition Registration

(1) Students are to form teams on their own (cross-institutional teams are allowed), with each team consisting of 1-3 members and 1-2 faculty advisors. The registration form must be stamped by the school or college.

(2) Each student may only participate in one team, and each team may choose one cup competition to enter.

(3) Teams consisting solely of undergraduates or junior college students will be classified into Group A, while teams with one or more graduate students (Master's/Ph.D.) will be classified into Group B. Teams in Group B are not eligible to register for topics that are exclusively for Group A. (Undergraduate status is determined based on the status at the time of registration)

Official Competition Website: http://univ.ciciec.com

Other Matters

（1）Plagiarism, unauthorized use, submission of false materials, or violation of relevant laws and regulations are strictly prohibited in the competition entries. Once discovered, participants will lose their rights to compete and bear all legal responsibilities.

（2）If the competition entry references or adopts published papers or results from others (including existing results from the participants' own laboratories), consent must be obtained, and the specific sources must be cited. This includes actively disclosing the parts used in materials and presentations involved in the judging process, such as technical documentation, defense PPT, and during various stages of the competition including but not limited to the defense in device application, preliminary rounds, regional finals, and national finals, as well as in submitted materials. Undisclosed references will result in point deductions upon discovery.

（3）Entries must not contain any information related to the school or advising teachers; point deductions will be made if discovered.

（4）Non-team members are allowed to provide technical guidance but may not replace team members in participating in the competition process, which includes but is not limited to check-in, defense, on-site setup, and presentation of the work. Violations will result in disqualification.

（5）The organizing committee and its staff shall respect and protect the intellectual property rights of the participating teams. They have the right to use and display the submitted materials, and after the national finals, the committee reserves the right to compile and publish a collection of excellent works.

（6）By registering for the corporate cup competition, teams agree to all terms regarding participation and intellectual property rights of the works as published on the official competition website and bear the corresponding legal responsibilities. Generally, the company that sets the competition reserves the right to purchase the intellectual property of the works of the teams participating in its cup competition and the winners of individual awards under the same conditions, unless otherwise specified in the competition description.

（7）By registering for the competition, teams agree to the "Competition Participation Notice" regarding specific competition arrangements and bear the corresponding legal responsibilities.

（8）The organizing committee of the National College Student Integrated Circuit Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition reserves the right to the final interpretation of this charter.

Organizers & Sponsors

Host

Talent Exchange Center of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology