A team of students from RWTH Aachen University in Germany has won the second TI European Analog Design Contest with its project titled "Non-Contact System for Thoracic Activity Monitoring."
The team, made up of Daniel Teichmann, Jerome Foussier and Jing Jia, took first place despite tough competition from 155 teams across Europe.
The other winners were:
· Second place: University of Freiburg, Germany, for "Weather in a Box."
· Third place: Warsaw University of Technology, Poland, for "Biofeedback Device."
· Fourth place: University of Lodz, Poland, for "Patient Activity Monitor for Holter Examination."
The aim of the contest is to offer students a chance to work on a design project using three of the company's analogue ICs or two analogue ICs and a processor.
The winners received their awards during the Engibous Prize Giving Ceremony on Nov. 22 at TI Freising, Germany. As part of the event, the audience had a chance to see the four winning teams present their projects and conduct live demos.
The first-place team received $10,000, the runner-up received $5,000, and third- and fourth-place winners each received $2,500. Additionally, the top 20 teams in Round One each received $1,000.
"It is exciting to see what these bright students are capable of achieving by using high performance analogue products," said Jean-François Fau, president of TI Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
This year, students from 44 countries were eligible to participate in the contest: 27 European Union (EU) countries and 17 non-EU countries. A total of 155 teams entered from 76 universities in 26 countries.
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