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    SYNOPSYS ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF THE FIFTH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL MICROELECTRONICS OLYMPIAD

    armradio.am
    29.10.2010 18:01

    Synopsys, Inc., a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor
    design, verification and manufacturing, today announced the final
    winners of the fifth annual International Microelectronics Olympiad of
    Armenia held over the past six weeks. This year's competition reflected
    the region's diversity by including participants from Russia, Ukraine,
    Jordan, Bulgaria and Serbia.

    Of more than 200 competitors in the Olympiad, 132 were students
    from Armenian universities: State Engineering University of Armenia
    (SEUA), Yerevan State University (YSU), Russian-Armenian (Slavonic)
    State University (RAU) and European Regional Educational Academy
    (ERIICTA); State Informatics College of Armenia and Yerevan Physics
    Institute; Gyumri Information Technologies Center (GITC).

    A number of participating students were from universities outside
    of Armenia: Moscow Institute of Electronics Technology (MIET);
    Saint-Petersburg Electrotechnical University (LETI); Saint-Petersburg
    State University of Information Technology, Mechanics and Optics
    (ITMO), Kharkov National University of Radio Electronics (KNURE);
    Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST), Princess Sumaya
    University for Technology (PSUT), University of Niš and University
    of Serbia. Ten prizes were awarded to the top performers. A list of
    the winners is provided below.

    The Olympiad spotlights the region's brightest and most talented
    engineers under the age of 30, which is reflective of the growing
    development and focus on microelectronics design in Armenia. Olympiad
    topics for 2010 included Digital IC Design and Testing, Analog
    and Mixed Signal IC Design and Testing, Semiconductor Devices and
    Technology, and Mathematical and Algorithmic Issues of Electronic
    Design Automation (EDA).

    The Olympiad was conducted in two stages. The first stage, which
    entailed a test involving a number of basic tasks, was held on
    the following dates: October 4 in Kharkov, October 9 in Moscow,
    October 10 in Gyumri, October 7 in Niš and Serbia, October 8 in
    Saint-Petersburg, and September 18 in Yerevan. The top contestants
    advanced to the second stage, which involved a challenging contest
    and complex engineering tasks requiring advanced solutions. Of the
    more than 200 participants in the first stage, only 50 qualified to
    go on to the second stage, which was held October 28 in Yerevan at the
    Synopsys Armenia Educational Department (SAED). Of these 50 students,
    three were from Gyumri, two from Moscow, one from Saint-Petersburg,
    two from Jordan and one from Serbia.

    Synopsys held an evening reception on October 29 in Yerevan at
    the Chamber Music Hall to announce the winners of the fifth annual
    International Microelectronics Olympiad of Armenia.

    "The International Armenian Microelectronics Olympiad is a unique event
    in the region. Originally created to recognize the best young engineers
    in Armenia and to inspire the next generation of Armenian engineers,
    it has evolved to provide value in other countries in the region
    as well," said Rich Goldman, president of the organizing committee
    of the Olympiad, chief executive officer of Synopsys Armenia CSJC,
    and vice president of Corporate Marketing and Strategic Alliances
    at Synopsys. "This year we welcomed engineers from three different
    countries outside of Armenia who travelled to Yerevan to participate
    in the Olympiad. We see this as the beginning of a growing trend in
    which Armenia is becoming a regional center for the development of
    high tech economies throughout the area."

    "I am glad the Olympiad has picked up greater momentum this year
    and has turned into an international event," said professor Vazgen
    Melikyan, president of the program committee of the Olympiad,
    director of Synopsys Armenia Educational Department, head of the
    interdepartmental chair of SEUA Microelectronic Circuits and Systems,
    and honorable scientist of RA. "Each year the Olympiad expands in both
    geographic reach and size. We have more participants this year than
    in previous years and the quality of the participants' knowledge has
    grown as well. This is a positive sign not only for the event but for
    the greater purpose behind the event -to grow the microelectronics
    design industry in the region by recognizing the impressive talents
    of the region's future engineers."

    "The annual International Microelectronics Olympiad of Armenia is a
    great opportunity for us to compete with not only with our peers, but
    also with participants from other countries," said first year master's
    student of Synopsys Armenia Educational program in EDA specialization
    Hamlet Aslanyan. "Participation in such competitions helps us test
    our knowledge and practical skills in microelectronics design, which
    is an important aspect of the program because it pushes us to become
    better future engineers and thus strengthens our contributions to
    Armenia's high tech industry."




    From: A. Papazian
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