Arm Silicon Startups Contest
Awards up to $250,000 in Arm technology credit to the winner and $150,000 to the runner-up among early-stage semiconductor startups building Arm-based chip designs worldwide, with automatic consideration for Silicon Catalyst's own incubator.
Judges drawn from Arm and Silicon Catalyst pick a winner and a runner-up, who receive Arm technology credit worth $250,000 and $150,000 respectively, plus free access to Arm's IP portfolio, tools, and training through the Flexible Access for Startups program. Every entrant is also automatically considered for Silicon Catalyst's own 24-month incubator and accelerator program, with fast-tracked revi…
The Arm Silicon Startups Contest is open worldwide to early-stage teams designing a system-on-chip using Arm processor IP, provided the company has raised no more than $20 million in total funding and earns no more than $1 million in annual revenue. It runs annually as a partnership between Silicon Catalyst, the global semiconductor incubator, and chip IP provider Arm.
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