Care EvoPrimer platform development method semiconductor ZhuCan application and promoting advanced navigation and scale-up reality technology implementation, is expected to get about $20,000 cash prizes

Across multiple electronic application field, the leading global semiconductor suppliers STMicroelectronics (STMicroelectronics, abbreviation ST; the New York stock exchange code STM) announced the opening OpenWorld design competition. Aim is to promote and develop contest of human auxiliary application technology. OpenWorld Autonomie project launched by a ZhuCan technology development promotion activities, aims to development disabilities barrier-free use public facilities and services human assistive technology. Autonomie project is in Europe by the eu through development foundation (FEDER) funded industrial technology research cooperation association.

A participant who design the most innovative and practical ZhuCan electronic application for people with disabilities, realizing public facilities and services, disabled and help them actively participate in daily life, will have the chance to get the cash prizes totaling $20,000.

Stmicroelectronics actively involved in the research and development activity, Autonomie projects encourage designers use processor, sensors, wireless technology, etc. Various kinds of semiconductor technology help blind people and amblyopia group realize life independent. Autonomie project teams goal was integral electronic solutions popularity technology application, for people with disabilities to provide economic and fits their special needs ZhuCan equipment. The group also invited handicapped participation technology assessment, research and analysis, and Autonomie project sponsors itself is a amblyopia patients.

Participants will receive a development tool platform to finish the challenges, including:

· stmicroelectronics EvoPrimer portable batteries STM32 micro controller demo development platform, built-in STM32 ARM Cortex - M3 micro controller;

· sensor expanded plate: built-in gyroscope, CiLiJi, accelerometer and pressure sensors EvoPrimer expanded plate, particularly suitable for development accurate positioning function;

· a set of free software development tools including compilers, debuggers and burn manometers;

· CircleOS middleware, used to simplify the application development, transplantation and existing Primer application reuse;

· function expansion, used to increase support for bluetooth, GPS or other signal transmission technology rf chip.

OpenWorld design contest is divided into two phases: the "concept proposal" and "application development". The jury 15 March from 2011 date, participants receive the design concept proposal in competition www.stm32circle.com only registered then submit on website design concept can, submitted design concept without limit. Concept proposal stage winners will receive a portable STM32 micro controller EvoPrimer demo development platform, and related software development tools to support them to finish the design concept of application development.

Participants must December in 2011 and submit completed before the development of application, Autonomie federation composed by members of the jury winner. The judges will according to the technical advantage selection works, because these applications won the end-user is disabled, so consider applications for people with disabilities works practicality.