Page Options   Microchip WebSite University Corner Search Options Text Search   Featured Student Design         Welcome to Design Ideas page Here you will find design ideas submitted by your peers at different universities across the world that incorporate the PICmicro® MCU. Each month a design idea is selected by your peers as the design idea of the month and will be featured on the Microchip’s university website. The winner would receive a PICSTART Plus® for their winning submission. At the end of each article, you will see a voting button allowing you to vote for your favorite submission (Yeah, you can only vote once ;-)). Once a year the best design idea will be selected by Microchip as the design idea of the year and the winner would receive the award winning MPLAB-ICE® as the first prize. The Arizona Solar Racing Team at the University of Arizona is a completely student managed organization with the goals of creating a solar car for competition and educating both students and the public. The design and construction of a solar powered vehicle provides the student members of the team with an educational opportunity that extrapolates upon the engineering knowledge taught in the classroom… More.. EMERALD Nanosatellite Project ASU Student Satellite Project West Virginia Tech Design Team Wins with PICmicro™ MCU Robot Tokyo Metropolitan Technical High School Wins Sumo Robot Contest Mechanical Engineering Students Compete for the Fastest Robot PICmicro® MICROCONTROLLERS (MCUs) IN BIOTELEMETRY How do I submit a Featured Article? How can I get a sample? Who do I call to purchase development tools at a discount price? Microchip is now accepting submissions!   Follow this link to find out how to register with Microchip's University program and submit design ideas today. Page Modes  Graphics Version Page Details Microchip's Legal Information Return to top of page Page Updated on: 03/16/2001