Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology held the 13th Digital Signal Processing and Creative Design Competition. The final was held on March 16, in the E Building at Southern Taiwan University Science and Technology. After the preliminary round competition, the final were still crowd by as many as 93 teams, with a total of 280 participants. The entire competition was filled with intense atmosphere, while climaxes appeared on the schedule one after another. This has been scarcely seen in recent years, especially in colleges and universities. At the end of the competition, one team would be selected to participate in international competitions. The university would grant two participating participants (for both students and teachers) tickets worth of NT$ 60,000 to go abroad and a living expense of NT$ 65,000.

【Acting President Deng-Maw Lu of Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology was delivering a speech】

【Hong-Sheng Chan, Chairman of the Taiwanese Embedded & Single Chip System Development Association, was delivering a speech】

Before the competition, a briefing session and training camp were held at Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology recently. There were 19 schools and 137 teams in the participating schools, including 38 teams for software and embedded platform application group, 25 teams for green energy and control applications group, 23 teams for Health Care Application group, 15 teams for Renesas Digital Signal Processor Application group, 17 team for Microchip Digital Signal Processor Application group, 19 teams for TEMI Internet of Things Application group, with a total of 400.participants. The latter three groups were sponsored by Taiwan Renesas Electronics Corp., Microchip Taiwan Branch, and the Taiwanese Embedded & Single Chip System Development Association.

【Manager Ren-Jie He of Microchip Taiwan Branch was delivering a speech】

【Manager Jiang-Jun Lai of Taiwan Renesas Electronics Co., Ltd was delivering a speech】

In addition to Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, the participating schools also included the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, the National Taipei University of Technology, the National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, the National Qinyi University of Technology, the National University of Hughes, and the National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology (the National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences, National Kaohsiung University of Marine Science and Technology, National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology), Army College, Taipei City University of Science and Technology, St. John's University of Technology, Hongguang University of Science and Technology, Shueiping University of Science and Technology, Kunshan University of Science and Technology, Shuter Institute of Technology, Liming Technical College, Wu Science and Technology University, Mingxin University of Science and Technology.

【A team was introducing its work to the judges in the competition】

The results of the preliminary examination were announced on January 12, 2018, with 93 teams from 17 schools in the final, including 25 teams for software and embedded platform applications, 16 teams for green energy and control applications, 15 teams for health care applications, 12 team for Renesas digital Signal processor application group, and 12 team Microchip digital signal processor application team, 13 team for TEMI IOT application group. The total number of participants was approximate 280. The winning team received a prize money of NT$40,000, the second-place team received NT$ 20,000, and the third received NT$ 10,000. Each was also given a medal and a certificate. At the end of the competition, one team would be selected to participate in international competitions. The university would grant two participating participants (for both students and teachers) tickets worth of NT$ 60,000 to go abroad and a living expense of NT$ 65,000.

【A team was introducing its work to the judges in the competition】

According to Acting President Deng-Maw Lu of the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, the purpose of the technical and vocational education is to balance theoretical and practical skills, so as to nurture hands-on and high-tech talent. Among them, digital signal processing technology, embedded system applications, the Internet of Things, and other related technologies are particularly implemented in a system-integrated manner and are currently receiving more attention. The purpose of this Digital Signal Processing and Creative Design Competition is to enhance the ability of the technical and vocational students to create, design, implement, test and integrate the overall application system. Through the competition, it is expected that the implementation of the technical and vocational students can be improved. Competence, professional competitiveness, and international reputation have extended the ability of Taiwanese students to think and design at international levels. They also allow international friends to understand Taiwan’s technical and vocational education.

【Executives and honorable guests in the Digital Signal Processing and Creative Design Competition】