Open Hardware



Xilinx University Program
Design Competition



Xilinx University Program
Design Competition



Xilinx University Program
Design Competition



Xilinx University Program
Design Competition



Xilinx University Program
Design Competition



Xilinx University Program
Design Competition



Xilinx University Program
Design Competition





Xilinx is the inventor of the FPGA, programmable SoCs, and now, the ACAP. Our highly-flexible programmable silicon, enabled by a suite of advanced software and tools, drives rapid innovation across a wide span of industries and technologies - from consumer to cars to the cloud. Xilinx delivers the most dynamic processing technology in the industry, enabling rapid innovation with its adaptable, intelligent computing. We Are Building the Adaptable, Intelligent World.





Xilinx Open Hardware Competition



Xilinx Open Hardware is an annual design competition that gives university students the opportunity to showcase their technical and creative skills with Xilinx technology.

PhD and undergraduate students currently enrolled in universities in Europe and surrounding areas can enter in the following categories:

  • Student
  • PhD
  • PYNQ
  • Compute Acceleration

The 2021 edition of the competition finished in August 2021 with the winners announced on the Results page.


Registration is now open for 2022. Register by 28 February 2022 and submit you completed project by 30 June 2021. Please check the Rules page for more details on entering.

If you have questions about the competition, please contact:


xup@xilinx.com