Open Hardware



Rules





Eligibility



Open Hardware 2025 is open to under-graduate university students and PhD candidates globally. Please see the rules for a full list of the competition rules including a list of eligible countries.


There are two levels in each track: "PhD" for PhD students, and "Student" for undergraduate students (Bachelors, Masters students etc). Individuals or teams of up to FIVE people can enter in each category.


For the Student category, all participants must be undergraduate students. If one or more participants are PhD level, the team must enter the PhD category. ​


All registrations must be supported by a senior member of academic staff (project Advisor) who should be from the same institute.


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Prizes



Prizes will be awarded to the best projects in each track.

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Additional prizes may be awarded at the discretion of the organiser. ​

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Judging criteria



Please pay careful attention to the judging criteria. Projects will be judged equally across all of the following categories:

  • Technical Complexity (20%)
  • Implementation (20%)
  • Marketability/Innovation (20%)
  • Documentation and Written Report (20%)
  • Re-usability (20%)

All participants will be encouraged to upload their projects or IP to GitHub or to demonstrate how the design or parts of the design can be reused. For any clarification on the Rules, please contact:


aup@amd.com



Entry submission



Participants should upload complete source code and project files, documentation, and a short project report written in English. Participants are also required to upload a 2-minute YouTube video.


Registration closes on 31 March 2025, and final project submissions must be received by midnight (anywhere in the world) on 31 August 2025.