The HeiChips Summer School series is kindly supported by Heidelberg University, BMFTR and Chipdesign Germany.
HeiChips carries on the FPGA-Ignite Summer School series as we are now looking into microelectronics much beyond just FPGAs (which was a focus in the first three issues).
HeiChips is a one-week opportunity for networking, exciting lectures and a hackathon on designing a custom chip (that will be subsequently taped-out on the IHP 130nm BiCMOS Open Source PDK)
The HeiChips Summer School is kindly supported by Heidelberg University, BMFTR and Chipdesign Germany. Attending the event and all social activities is free of charge. However, participants have to arrange travel and accommodation on their own.
The free and open-source hardware (FOSH) community has achieved remarkable progress over just the last few years and we have now an ecosystem that is growing fast in ease-of-use, quality and features. HeiChips will address this with classes covering a wide spectrum of topics, including PDK design, analog and digital design but also pad-ring design and everything that is required for a successful tapeout.
Thanks to support from BMFTR, HeiChips 2026 is free of charge to attend. (Attendees will have to arrange/pay travel and accommodation on their own.) The Central Hotel and the Ibis are in walking distance to the main train station and the venue and usually reasonably priced)
Please fill in the form in this link as soon as possible as the number of seats is limited.
Note that we review applications as they come in and we aim at a one-week turn-around time. Weaker applications will be pushed back and eventually admitted at a later date. The application process closes July 25th or if all seats are allocated. Therefore, early applications are suggested (in particular if you have to plan your travel in advance).HeiChips 2026 will take place in the European Institute for Neuromorphic Computing (EINC). Street address: Im Neuenheimer Feld 225a, 69120 Heidelberg
For public transport: leave at bus/tram stop Bunsengymnasium (Bus 31, 37; Tram 21, 24, 25). Google maps works reasonably well or install the VGN app on your phone.
It is usually best to directly book a hotel through a major portal. Hotel Central and the IBIS are close to the main train station and in walking distance to the campus.
Dirk Koch, Riadh Ben Abdelhamid Novel Computing Technologies, ZITI, Heidelberg University
Prof. Dirk Koch
Novel Computing Technologies
Universität Heidelberg
Institut für Technische Informatik (ZITI)
Im Neuenheimer Feld 368, 69120 Heidelberg
dirk.koch@ziti.uni-heidelberg.de
Dr. Riadh Ben Abdelhamid
Novel Computing Technologies
Universität Heidelberg
Institut für Technische Informatik (ZITI)
Im Neuenheimer Feld 368, 69120 Heidelberg
riadh.benabdelhamid@ziti.uni-heidelberg.de
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