OpenPOWER Foundation · Open Source · Instrument: Prize
Microwatt Momentum Hackathon (Microwatt Design Challenge)
The OpenPOWER Foundation ran the Microwatt Momentum hackathon, part of the Microwatt Design Challenge, with ChipFoundry. An OPF post dated December 9, 2025 announces three winning designs: MicroWatt-LX SoC Generator, a minimal hardware debugger with Microwatt, and an FPGA fabric integration with Microwatt. The prize is fabrication: ChipFoundry fabricates the winning designs and delivers them to the teams as packaged parts and evaluation boards, with no cash prize mentioned. The OPF post says more than 300 teams registered, while ChipFoundry's challenge page reports 234 proposals submitted and 106 accepted; its registration opened September 2, 2025 and proposals were due September 22, 2025. Neither page announces a later edition.
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Round history
| Round | Window | Size | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microwatt Momentum 2025 | September 2, 2025 to September 22, 2025Closed | Fabrication of the three winning designs by ChipFoundry | chipfoundry.io |
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