
Awards announcement of the TRON Programming Contest 2024
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What are called for:
Programs in the fields of applications, middleware, development environment, and tools utilizing "µT-Kernel 3.0," the world standard TRON real-time OS (RTOS) and the latest microprocessor boards provided by the cooperating major microprocessor manufacturers. Contestants will compete in technologies that bring out the characteristics of RTOSs, such as real-time performance, power saving, and small memory footprint, as well as development environments and tools that take advantage of new technologies.
The theme of the Contest in 2025 is “TRON × AI — Utilizing AI.” We look forward to receiving your innovative submissions that incorporate AI technology. Let's pursue new possibilities by combining an RTOS and AI, and create the future together.
Entrants who have been selected will be given the latest microprocessor boards with μT-Kernel 3.0 from the cooperating companies after the initial screening.
Details of the contest such as entry requirements are on the contest entry site.
Details
Schedule
- Registration entry period: from Tuesday, January 21, 2025 to Wednesday, April 30, 2025
- Program Plan submission deadline: Wednesday, April 30, 2025
- The notification of the initial screening result and provision of microprocessor boards: from Monday, May 12, 2025 to Friday, May 30, 2025
- Program submission period: from Friday, May 30, 2025 to Tuesday, September 30, 2025
- Awards ceremony: December 2025 (TBD)
Judge
Judging meeting will be held by the following judges.
Chief Judge

Chair of TRON Forum, IEEE Life Fellow / Golden Core Member, IEEE Computer Society, Professor Emeritus of the University of Tokyo
Judges

Infineon Technologies Japan K.K.

Director, Microcontrollers & Digital ICs Group, Asia Pacific excluding China, STMicroelectronics K.K.

Vice President, Embedded Processing Marketing Division, Embedded Processing Product Group, Renesas Electronics Corporation

Sub Chair of T3/IoT WG, TRON Forum / President, Personal Media Corporation
Prizes
Total amount of prizes will be five million Japanese YEN.
- There will be a Grand Prize, Excellence Awards, and Special Awards for each submission category.
Eligibility
- Only those who agree to the Application Rules.
- Any party including individuals, groups and corporations.
- There is no restriction on nationality, age, resident area, etc. Minor applicants shall obtain the permission of the guardian.
Entry requirements
- Details on entry requirements and application procedures will be announced on the contest website.
Microprocessor boards to be used for the TRON Programming Contest 2025
Microprocessor manufacturers and providers | Microprocessor | CPU core | Evaluation board | |
Infineon Technologies Japan | XMC7200 | Arm® Cortex®-M7 | KIT_XMC72_EVK | |
STMicroelectronics K.K. | Arm® Cortex®-M55 | |||
Renesas Electronics Corporation | Arm® Cortex®-M85 | |||
Personal Media Corporation | micro:bit (Nordic nRF52833) | Arm® Cortex®-M4 | ![]() |
※ Ten microprocessor boards of each type, 40 in total, are available. The entrants, who will be given microprocessor boards, will be selected after the initial screening and the review of the Program content.