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TRON Programming Contest 2025

TRON Programming Contest 2025

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Awards announcement of the TRON Programming Contest 2024

Awards announcement

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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

OrganizerTRON Forum
Special CooperationSTMicroelectronics K.K.
Renesas Electronics Corporation
Technology Co-sponsorshipIEEE Consumer Technology Society West Japan Joint Chapter
CooperationINIAD collaboration Hub for University and Business (cHUB), Toyo University
Infineon Technologies Japan
Personal Media Corporation
Ubiquitous Computing Technology Corporation
Japan Embedded Systems Technology Association

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
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Ken Sakamura
Chair of TRON Forum, IEEE Life Fellow / Golden Core Member, IEEE Computer Society, Professor Emeritus of the University of Tokyo
Judges
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Takashi Goto
Infineon Technologies Japan K.K.

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

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


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Akira Matsui
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.

Registration

Microprocessor boards to be used for the TRON Programming Contest 2025

Microprocessor manufacturers and providersMicroprocessor

CPU core

Evaluation board

Infineon Technologies Japan

XMC7200

Arm® Cortex®-M7

KIT_XMC72_EVK

inf

STMicroelectronics K.K.

STM32N657

Arm® Cortex®-M55

STM32N6570-DK

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Renesas Electronics Corporation

RA8D1

Arm® Cortex®-M85

EK-RA8D1

r

Personal Media Corporation

micro:bit (Nordic nRF52833)

Arm® Cortex®-M4

micro:bit

micro

※ 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.

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