TI has created The Excellence in Signal Processing Award (“ESPA”) to satisfy two important needs that have become clearly evident as TI’s European University Program has matured.

The first is from Students and Lecturers who want recognition of their skills in the DSP or MSP field. The second is to give TI visibility of where the skilled DSP and MSP students go once they have graduated from University and are moving into industry. TI’s own research shows that the majority of Students who are good at DSP or MSP progress to work in this field.

Students can win a personal copy of TI’s full integrated development environment Code Composer Studio™ for DSP and Code Composer Essentials™ for MSP, along with a FIVE year subscription for upgrades. The value of this software at commercial prices is $3,500 at the start, and then $600 per year.

The award enables students to present themselves with confidence to future employers. They can demonstrate that their roficiency in signal processing has been recognized by TI, and they can bring a truly valuable tool in their “personal toolbox” to a company.

Lecturers who are running DSP or MSP Labs and projects are encouraged to fit this scheme into their courses as an incentive to students to achieve more. They can then nominate their best students for the award. The key criteria are that the student must demonstrate above average proficiency in DSP or MSP, and be working with TI platforms. Typically we expect each University group to nominate up to two students per year.

How it works:

- The Lecturer completes an online form nominating the student(s), including a brief justification.

- TI responds, and if we accept the nomination, we write to the students notifying them of the award.

- The student needs to respond to the e-mail and to register for my.ti.com

- They then receive their personal copy of CCStudio™ or CCEssentials Pro™ and a Certificate which they can print and show to future employers. TI also lists them on the ESPA “Hall of Fame” webpage.

- Providing they maintain their registration, they will be able to update their CCStudio™ or CCEssentials Pro™ free-of-charge for five years.

The scheme is open now, so nominate your best students today!!

A new award from TI to recognize skills in Digital and Mixed Signal Processing

• For targeted Universities with TI Labs

• For students who demonstrate superior DSP or MSP skills to their Professor

• For approx. two students per year from each department/group

• For students typically less than a year from graduation

An opportunity to win a valuable prize:

• A personal copy of the full version of Code Composer Studio™ for DSP students, or Code Composer Essentials™ for MSP students with free upgrades for five years

Benefits to students:

• Industry recognition of their DSP or MSP skills

• Significantly enhanced career prospects

• Real value in their “personal tool box”

Benefits to lecturers:

• A real motivational tool, at no cost to the University

• Visible TI endorsement of projects and labs

Minimum information needed:

• Students’ full contact details

• Reason for nomination

• Number of students in group involved in DSP or MSP
 

>Nomination form