Macronix organized the first "Macronix Golden Silicon Award – The Semiconductor Design and Application Competition" event in 2000 to encourage innovative R&D among university and graduate students. Macronix continues to hold this competition with assistance from the Macronix Education Foundation to foster excellence in young people today.
In the past years, nearly 20,000 teachers and students have participated in this annual event. Dr. Yuan-Tseh Lee, Academician of Academia Sinica, has been our guest of honor over the years, presenting the award to winning teams and offering encouraging advice to the exciting young talent.