Observed arrival · 2026-11-09
Magellan Silicon: Your own question, your own chip
A program for students aged 12–17 that takes a self-chosen research question through chip design, simulation, fabrication, and measurement.
○Open
⊠Login
$Paid
†Ads
✦Pretty
●Pro
◎Niche
◉Human
⚑Risk
ƒJS
- For
- Students aged 12–17 pursuing independent engineering projects
- Worth noticing
- The five-step path includes FPGA simulation before shared-wafer fabrication; the program says students receive packaged chips to measure.
Field notes
The page says the weekly commitment is about four hours and describes four levels of project depth, including which tasks belong to the student, mentor, and AI. Listed deliverables include an engineering notebook, design document, measured data, and a disclosure statement showing who did what. The site also describes a schools edition that teachers can run with engineers reviewing designs.
Observed signals
Read the marks
Editorial observations of this landing page, not a rating.
○OpenPublic substance visible
⊠LoginAccess appeared gated
✦PrettyNotable craft visible
●ProPolished or operationally mature
◎NicheUnusually specific use
One card from the complete issue