{"id":5390,"date":"2026-11-03T20:34:07","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T16:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skwozniak.com\/index\/2026\/11\/03\/armenia-s-liana-khachatryan-wins-the-21st-international-microelectronics-olympiad\/"},"modified":"2026-11-03T20:34:07","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T16:34:07","slug":"armenia-s-liana-khachatryan-wins-the-21st-international-microelectronics-olympiad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skwozniak.com\/index\/2026\/11\/03\/armenia-s-liana-khachatryan-wins-the-21st-international-microelectronics-olympiad\/","title":{"rendered":"Armenia\u2019s Liana Khachatryan Wins the 21st International Microelectronics Olympiad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The first day of Silicon Mountains 2026 in Yerevan closed with the awards ceremony of the 21st International Microelectronics Olympiad. Armenia\u2019s Liana Khachatryan took first place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/skwozniak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/sm26-microelectronics-olympiad-awards.jpg\" alt=\"Participants of the 21st International Microelectronics Olympiad at the awards ceremony\" class=\"wp-image-5385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/skwozniak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/sm26-microelectronics-olympiad-awards.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/skwozniak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/sm26-microelectronics-olympiad-awards-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/skwozniak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/sm26-microelectronics-olympiad-awards-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/skwozniak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/sm26-microelectronics-olympiad-awards-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/skwozniak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/sm26-microelectronics-olympiad-awards-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/skwozniak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/sm26-microelectronics-olympiad-awards-769x513.jpg 769w, https:\/\/skwozniak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/sm26-microelectronics-olympiad-awards-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Participants of the 21st International Microelectronics Olympiad<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Opening the ceremony, UEICT President Armen Baldryan said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cMicroelectronics is the foundation of technology, and the future of technological development lies with the specialists who competed in Yerevan over these two days. Microelectronics is not just a field \u2014 it is a mindset, a particular engineering character and a special lens through which to look at the world. I wish that, in a few years, all our participants become specialists recognized by the whole world.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Place<\/th><th>Name<\/th><th>Country<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>1st<\/td><td>Liana Khachatryan<\/td><td>Armenia<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2nd<\/td><td>Assane Ndiaye<\/td><td>France<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3rd<\/td><td>Nathalie Juljian<\/td><td>Lebanon<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3rd<\/td><td>Artur Saribekyan<\/td><td>Armenia<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3rd<\/td><td>Anton Glinin<\/td><td>Russia<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Best Engineering Solution (Arman Chagharyan Award, named after the war hero)<\/td><td>Haykush Petrosyan<\/td><td>Armenia<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/skwozniak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/sm26-microelectronics-olympiad-winners.jpg\" alt=\"Winners and participants of the 21st International Microelectronics Olympiad with their national flags\" class=\"wp-image-5386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/skwozniak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/sm26-microelectronics-olympiad-winners.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/skwozniak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/sm26-microelectronics-olympiad-winners-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/skwozniak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/sm26-microelectronics-olympiad-winners-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/skwozniak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/sm26-microelectronics-olympiad-winners-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/skwozniak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/sm26-microelectronics-olympiad-winners-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/skwozniak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/sm26-microelectronics-olympiad-winners-769x513.jpg 769w, https:\/\/skwozniak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/sm26-microelectronics-olympiad-winners-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Olympiad winners and participants with their national flags<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Microelectronics remains in the spotlight on the event\u2019s second day, November 4, which is dedicated to the International Microelectronics Forum with speakers from Armenia and abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Silicon Mountains is Armenia\u2019s leading technology platform, organized since 2019 by the Union of Employers of ICT (UEICT). Over the years it has hosted more than 100 speakers and over 10,000 participants; this year\u2019s edition is the 11th. 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