VLSI Design Training

VLSI (Very Large Scale Integration) technology is the foundation of modern semiconductor chips used in smartphones, electric vehicles, consumer electronics, industrial automation, communication systems, and defense applications. This industry-focused course provides electrical engineers with practical training in digital and analog IC design, semiconductor fundamentals, RTL programming, verification, and chip layout methodologies used in today’s semiconductor industry.

The training emphasizes practical skill development, hands-on design using EDA tools, and industry-oriented IC design flow to prepare engineers for careers in semiconductor chip design and testing.

Who Should Attend?

  • Electrical, Electronics, and Communication engineers

  • Professionals wanting to enter semiconductor industry

  • Embedded systems developers looking to expand skills

  • Students preparing for VLSI careers and M.Tech studies

Learning Outcomes

Participants will learn:

  • Fundamentals of semiconductor device physics and chip fabrication

  • Digital and analog IC design, simulation and synthesis

  • RTL programming using Verilog/SystemVerilog

  • Chip verification, layout design, and timing analysis

  • EDA tools for synthesis, simulation, place & route

  • Testing, debugging, and failure analysis of ICs

Topics Covered

Semiconductor Technology & Fabrication

  • MOSFET basics, CMOS technology and scaling

  • Wafer fabrication, doping, lithography, deposition, etching

  • Packaging, testing & reliability considerations

Digital VLSI Design

  • Logic gates, combinational & sequential circuits

  • FSM design, datapath & control architecture

  • Boolean optimization, timing & logical efforts

RTL Programming (Verilog/SystemVerilog)

  • Syntax, operators, functions, tasks & blocks

  • Behavioral, dataflow, and structural modeling

  • Synthesizable coding practices for hardware design

Analog VLSI Design

  • CMOS inverters, current mirrors, differential amplifiers

  • Operational amplifiers, biasing, noise, stability

  • ADC, DAC, PLL basics & mixed-signal design overview

EDA Tools & VLSI Design Flow

  • Schematic entry, simulation & synthesis

  • Static timing analysis and optimization

  • Floorplanning, placement, routing & extraction

Physical Design & Chip Layout

  • Standard cell libraries, DRC/LVS checks

  • Parasitic extraction, IR drop & power grid design

  • Clock tree synthesis, signal integrity & crosstalk issues

VLSI Verification & Testing

  • Functional & timing verification

  • UVM basics, test bench architecture

  • DFT (Design for Test), boundary scan & ATPG

  • Fault modeling, BIST techniques and failure analysis

Career Opportunities

  • VLSI Design Engineer (Digital/Analog/Mixed-Signal)

  • RTL Design & Verification Engineer

  • Physical Design/Backend Engineer

  • Semiconductor Testing & DFT Engineer

  • EDA Tool Application Specialist

  • Chip Packaging and Reliability Engineer