Career In VLSI design

What is EDA (VLSI CAD)? Computer-aided design (CAD) is the use of computers to aid in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimization of a design. CAD programs specific to the electronics industry are known as electronic CAD (ECAD) or electronic design automation (EDA).   EDA tools help to create and program multiple types of electronic circuits like an integrated circuit (IC), printed circuit board (PCB) and system on chip (SoC).It uses multiple features like logical design, circuit schematic design, layout generation, design simulation and many more features for VSLI design. To enter a design into an EDA tool, a suitable design entry method is required. Typically, tools will allow the following design entry methods: 1.Circuit schematics present a graphical view of the design using logic gate symbols and interconnect wiring. 2.Boolean Expressions can be entered as a text-based description in combinational logic designs. 3.HDL design entry allows a description of the digital ...

There are plenty of job opportunities in the semiconductor industries. To properly align your career goals and your training, you need to have a proper understanding of the job titles and job profiles that a career in VLSI has to offer. More importantly, you should know about your strengths and personal attributes and choose the right job accordingly. Here are some job opportunities and designations in the VLSI industry. 1. Design engineer In this designation, you are mainly responsible for design implementation. You need to be very good in technically knowledge. This job does not demand high interpersonal skills, but still, you need to be effective in communicating your ideas.   2. Verification engineer A Verification engineer’s job captures the verification stage of the overall chip manufacturing process . The engineer’s task is to verify the design and makes sure that the design works properly. There is always a massive demand for this position because verification does no...

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  Skillset required for career in VLSI What Is Hardware Description Language(HDL)?        With the advent of VLSI Technology, designers could design single chips with more than 100,000 transistors. Thus it is not possible to verify such circuits physically Computer aided  techniques became critical for verification and design of VLSI circuits. As the design got more complex, logic simulation assumed an important role in the design process. Thus came in the Hardware Description Languages . Designers  could remove the bugs in the architecture before the chip was designed further with HDLs. Designs can be described at a very abstract level by the use of HDLs .Designers can write their are RTL description without a specific fabrication technology. Logic synthesis tools automatically convert the design into any fabrication technology. Also functional verification of the design can be done early in the design cycle. Introduction to Verilog HDL...

1. CMOS VLSI Design : A Circuits and Systems Perspective by Neil H.E. Weste, David Harris, Ayan Banerjee     All the latest trends and techniques in the design of complex, high level CMOS chips are explained with their basics in this book. The book mainly covers topics like MOS technology, CMOS circuit design techniques, its theory, and circuit characterizations and estimates of performance. The book also covers tutorials on tools and techniques like VHDL, SPICE, and Verilog. 2. Microelectronic Circuits : Theory and Applications 5th Edition by Kenneth C. Smith, Adel S. Sedra This is the bestselling book in the whole world due to its continuous updated editions according to the recent changes in CMOS technology. Analysis and design of all electronic circuits are given along with examples. 3. Verilog VHDL by Samir Palnitkar   This book gives you broad coverage of VerilogHDL. The book stresses the practical design and verification perspective of Verilog rather than ...

What is VLSI? Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) usually known as chip design, is process of developing an integrated circuit (IC) where thousands of transistors are combined into a single chip. Underlying benefit of VLSI is the reduction in size of a chip accommodating numerous components year by year.   Importance of VLSI and opportunities-   As we know, most of the devices are connecting and communicating to each other these days. Can you imagine someone without a smartphone and an electronic computer without a processor/controller? With rapid increase in the use of such electronic gadgets and edge devices in the fields of communications, automation, health industry, cyber security etc. demand of VLSI has achieved a significant growth lately and is expected to grow even more in the upcoming years to satisfy applications of high performance, heavier graphic processing and portability of devices. VLSI design is a world beyond transistors and their integrations. Backbone of ...