VLSI System Design


Why VLSI System Design

Information and details about the M.Tech. in VLSI Design program are as follows.

  • M.Tech in VLSI Design is a full-time two-year program. The course work is divided into four semesters with a six-month duration each.
  • VLSI is one of the important sections of engineering that has emerged from the late '90s to the 21st Century.
  • Application of VLSI is subjected to every industry specifically to the Research and Development (R&D) sector of Space agencies.
  • Various companies visiting for placement in India are Wipro, Cisco System, Robert Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions Ltd, TCS, Defense Research and Development Organization, and many more.

Why Study M.Tech VLSI Design program? 

The goal to attain an M.Tech. VLSI Design degree will depend on everyone’s aspirations and goals. Reasons to enroll in this course are:

  • The course helps students to train for academics as well as research, and analysis-oriented careers, by developing competence in the use of quantitative and qualitative methods in the domain.
  • It is beneficial for students to train the professionals to work in the field of VLSI Design, playing different roles at the interface between technology design, and development.
  • Average packages for M.Tech. VLSI designs are good enough for both private and public organizations. There are various employment areas open after the programmed Wireless Communication Industry, Colleges & Universities, Telecommunications Industry, Solid State Physics, Robotics Industry, VLSI, Nanotechnology, Defense, Power Electronics and many more.

Scope Of the Course:

After the completion of the course, M.Tech in VLSI Design students have two options, either can join the corporate line or either continue their education. Having an M.Tech degree in VLSI Design, you can seek jobs in core areas like VLSI Programmer, Associate Applications Engineer, Graphics Hardware Engineer, Circuit Design Engineer, Logic Library Expert, etc. The company offers a salary package for the VLSI Design postgraduate up to 6 lakhs.

MTech VLSI design: Job Profiles

Some of the most common job profiles that an M.Tech VLSI Design student can opt for along with the job description and salary package are mentioned in the table below.

Name of Job Profile

Description

 

Professor

Candidates must teach the subjects of engineering after Ph.D. in many universities.

 

Design Engineer

Design engineers must study, research, and develop ideas for the new products and make the systems used to buy them. They also modify existing products or processes to increase efficiency or improve performance

 

Senior Test Engineer

Senior Test Engineer must develop test plans and design hardware as well software to execute those tests. Also, I must provide technical expertise and design input to other teams.

 

Senior Hardware Design Engineer

Create BOM, Beard layout, Test plan, and product documents Selecting standards parts and peripheral for design

 

Design Verification Engineer

Design Verification Engineer must verify engineers design and implements testing procedures to determine if products work as intended.

 

 

M.Tech. VLSI Design: Syllabus

Syllabus of VLSI Design as prescribed by various Universities and Colleges.

Sem-I

Sr. No.

Subjects of Study

1

Digital VLSI Design

2

VLSI Communication Circuits

3

DSP Systems & Architecture

4

Semiconductor devises Physics & Modelling

5

HDL Based Design with programmable logic

6

Communication and DSP Lab

7

HDL Based design and Simulation Lab

Sem-II

1

Applied Algorithms for VLSI CAD

2

VLSI Signal Processing

3

IC Fabrication Technology

4

Mixed Signal VLSI Design

5

Testing & Verification of

6

VLSI Design

7

Analogue IC Design Lab

8

Testing & Verification of VLSI Design Lab

9

Seminar/Case Study

Sem-III

1

Hardware-Software Co-Design

2

ASIC Design Lab.

3

Mini Project

4

Major Project Part I (Full time)

Sem-IV

1

Major Project Part II (Full Time)

 

Eligibility:

  • The aspirants should complete his/her 10+2 exams with the compulsory subjects as Physics, Chemistry, and Maths with a minimum of 55% of marks in its best of 5 subjects.
  • The applicants should have a bachelor’s degree in VLSI Design with a minimum of 50% in the corresponding courses as per the eligibility criteria.
  • Candidates who need to crack the entrance test also must score well on the entrance test