B.Tech in Electronics Engineering (VLSI Design & Technology)

In the present era, electronic gadgets drive our day-to-day activity. All our electronic devices comprise hardware known as Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs). These PCBs are made using Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC). A complex ASIC is also termed as a System on Chip (SoC). The ASICs and SoCs are fabricated by VLSI Design engineers. The Indian semiconductor industry, presently has a value of $23.2 billion, is now estimated to reach $80.3 billion by 2028, according to the forecast of India's Electronics and Semiconductor Mission.

Hence, the engineers in VLSI design and fabrication will have a lot of opportunities soon in the future. With the opening of commercial fabrication facilities in our country, industry-ready VLSI engineers will be in short supply.

To bridge this gap, the Government of India has selected a few institutes to offer the undergraduate program in VLSI Design and Technology. Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology is one such institute. This program is framed in consultation with domain experts from industry, academia, and alumni. With the help of the right kind of knowledge and skills in the VLSI area, the trained students are expected to lead the semiconductor industry of the future.

VLSI Design and Technology graduates have excellent career opportunities. The roles which they can take up are listed below:

• RTL Design Engineer
• Verification Engineer
• DFT (Design for Testability) Engineer
• Analog Circuit Design Engineer
• Analog Layout Engineer
• Physical Design Engineer
• Physical Verification Engineer
• Testing Engineer
• CAD (Computer Aided Design) Engineer
• FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) Prototype Design Engineer
• Micro Architecture Design Engineer

Highlights of the Program:

• To meet academic and research goals in the VLSI domain, an exclusive lab equipped with industry-standard tools and hardware such as the Cadence standard bundle (Version 15.2) is set up. These tools help to address an array of challenges related to full custom design, semi-custom design, IC packaging, PCB design and system-level verification.
• The AICTE IDEA (Idea Development, Evaluation and Application) lab set up in the institute facilities for the conversion of an idea into a prototype. This lab is facilitated with state-of-the-art equipment to manufacture multi-layer Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs). Students are encouraged to work in this lab.
• For constant updates about the recent trends in the industry, MoUs have been signed with various industries, which would lead to student internships and domain-specific research.
• Advanced FPGA boards have been procured for the FPAG System design lab.
• The Xilinx HLS tools installed in the department provide a one-stop solution to create complex algorithms for FPGA system design.
• Licensed MATLAB through institution access is available round the clock.

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