VLSI Design Flow

🌟 Course Title: VLSI Design Flow: Mastering Semiconductor Design from Concept to Fabrication 🚀

Course Headline: Unlock the Secrets of VLSI and Semiconductor Design Flow with Expert Instructor Vikas Sachdeva!

Introduction: Embark on a comprehensive learning journey with our VLSI Design Flow course, designed to cater to professionals and enthusiasts seeking to master the intricacies of semiconductor design. This course will take you through the entire design flow, from understanding the market dynamics to the practical aspects of fabrication and testing. Get ready to dive deep into the world of VLSI with insights drawn from industry-standard practices.

Course Highlights:

• Market Overview: Gain a strategic view of the semiconductor market, its trends, and future enablers.
• Design Complexity: Learn to tackle the complexities of designing advanced ICs.
• Innovative Applications: Explore cutting-edge applications such as AI Accelerators, IoT, and Automotive solutions.
• VLSI Design Flow: Acquire a thorough understanding of the VLSI design flow from concept to silicon.
• Soft IPs and Hard IPs: Understand the roles and flows of Soft IPs and Hard IPs within the design ecosystem.
• Analog and Digital Integration: Grasp the integration of analog and digital components in System on a Chip (SOC) designs.
• Hardware vs. Software in SoC: Discover how software interacts with hardware in modern SOC architectures.
• FPGA vs. ASIC: Learn the strengths and use cases for both FPGA and ASIC technologies, including their architecture.
• Complete Design Flow: Navigate through each stage of the design flow, from specification to testing, synthesis to physical design, and finally signoff.
• Testing and Verification Techniques: Master a variety of verification methodologies, from dynamic simulation to formal verification and test patterns.
• Power Management: Understand power consumption aspects, including dynamic power optimization and multi-voltage design strategies.
• Design for Testability (DFT): Learn about DFT methodologies like scan chains and defect modeling to ensure your design is testable.
• Physical Design Flow: Explore partitioning, floorplanning, clock tree synthesis, routing, and timing analysis to achieve a successful physical design.
• Roles in VLSI Ecosystem: Get an insider's view of the roles and responsibilities within architecture, frontend, backend, and EDA companies.

Key Topics Covered:

• Introduction to VLSI
• Semiconductor market overview
• Design Complexity
• Semiconductor future trends and enablers
• AI Accelerators
• IoT
• Automotive
• Overview of VLSI Design Flow
• Soft IPs
• Soft IPs Flow
• Hard IPs
• Hard IPs Flow
• Analog IPs
• Analog IPs Flow
• System on a Chip (SOC)
• SOC Flow
• Software vs. Hardware in SoC
• FPGA vs. ASIC
• FPGA Architecture
• FPGA Flow
• Specification and Tools used in Specification
• Architecture and Tools used in Architecture
• RTL design and behavioural coding
• RTL Linting
• Verification, Simulation, Dynamic Verification, Emulation, Static Verification, Formal Verification, Assertion Based Verification, CDC Verification
• Logic Synthesis, Synthesis Flow, Synthesis inputs and outputs, Synthesis tools
• Equivalence Checking, Tools for equivalence checking
• Testing, Defect Modeling, Scan Chains, Shift and Capture operation, Scan Flipflop, Test mode operation
• DFT and testing tools
• Power consumption, Dynamic power, Clock Gating, Multi-voltage design, Power tools
• Post synthesis STA, STA Definition, STA Features, Types of timing paths, Setup check, Hold Check
• Timing Report, STA Tools, Physical Design Flow, Partitioning, Floorplanning, Clock tree synthesis, Routing, Timing analysis and closure, Physical Verification, PnR - Tools, Signoff STA, Signoff checks, Gate level verification, ECO Flow, Fabrication
• IC Packaging, IC Testing, Roles in architecture, Roles in frontend, Roles in the backend, Roles in EDA companies

Join Vikas Sachdeva on this enlightening journey to understand and excel in VLSI Design Flow. This course is your stepping stone to becoming a proficient designer in the realm of semiconductors. With a blend of theoretical knowledge and practical applications, you'll be equipped to tackle real-world design challenges and contribute to the advancement of technology. Enroll now and take your career to new heights! 🌟

Prerequisites:

• Basic understanding of digital systems and semiconductor devices
• Familiarity with electronic circuits and system architecture

Who should take this course?

• Electrical Engineering Students
• IC Design Engineers
• Semiconductor Professionals
• Hardware Designers
• Embedded Systems Developers
• Anyone interested in the field of VLSI design and semiconductor technologies

Embark on your learning path today and transform your understanding of VLSI and semiconductor design with our comprehensive course. Let's innovate, create, and push the boundaries of what's possible together! 🤝💡