Digital Design and Verification

Eligibility

4 Years B.E/B.Tech in Electricals or Electronics Engineering or M.E/M.Tech/M.S in VLSI System Design/Embedded Systems/Digital Electronics.

Duration of the Course/Training

6 Months

Course Description

Mainly focused on enhancing the Design Verification skills needed by industry. The curriculum is designed to include the latest methodologies being adopted by industry. By end of the course you will have hands on experience in design and verification with Verilog, system Verilog (SV) in UVM methodology.

Course Features and Highlights

1. Understanding on ASIC/FPGA Design Flows.
2. Deep understanding of Advanced Digital Logic concepts and Designs Verification skills.
3. Strong hands on System Verilog and UVM for Design Verification.
4. Developing the Verification Plan, Functional Coverage closure, SVAs etc.
5. Regression flow automation.
6. 24×7 Lab Support with Lab practice handouts and course material delivery.
7. Industry standard project execution, Lab practice and theory sessions under the guidance of industry expert with 12+ years of experience.
8. Soft skills development, complete suite of job oriented ASIC Verification training with 100% placement assistance.
9. Verilog, RTL Design, RTL Verification Training Institute

Course Curriculum

Module 1 : Basics of Unix/Linux
1. Introduction to Unix/Linux OS Architecture
2. UNIX/Linux Directory Structures and Unix Commands
3. UNIX/Linux Shells
4. Cadence, Synopsys EDA Tools Exercises

Module 2 : Advanced Digital Electronics and Digital Logic Designs
5. Revision of Digital Electronics
6. Basics of CMOS Logic Design and Realization of Digital Circuits
7. Advanced Arithmetic and Logic Designs
8. Logic Design using ROM, PLA, PALs
9. ASIC and FPGA Design Flows and Architectures

Module 3 : Computer Architecture, Microprocessors and Micro Controllers
10. Revision of 8086 and 8051 Architectures and Instruction Set
11. RISC and CISC Processor Architectures
12. Programming (ASM)
13. Introduction to Modern System Level Architectures

Module 4 : Scripting Languages (Python, TCL etc.)
14. Basics of PERL and TCL
15. Introduction to Process Automation using Perl Scripting

Module 5 : Cadence and Synopsys EDA Tool Introduction
16. Logic Simulation Tools – VCS from Synopsys, Xcelium from Cadence
17. Logic Synthesis Tools

Module 6 : HDLs For Digital Logic Design and Verification
18. Introduction to HDLs such as Verilog, System Verilog
19. HDL Flows

Module 7 : Digital Logic Design and Verification using Verilog

Module 8 : Mini Project on Verilog

Module 9 : Introduction to Logic Synthesis

Module 10 : Introduction to Object Oriented Programming

Module 11 : Design Verification using System Verilog
20. Introduction to Verilog and System Verilog
21. Introduction to Object Oriented Programming
22. Threads and Mailboxes
23. Introduction to Callbacks
24. Functional Coverage
25. Introduction to Assertions

Module 12 : Mini Project on System Verilog

Module 13 : Introduction to Verification Methodologies

Module 14 : Design Verification using UVM
26. Introduction to UVM Methodology
27. Test Bench Architecture
28. UVM Phases
29. TLM Overview
30. UVM Sequences and Sequencers
31. Building a Scoreboard
32. Building a Reusable Environments

Module 15 : Mini Project on UVM

Module 16 : Introduction to ARM System Architecture

Module 17 : Introduction to Communication Bus Protocols

Module 18 : Developing Verification Plan, Test Plan, Functional Coverage Plan and Coverage Analysis

Module 19 : Gate Level Simulation

Module 20 : Soft Skill Development Programs including to Prepare for Interviews, Resume Building etc.

EDA Tools and Technology Used for this Course

• EDA Tools: Synopsys VCS Suite & Cadence Xcelium.
• Technology Used: 14nm FINFET & 28nm Planar MOSFET.
• Lab Access: Flexible learning with 24×7 online access to all the EDA tools that are running on high speed cloud servers in USA.
• Access EDA tools, designs and libraries anytime and anywhere in the globe through VPN.

Course Duration and Timings

• 24 weeks/6 Months on Saturday and Sunday
• 3 Hours of live lecture session on Saturday and Sunday
• 1 Hours of live online lab session with EDA tools.
• Access help on weekdays too.

Flexible and Affordable Course Payments

• Pay through Debit/Credit Cards or Net Banking or through UPI payments.
• Avail No-cost EMI option with zero processing fee from our financial partners.
• You can choose 3 to 12 months of flexible EMI terms without paying any interest on your loan during your courses. Start making the payments once the placement is done.
• Group (3 or more enrollment together) and deep discounts for Engineering colleges

Placement Assistance and Guaranteed Placements

Our placements consultants works closely with the leading VLSI companies to meet their entry and mid level skilled engineer hiring needs and arranges interview opportunities for our trained engineers. The hiring companies include both India and USA companies.

We provide placement support as complementary service until the trained engineers gets job. For more information, please speak to our placement counsellors.

About Course Instructors

VLSI, Digital, ASIC and Analog IC Design Professional with 35+ and 15+ years of rich experience in Digital, Analog & Mixed-Signal Circuit designs and Verifications. Worked with major semiconductor product and service companies including EDA companies in India, Japan and USA and also 10 years of system design experiences in startup companies for the industrial automation products, which helped our instructors to understand the learning curves and business models. Having facilitative leadership skills and having a proven track record with leading teams on-site and offshore design centers including to create Analog & Mixed-Signal course materials and as instructor.

Why Choose Silicon Synergy

Trained Students Reviews

Deepak Sharma – Analog IC Designer at Micron:

Intensive training for verification course. Got placed in Radiant Semiconductors, with good efforts from placement team who are really hard working. Daily and weekend training is good to understand complete SV and UVM with real time projects. If you want to develop good verification skill I would suggest Silicon Synergy as the best training place.

Rajesh Rao – Layout Designer at Cadence:

I got to know about the school through Silicon Synergy career awareness program. I always had an interest in VLSI but don’t know how to pick the best career for myself. Through their career awareness program, I was given all the information I needed to know. I am now fully enrolled with the institute and got placed in Cadence as Physical Design Engineer.

Kiran Bhat – VLSI Verification Engineer at Intel:

It was fun been a part of the Institute. I had so many wonderful experiences during my time in Silicon Synergy. So far I don’t think there is anywhere you can get such quality of trainers they have at Silicon Synergy. They are very friendly and take work at the student’s pace to ensure everyone is carried along. It was an amazing time at the Silicon Synergy and I am very grateful.

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FAQ

1: How Online VLSI Courses will be delivered and what are the timings ?

Answer: Training is delivered in Instructor-Led Virtual Class Room mode, on weekends. To attend the live sessions, you need to login to the Silicon Synergy e-learning portal. For Lab access, you will connect to the Silicon Synergy servers through a VPN between 9:30 am to 1 pm, Saturday and Sundays. These timings are in IST (Indian Standard Timing) time zone.
Session Details: 9.30 am to 11.00 am
Lecture Sessions: 11.00 am to 11.30 am
Session Break: 11.30 am to 01.00 pm
Lab Session: The course will be delivered by one of the retired senior VP who have 35 years of VLSI experience along with 15+ years of experienced VLSI Engineer. Both are currently working in VLSI industry on latest technologies.

2: May I know about the trainers experience details ?

Answer: Our trainers are typically having 15 to 30 years of VLSI industry experience from USA, Japan and India and currently working in the latest technologies. They are typically project leads or project managers and are selected for their domain expertise, passion for sharing knowledge as well as good teaching skills. They are available on weekends only, during class hours for live interaction.

3: Who can Join Silicon Synergy’s Online VLSI Courses?

Answer: Instructor-led online courses on weekends are primarily designed for working professionals and Freshers who want to skill or upskill themselves. With shrinking technology nodes and increasing complexity of Chips, engineers are required to enhance their skills to stay relevant in their careers and increase their productivity. Online courses can help you learn new skills as well as increase your knowledge in the area you are currently working. Skills that take years to master in the workplace can be imbibed in weeks using our combination of theory classes, hands-on training sessions, projects. As these sessions are delivered by Senior VLSI engineers with 10 to 20 years of industry experience, learning from their experiences is a big takeaway from these courses. Considering time constraints for all working professionals, you can attend these courses from home.

4: What Tools & Technologies are used in the Online Courses?

Answer: We use the latest versions of Synopsys Tools, with a dedicated tool license for every trainee during the lab/project work. 14nm libraries are used for labs, projects. Synopsys and Cadence tools are used by the majority of the IC Design companies in the semiconductor(VLSI) industry world wide, not just in India.

5: How Can I Access the Labs/Tools remotely ?

Answer: Lab Access is provided through VPN. This gives the flexibility to do labs anytime, anywhere at your convenience. All you need is a good broadband connection and a laptop.

6: How Long Can I get VPN access to the Lab, after completion of the course ?

Answer: It varies as per the course duration (short/long). please check the Lab tab, in your course pages. Our course counselors can help you as well.

7: Do You have EMI/Installment option available?

Answer: We do have installment options for some courses. And EMI option is available through our partner organizations, who provide loans for training programs. please check with our Course Counsellors.

8: Do you provide Certificate after completion of the course ?

Answer: Course completion certificates will be provided, whoever meets the course completion criteria.

9: Do you provide Placement assistance ?

Answer: Silicon Synergy provides placement help to all candidates by providing them industry interview opportunities.

10: How long can I have lab access after course completion?

Answer: You will have lab access until the placement is done + 2 weeks after the placement.