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IIT MADRAS :
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has launched Bachelor of Science (BS) in Electronic Systems programme at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras on March 6. Graduates from this programme could find jobs in automotive, semiconductor and defence industries. This programe has been designed to meet the growing demand for skilled graduates in the electronics and embedded systems sector in India.
This is the second BS programme being launched by IITM after BS in data science and applications.
As per the institute fee of the course is affordable and additional scholarships will be provided to students belonging to SC/ST/Person with Disability categories and those with family incomes of less than Rs 5 lakh per annum. This programme is open to anyone interested in Electronic Systems, irrespective of age, with the only eligibility criteria being that the candidate should have studied Mathematics and Physics as part of their Class 12 (or equivalent). The programme is designed as a balanced mix of theory and laboratory courses and that will be taught by the IIT Madras faculty and industry experts . Students will be provided with recorded video lectures, reading materials, weekly assessments, tutorials and interactive doubt-clearing sessions and all of which can be done online. For practical classed students need to be present in IITM for about two weeks every semester.
Mahindra University offers an M. Tech. degree program in VLSI Design and Embedded Systems. Its a two-year program designed a way that includes VLSI Design, Advanced Computer Architecture, Advanced Algorithms in Design Automation, Machine Learning for VLSI Design, Low Power VLSI Design, Logic Synthesis, Design for Testability,and Physical Verification Flows, Device and Process simulation of semiconductor devices.
The University has recently opened a new laboratory facility that will give students the opportunity to use the latest design automation software from the leading EDA company. Students can learn analog/digital full custom circuit design , circuit level physical design and verification, gate level Physical design and functional simulation, synthesis and pre-layout timing analysis.
IIT Roorkie:
IIT Roorkee is offering a full programme in IC manufacturing and VLSI Design. Most of the Tier-I and II Institute have these courses in UG. “There is a genuine demand for accelerated growth in the domain of semiconductors both in the fabrication and well as design. However, these require skilled manpower who can handle complicated processes in the semiconductor fabrication area. This requires a dedicated course structure in IC manufacturing. This prompted the government to come up with an idea for a diploma on Manufacturing in IC,” explains Sudeb Dasgupta, professor, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, IIT Roorkee. “The course will provide a variety of employment roles featuring outstanding salary incentives for Indian students in global as well as Indian companies,” adds Dasgupta. “The salary packages to the students of these branch is quite respectable. The scope is in private industry as well as government sector design houses and fabrication units.”
IIT Roorkee has opened applications for the MTech VLSI programmes. Candidates with or without GATE are eligible to apply for this programme.
Minimum educational qualification for a candidate is bachelor's degree in technology (BTech) or an equivalent or an M.Sc in physics or electronics. All applicants must have at least 60% marks at their degree level.
At Amity School of Engineering and Technology, Amity University, the institute has started the programme BTech Electronics Engineering (VLSI Design and Technology) in the academic year 2022-23 which covers various courses to create the skilled and trained manpower to cater to the demand of the semiconductor industry. The programme includes various courses to meet the demands of semiconductor industry such as IC Design Technology, Semiconductor Devices, Digital Integrated Circuit Design, Digital Design using and Verilog, Analog CMOS Design, VLSI Physical Design, VLSI Signal Processing, System on Chip Design, ASIC Design Verification, MEMS and Microsystems, Mixed Signal Design, RF Circuit Design, Design for Testability etc.
“After Covid-19 our country is now aggressively venturing into electronics manufacturing and production. India is good in semiconductor research but has a long way to go in the fabrication of ICs. Currently, semiconductor manufacturing is almost non-existential in India, thus, it has a huge scope to reduce imports. Various leading Industries such as IBM, and are ready to Invest on a very large magnitude in India to set up India's first chip-making facility. Also, there are many leading industries like Cadence Design Systems, and Hitachi High-Technologies Corp to expand in this area. The government also has various plans to create chipmaking facilities, Electronic Manufacturing Clusters (EMC) etc. Looking at the demand and the opportunities this may be one of the highest paying jobs in times to come,” speculates Manoj Kumar Pandey, joint head, Amity School of Engineering & Technology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh.
VLSI Society of India :
VLSI Society of India (VSI) has recently launched its Madhya Pradesh Chapter at IIT Indore. VSI president Satya Gupta was present on this occassion and he said that the society has a target of training over 10,000 VLSI design engineers, 100 semiconductor start-ups and starting a BTech programme in VLSI in at least 20 colleges in the state in one year.
The launch was witnessed by faculties, researchers, start-up professionals, representatives from multinational companies and enthusiasts from the VLSI, electronics & semiconductors ecosystem.
