Analog Layout Course
Course Highlights :-
- More than 1000+ Mock interview questions and answers to equip students for cracking any job interviews , along with Cover-letter and Resume preparation , Soft-Skills Development.
- 18+yrs Instructor Team Led Training. Flexible training to meet your needs. Semicon courses are delivered by subject matter experts and can be delivered via classroom or virtual (live on-line).
- Self Paced Learning. Semicon offers rich self-paced training content to accelerate your learning "when you need, wherever you need". The online courses are accessible 24x7 and are organized in a way that allows you to consume the content at your own pace.
- Synopsys or Cadence EDA Tools set for mastering tools and be Industry ready to jump-start career in VLSI.
- Weekly Assignment Tests and 1:1s to track and make suitable adjustments to the progress of learning and mastering Analog Layout in VLSI.
- 1 year online technical ramp-up support and Semicon technical materials access after course completion.
- Every week-end Sunday free youtube live session on Technical topics presentations.
Eligibility Criteria :-
- B.E/B.Tech in ECE/EEE.
- M.E/M.Tech/M.S in VLSI/Embedded Systems/Digital Electronics.
- 60% through out Academics
Course Duration :-
- 3-4 Months
EDA Tools :-
- Tools : (Synopsys Tools or Cadence Tools)
- Custom Compiler or Virtuoso ( For Analog/AMS/Std-cells/IO/Memory/Custom Layout )
Working Hours :-
- Monday to Friday (9AM to 6:30PM) and Saturday (10AM to 1PM)
Note:-
- Institute will remain closed on sundays and all public holidays.
Syllabus : ( Analog Layout - Mentorship )
1. Introduction to VLSI covering Moore's law/SSI,MSI,LSI/ASIC,SoC,FPGA.
- Module 1: VLSI ( Very Large Scale Integration ) , Semiconductors , Transistors
- Module 2: History of VLSI ( SSI/MSI/LSI )
- Module 3: ASIC/SoC/FPGA , PPA ( Power Performance Area )
- Module 4: Moore’s Law
- Duration: Week 1
2. Digital Design covering combinational and sequential circuits.
- Module 5: Combination Circuits ( AND/OR/NAND/NOR etc )
- Module 6: Sequential Circuits ( Flip-Flops/Latches/Memorys etc )
- Duration: Week 2
3. CMOS,FinFet Transistors along with Fabrication process.
- Module 7: CMOS ( Complimentary Metal Oxide Semiconductor )
- Module 8: FinFet ( Field Effect Transistors ) , Double-Patterning
- Module 9: Technology Nodes ( 3nm/5nm/7nm/10nm/12nm/16nm etc )
- Module 10: Fabrication Process ( Oxidation/Deposition/Lithography/ Etching/Diffusion/Ion Implantation )
- Duration: Week 3
4. Full-Custom Flow Chart.
- Module 11: Full-Custom Cycle Flow Chart
- Module 12: Front-End and Back-End
- Module 13: Fab and Packaging
- Duration: Week 4
5.Overview of Semiconductors
- Module 14: PN Junction Diode, BJT/FET/NMOS/CMOS/FINFET
- Duration: Week 5
6.Analog Layout Deep Dive
- Module 15: Understanding schematic symbols and parameters
- Module 16: Creating and managing libraries and cells
- Module 17: CMOS and BI-CMOS layout techniques
- Module 18: Resistor and Capacitor Techniques
- Duration: Week 6-9
7.Std cells Layout
- Module 19: Inverter, AND, OR, NAND, NOR, Latches and Flops
- Duration: Week 10
8.Overview of IO and Memory Layout
- Module 20: IO Layout Guidelines,SRAM/DRAM/ROM Memory Layout
- Duration: Week 10
9.AMS and Custom Layout
- Module 21: PLL, DLL, ADC’s, DAC,s etc including current minor layout, well proximity effect
- Duration: Week 10
10.Sign-off checks and Fixes.
Physical Verification (DRC/LVS/ANT).
- Module 22: Physical Verification DRC ( Design Rule Check )
- Module 23: Physical Verification LVS ( Layout Versus Schematic )
- Module 24: Physical Verification ANT (Antenna)
– EMIR.
- Module 25: Static EMIR
- Module 26: Dynamic EMIR
- Duration: Week 11
11.Scripting : Tcl/Perl/Python/Shell/Unix and GVIM.
- Module 27: TCL Scripting
- Module 28: Perl Scripting
- Module 29: Python Scripting
- Module 30: Shell Scripting
- Module 31: Unix and GVIM
- Duration: Week 11
12.1000+ Mock Interview Questions and Answers , Cover-letter and Resume Preparation , Soft-Skills.
- Module 32: Mock Interviews
- Module 33: Cover-letter and Resume Preparation
- Module 34: Interview Guidance
- Module 35: Soft-Skills Training
- Duration: Week 12
13.Full Chip.
- Module 40: Integration Guidelines , Seal Ring , Scribe Line etc
- Duration: Week 12
The Analog Layout Course content is designed to cover Layout wrt CMOS and FinFet; and 2 different Sign-off checks. This will extensively help to open-up wide VLSI job opportunities for students as their domains expertize will be vast.
- Be experienced to handle Layouts for any Schematic Designs.
- Gain Hands-On experience in using EDA Tools.
- Have through understanding of full ASIC/SoC Implementation flow steps
- Geared-up in below different Domains :
- Analog Layout (AL) Deep-Dive for handling Chip and Blocks.
- AMS , Custom , IO , Std-cells , Memory Layouts.
- Sign-off checks wrt :
- Physical Verification (DRC/LVS/ANT)
- EMIR
- Flow automation using Scripting : Tcl/Perl/Python/Shell/Unix and GVIM.
- Equipped with 1000+ Mock Interview Questions and Answers ,Cover-letter and Resume, Soft-Skills.
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