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Before Applying For VLSI Job You Must Be Able To Answer Following Questions

The document provides an overview of questions to prepare for when applying for a job in VLSI, as well as details on different roles in the front end and back end of VLSI. For the front end, roles include RTL design engineer and verification engineer. Back end roles include logic synthesis, placement and routing, layout, and physical verification. The document also lists necessary knowledge and tools for front end roles, such as VHDL/Verilog, system verilog, simulation tools, and synthesis tools. Finally, it outlines different types of companies in the VLSI industry.

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Before Applying For VLSI Job You Must Be Able To Answer Following Questions

The document provides an overview of questions to prepare for when applying for a job in VLSI, as well as details on different roles in the front end and back end of VLSI. For the front end, roles include RTL design engineer and verification engineer. Back end roles include logic synthesis, placement and routing, layout, and physical verification. The document also lists necessary knowledge and tools for front end roles, such as VHDL/Verilog, system verilog, simulation tools, and synthesis tools. Finally, it outlines different types of companies in the VLSI industry.

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Before applying for VLSI job you must be able to answer following questions

1. Do you know about VLSI industry?


2. What are the different fields and areas are there in VLSI industry?
3. Which profile you are interested in the VLSI industry?
4. What are the different tools you have worked with?
5. What are the projects you have done?

Front end :

1. As a fresher you can join as RTL design engineer or a Verification engineer.


2. You can gain deeper knowledge and skills as progress in career.
3. In terms of job opportunities, there is opportunity for more verification engineers
compared to design engineers.

Back end

1. As a fresher you can start with logic synthesis, Placement and Routing , Layout,
Physical verification, static timing analysis.
2. Should have a better understanding in process technologies, transistors, high speed
design issues etc.

Knowledge for front end VLSI

1. Good understanding on all the concepts of digital electronics (Combinational &


Sequential Circuits, Logic gates and Finite State machine).
2. Full understanding on the complete ASIC flow and all its related steps.
3. Proficient with the coding of VHDL/Verilog (Verilog is mostly used).
4. Sound knowledge on the Timing Analysis (STA) and all its related concepts.
5. Good understanding and proficient with the coding of System Verilog (Only for ASIC
Verification) and knowledge on building verification Environment using
Methodologies like UVM.
6. At least one of the scripting language either TCL (Back end) or Perl or
Python(frontend).
7. Good understanding on the protocols like APB, AHB, AXI, I2C, UART etc.
Tools for front end VLSI

Logic Simulation:

a. Mentor Graphics :-Modelsim (free) or QuestaSim)


b. Cadence:-ncvlog, ncelab, ncsimor nclaunch
c. Synopsys :-vcs

Logic Synthesis

a. Mentor Graphics :-Leonardo or precision


b. Cadence :-rc-complier
c. Synopsys :-design compiler (dc)

You can try with writing code in eda playground if no tool is available with you.

Product Companies :These companies designs and develops ASICs, SOC, Microprocessors
(Intel, NVidia, Qualcomm, AMD, Samsung, MediaTek, Broadcom, TI, ST)

Service Companies :These companies work on outsourced/In-house project development


for major product companies. (Wipro, TCS, Tata Elxsi, Mirafra, Waferspace, Sasken,
Mindtree and many more)

EDA (Electronic Design Automation) Companies – These companies build the tools that are
essential for various chip design methodologies (Synopsys, Cadence, Mentor Graphics,
Aldec)

IP Design Companies – These companies focus on building and selling IP (Intellectual


property) for others.(ARM, MIPS (Processor core), Synopsys, Cadence etc (Memories,
Protocol agents, connectivity)

Fabrication (Fab) Companies – These are the companies that focus on the manufacturing,
packaging and other aspects.(TSMC, Global Foundries, Samsung).

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