New Delhi- The All India Council forn Technical Education (AICTE) has launched the curriculum designed for B. Tech Electronics VLSI Design & Technology and Diploma in IC Manufacturing, here .
This course will provide variety of employment roles featuring outstanding salary incentives for Indian students in global companies as well as Indian companies. VLSI sector is a high-paying industry and immune to automation and it will create an environment for Semiconductor ecosystem for setting and scaling up.
The ‘Semi-conductors are playing a critical role in the world in more ways than we can imagine. It is our collective aim to establish India as one of the key partners in global semi-conductor supply chains’ – PM Shri Narendra Modi.
‘We are investing heavily in skilling and training young Indians for the needs of the
21st century. We have an exceptional semiconductor design talent pool which makes up to 20 per cent of the world's semiconductor design engineers. Almost all of the top 25 semiconductor design companies have their design or R&D centres in our country’ – PM Shri Narendra Modi Semicon India program (with a total outlay of 76,000 crore) is aimed at the development of semiconductor and display manufacturing ecosystem in India. The programme provides for financial support to companies investing in semiconductors,
display manufacturing and design ecosystem.
In line with Semicon India program, the Chips to Startup (C2S) programme aims to
train 85,000 engineers (Bachelors, Masters and Research level combined) qualified
in ESDM disciplines over a period of 5 years. Necessary tie-ups with 82 technical
education institutes have been made.
IIT Hyderabad had launched B. Tech (Electronics Engineering) specialization in IC
Design and Technology last year
About IC and VLSI
An integrated circuit (also called IC, a chip, or a microchip) is a set of electronic
circuits on one small flat piece (or chip). An IC is the fundamental building block of all
modern electronic devices. Very large-scaleb integration (VLSI) is the process of
creating an integrated circuit (IC) by combining many metal oxide silicon transistors
onto a single chip.
AICTE announcement
AICTE, the statutory body for technical education has launched the curriculum
designed for (i) B.Tech Electronics Engineering (VLSI Design & Technology) and (ii)
Diploma in IC manufacturing. The courses shall be uploaded on AICTE portal. Any
number of AICTE affiliated colleges/universities/technical institutions may opt to offer
these courses. Usual starting salaries for a fresher role in VLSI Company vary from
Rs 10 lakhs per annum – 20 lakhs per annum depending upon the company with an
average annual salary of Rs 14 lakhs per annum. Average annual salary in
Multinational companies for beginners is 30 – 80 LPA
Benefits
This course will provide variety of employment roles featuring outstanding salary incentives
for Indian students in global companies as well as Indian companies. VLSI sector is a high-
paying industry and immune to automation. It will create an environment for Semiconductor
ecosystem for setting and scaling up.
AICTE Curriculum
● B. Tech in Electronics (VLSI Design and Technology)
● Introduction to IC Design & Technology
● Digital systems labs
● Semiconductor Device Fundamentals
● Analog Electronics
● Introduction to CMOS processing
● Introduction to VLSI Design
● Analog IC Design
● Statis Timing Analysis
● Fabrication and characterization lab
● Physics of Electrical engineering materials
Diploma in IC Manufacturing:
● Introduction to VLSI Fabrication
● Semiconductor Fab familiarisation
● Electronic Devices and circuits
● Clean room technologies
● Semiconductor Technology Equipment Maintenance
● Allied activities for foundry like safety protocol for foundry, vacuum technology,
Industrial automation
● Semiconductor packaging and testing, Electronics system assembly or product
design
● Renewable energy technologies