Learn next-level VLSI design skills
Teaching the future from where it all started
In Silicon Valley, the original home base of the entrepreneur and innovative leadership, we teach you the latest trends and best practices in VLSI and chip design. Learn next-level VLSI design skills and integrated circuit curriculum including ASIC, semiconductor, EDA, device, and integrated circuits. Focus on front-end of back-end design and get hands-on practice with premier tools: from Cadence, OpenROAD, Siemens, and Synopsys.
We are an Education Partner with the U.S. Chips Act. Our instructors are leaders in global chip design companies and startups. Expand your options.
• Mentored instruction
• Industry-aligned curriculum
• Hands-on projects to build your resume
• In-person, remote, flex, weekend, & evening classes
• Practical skills you can bring to work
• 9–12 months to complete a certificate
• Approved for workforce funding
• F-1 visa-compliant
• International OPT opportunities
Take a Course. Earn a Certificate.
Silicon Chip Design and Semiconductor Engineering
Complete this 5-course certificate program in 9–12 months.
CORE COURSES
SystemVerilog Assertions and Formal Verification
Advanced Verification with SystemVerilog OOP Testbench
System and Functional Verification Using UVM (Universal Verification Methodology)
FPGA Application in Autonomous Driving Systems, Introduction
Advanced Signaling: Jitter and Noise Analysis
Practical DFT Concepts for ASICs, SoC and SiP
ELECTIVES FRONT-END
IO Concepts and Protocols: PCI Express, Ethernet, and Fibre Channel
Digital Design with FPGA
Digital Logic Design Using Verilog
Analog IC Design, Introduction
IO Design Fundamentals
Embedded System Hardware Architectures, Introduction
Wireless Communications and Mobile Antenna Design, Introduction
ELECTIVES BACK-END
Comprehensive Signal and Power Integrity for High-Speed
Digital Systems
Practical Design with Xilinx FPGAs
Physical Design Flow From Netlist to GDSII
ASIC Physical Design, Advanced
Timing Closure in IC Design
IO Design Fundamentals
Practical Design and Implementation of VLSI Memory Devices
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