Build specialized skills

  • Choose area of focus: Explore ASIC design, semiconductor engineering, electronic design automation (EDA), and integrated circuit development.
  • Customize learning: Select any four courses, including front-end and back-end design topics, to align with your career goals and technical interests.
  • Develop hands-on engineering expertise: Gain practical experience with digital and analog design, verification, synthesis, physical implementation, and industry-standard EDA tools.

Advance your expertise in VLSI engineering

Develop specialized skills in integrated circuit design and semiconductor engineering. By completing four courses in the VLSI Engineering concentration, you'll gain practical knowledge of digital and analog design techniques while building the expertise needed for careers in chip design and the semiconductor industry.

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Customize your learning path

Choose ANY 4 courses from this topic:
 

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Semiconductor and Silicon Chip Design

Build the skills behind the chips powering today's technology. Explore digital design, verification, front-end and back-end IC design, semiconductor technologies, and the tools and techniques used to develop modern silicon.

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Ready to complete your concentration?

Once you have completed ANY 4 courses from the above topics and your final grades are posted, submit your completion fee through the Student Portal to begin the concentration review process. Allow 5–8 weeks to receive your concentration certificate.

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