Guwahati: The Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering of Girijananda Chowdhury University (GCU), Assam, in association with the Novel Integrated Electronics Labs (NINE Labs) at IIT Guwahati, will organise a five-day offline hands-on workshop on “VLSI Design Using Open Source Tools” as part of efforts to strengthen the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM).
The workshop is sponsored by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, and is aimed at building practical skills in semiconductor design among students, research scholars and faculty members.
According to the organisers, the programme will focus on the VLSI backend design flow using industry-relevant open-source tools such as OpenROAD. Participants will receive training covering the complete integrated circuit design process, from RTL synthesis to sign-off checks, including floorplanning, placement, clock tree synthesis, routing, static timing analysis and DRC/LVS verification.
The initiative seeks to bridge the gap between academic instruction and industry requirements by providing hands-on exposure to semiconductor design methodologies aligned with the objectives of ISM. It is open to participants from electronics and communication engineering, electrical and electronics engineering, and allied disciplines.
The workshop will be conducted in offline mode over five days, with accommodation available for participants on request.
For further details, interested candidates may contact Basab Das, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Girijananda Chowdhury University.