This certification course is designed for fresh college graduates, the eligibility criteria would typically include:

• Qualification: A bachelor’s degree or higher in Electronics / Electrical Engineering, or a related field with a high CGPA.
• Personal passion: A strong personal passion for pursuing a career in VLSI design and willingness to learn and adapt to new technologies.
• Knowledge and Skills: A comprehensive understanding of analog and digital design principles.
• Enrolment interview: Candidate will be tested for basic technical and communication skills.

Overall, the eligibility criteria would be designed to ensure that candidates have the necessary education, knowledge, and skills to successfully complete the certification course and become competent analog layout design engineer.

• Laptop
• Mouse
• Internet
• Head phone

• Online + offline (Hybrid model)
• Module based training
• Monday to Saturday
• 4 months (16 weeks)
• 4 to 6 industry professionals
• Industry’ standard EDA tools
• Practical based learning to enhance hands-on experience & efficient tools usage

Analog layout designing refers to the process of creating physical layouts for analog integrated circuits (ICs). It involves placing and routing the components, devices, and interconnects of an analog circuit on a semiconductor substrate to achieve desired electrical performance.

Analog layout designers use specialized techniques to ensure that the analog circuitry meets specifications such as signal integrity, noise immunity, power consumption, and area constraints. The goal is to optimize the physical layout to achieve reliable and high-performance analog circuit operation while considering factors such as parasitics, matching, and layout-dependent effects.

Analog layout design plays a crucial role in realizing the functionality and performance of analog ICs used in various applications, including telecommunications, audio, power management, and sensor systems.

An analog layout design engineer plays a critical role in the development of analog integrated circuits (ICs). Their responsibilities include:

1. Layout Design: The primary responsibility is to create physical layouts for analog circuitry based on the circuit schematics and design specifications. This involves placing and routing the components, devices, interconnects, and power supplies while adhering to design rules and constraints.
2. Design Rule Checking (DRC): Performing DRC checks to ensure that the layout complies with the fabrication process rules, such as minimum spacing, width, and alignment requirements. This helps identify and rectify potential manufacturing issues.
3. Electrical Rule Checking (ERC): Verifying the layout against electrical rules to ensure proper connectivity, signal integrity, and adherence to design specifications. This involves checking for shorts, open connections, parasitic capacitance, and other electrical parameters.
4. Parasitic Extraction: Extracting parasitic elements from the layout, such as capacitance and resistance, to accurately model the circuit’s electrical behavior. These parasitic elements can significantly affect the performance of analog circuits and need to be carefully managed.
5. Design Optimization: Collaborating with circuit designers to optimize the layout for performance, area, power consumption, and noise immunity. This includes considering trade-offs, layout-dependent effects, and design techniques to achieve the desired electrical characteristics.
6. Design Verification: Working closely with the design team to validate the layout against the circuit’s functional and performance requirements. This involves simulations, analyses, and iterations to ensure proper functionality and meet design specifications.
7. Documentation: Creating and maintaining accurate documentation of the layout design, including design guidelines, layout reviews, and design change records. This facilitates collaboration, design reuse, and future modifications.

Analog layout design engineers play a crucial role in translating circuit designs into physical layouts that meet performance, reliability, and manufacturability requirements. Their expertise in layout techniques, design rules, and verification ensures the successful realization of analog ICs.