Training Insights - Wondering How to Upgrade Your Skills? We Asked ChatGPT

Which courses are important for new college graduates and working professionals to ramp up on the latest industry practices in digital design implementation and signoff? and How are the courses essential for college graduates? Suppose you are a college graduate or a working professional looking for practical knowledge. In that case, this blog will guide you through the courses to fill the skill gap between academia and the working world and then take you to the knowledge map.

According to the ChatGPT, there are a few options a student should consider to enter into IC Design Industry after their bachelor's in engineer to bridge the skills gap between the academic and the working world are,

1. Practical Skills: To bridge the gap between theoretical and practical principles, you may take courses or workshops focusing on hands-on design skills, such as Synthesis Implementation and Verifications.

A few courses are refereeing below to get the practical design skills:

Cadence RTL-to-GDSII Flow Training	Tempus Signoff Timing Analysis with Stylus Common UI
Genus Synthesis Solution with Stylus Common UI	Conformal Equivalency Checking
Innovus Block Implementation with Stylus Common UI	Basic Static Timing Analysis Training

2. Industry-specific tools: It can be helpful for a graduate to get a Hands-on-experience with tools and technologies commonly used in the IC industry, such as cadence providing the tools for Simulation, Verification, Implementation, Timing Signoff, and layout design.

A few courses are refereeing below to get exposure to Industry-specific tools in Digital Design and Implementation Signoff, like the Integrity 3D-IC Platform.

Cadence Cerebrus Intelligent Chip Explorer Training	Tempus Signoff Timing Analysis and Closure Training
Genus Synthesis Solution Training	Conformal ECO Training
Innovus Implementation System (Block) Training	Joules Power Calculator Training
Innovus Implementation System (Hierarchical) Training	Voltus Power Grid Analysis and Signoff with Stylus Common UI

3. Industry-Specific flows: In addition to learning about the specific tools and technologies, it can also be helpful to learn about the design flows and processes commonly used in the IC design industry. This might include learning about different design methodologies, such as RTL2GDSII Flow, Physical Design Flow, Design For Test flow ..etc

A few courses are refereeing below to get exposure to Industry-specific flows in Digital Design and Implementation Signoff:

Cadence RTL-to-GDSII Flow Training	Innovus Low-Power Flow with Stylus Common UI Training
Virtuoso Digital Implementation Training	Design for Test Fundamentals Flow Training
Modus DFT Software Solutions Training	Conformal Low-Power Verification Training

To Summarize, the importance of online courses is that they can help a student or professional gain industry knowledge, hands-on experience, debugging and fixing errors, skill development, job opportunities, and helps in the research world.

Listing A few essential courses for VLSI graduates

For example, VLSI courses are available for different domains. The following are a few popular courses based on the Digital Design and Signoff domain. Keep in mind that most online courses are updated every year, featuring the latest technology.

VLSI Design Methodology: ThisCadence RTL-to-GDSII Flow v4.0 (Online) course covers the overall design flow of RTL2GDSII, including RTL design, Synthesis, Verification, Implementation, and GDSII generation.

Physical Design and Verification: This course covers the physical design and verification of integrated circuits, including floorplanning, placement, clock tree synthesis, routing, and signoff.

References (Online Courses):

Innovus Block Implementation with Stylus Common UI

Innovus Implementation System (Block) Training

Innovus Hier Implementation with Stylus Common UI

Innovus Implementation System (Hierarchical) Training

Advanced Digital Systems Design: This course covers advanced topics in digital systems, including low-power design, clock distribution, and power management.

References (Online Courses):

Advance Synthesis with Genus Stylus Common UI	Voltus Power-Grid Analysis and Signoff with Stylus Common UI
Low-Power Synthesis Flow with Genus Stylus Common UI.	Conformal Low-Power Verification.
Genus Low-Power Synthesis Flow with IEEE 1801	Integrity 3D-IC Platform
Innovus Low-Power Flow with Stylus Common UI	Innovus Clock Concurrent Optimization Technology with Stylus Common UI

Where do you begin the journey to enhance your knowledge and skills? Start by clicking on the links below. The learning maps will guide you in choosing your specific domain with different varieties of basic and advanced Online Courses.

Log on to cadence.com with your registered Cadence ID and password.
Select learning from the menu >> Click the Online Courses.
Choose a field of Interest, for example, Digital Design and Signoff
Choose the course, for example, “Cadence_RTL-to-GDSII_Flow 4_0.”
Select the course and click the enroll button.

Digital Badge Available

Cadence online courses have an associated exam to certify your knowledge of the course awarding you a Digital Badge for each course, so you can display them on your LinkedIn profile