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ACI Semiconductor Limited
November 2026 Applications are open for the November 2026 VLSI design cohort

Advanced Physical Design Program: RTL to GDSII

Take trainees through the complete digital chip implementation flow from synthesizable RTL to a signed-off, tape-out-ready GDSII database using industry-standard EDA tool

Eligibility

Who Can Apply?

  • Bachelor's Degree in:
    EEE/ECE/CSE/Applied Physics

Screening Process

  • Online Assessment & Written Assessment

Program Curriculum

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Industry, CMOS & the ASIC flow.

Linux, EDA tools, Shell/Tcl & Git.

Professional communication & design reviews.

OHS & ESD practice.

Synthesisable RTL in Verilog/SystemVerilog, testbenches & simulation.

Logic synthesis, SDC constraints, QoR & static timing analysis.

Floorplan, power plan, placement, CTS, routing, extraction.

DRC, LVS, power, IR drop, signal integrity.

Low power, DFT & ATPG, formal, LEC, HLS.

Plan and execute a complete RTL-to-GDSII implementation, validate it against signoff criteria, document it, and present and defend it before reviewers.