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Department of

Electronics Engineering (VLSI Design & Technology)

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

The B.E. Electronics Engineering (VLSI Design and Technology) program was launched in 2023–2024 under Anna University and AICTE with an intake of 60 students. The Department prepares professionals for successful careers in the semiconductor industry. The program emphasizes the development of interdisciplinary skills, encourages research and innovation, and provides extensive hands-on experience. It fosters strong industry collaboration, opens diverse career pathways, and aims to maintain global competitiveness in the fields of technology and engineering. The department is supported by a team of highly qualified and experienced faculty members with expertise in VLSI design, embedded systems, semiconductor technology, and related domains, ensuring quality education and membership.

DEPARTMENT
VISION & MISSION

VISION:

  • To emerge as a Centre of Excellence in Electronics Engineering promoting research and innovation inculcating highest professional and ethical standards.

MISSION:

  • M1: To impart quality technical education delivering state of the art technologies and research bin frontier areas to meet the growing challenges.

  • M2: To provide conducive learning environment to promote interdisciplinary interaction teamwork among the students contributing to the progress of the nation.

PROGRAMME EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES (PEOS)

PEO1: Graduates educate and train with knowledge and skills necessary to formulate, design and solve problems in analog, digital and mixed signal VLSI system design, VLSI signal processing and semiconductor technologies

PEO2: Graduates provide scope for applied research and innovation in the various fields of VLSI and enabling the students to work in the emerging sectors associated with VLSI domain

PEO3: Graduates apply their subject knowledge, communication skills and leadership qualities to build their chosen career in the area of VLSI design and technology

PEO4: Graduates exhibit ethical attitude and sensitivity to social, environmental and economic issues in their professional activities

PROGRAMME SPECIFIC OUTCOMES (PSO)

PSO1: Graduates will be able to apply advanced concepts in physics of semiconductor devices to design VLSI system.

PSO2: Graduates will be able to design and develop VLSI circuits to optimize power and area requirements free from faults and dependencies by modelling, simulation and testing.

PSO3: Graduates will be able to solve research gaps and provide solutions to socio-economic and environmental problems using standard tools.

HIGHLIGHTS

Software used in VLSI to meet Industry Requirements:

  • Xilinx Vivado – To meet design goals for performance, utilization and power.
  • Cadence – Designing and testing of System on chip and Integrated Circuits.
  • CST – Designing Antenna applications.
  • Edwin XP – Testing and verification of Analog Circuits.

Career Opportunities

  • ASIC Design & Verification Engineer.
  • VLSI Technical SoC /TOP Level Design and Integration Engineer Technologist.
  • VLSI Design Engineering.
  • RTL Design Engineer.
  • Silicon Logic Formal Verification Engineer
  • Analog Circuit Design Engineer
  • VLSI-Architect
  • Physical Design Engineer (Synthesis, Placement and Routing)
  • Principal Engineer
  • VLSI Design Engineer
  • RTL Microarchitecture Design Engineer

Programmes OFFERED

B.E. Electronics Engineering (VLSI Design & Technology)