Abstract: The semiconductor industry has witnessed a renaissance that has fueled excitement and research in this area. A great deal of investment has been made in chip fabrication. The question is, who will design the chips that must fill the capacity of
these fabrication lines?
This presentation describes a plan for educating future generations of chip designers such that they can enter the industry with sufficient knowledge and hands-on experience and begin to develop products. While envisioned for a university environment, the plan can also be deployed in the industry with minor modifications. We demonstrate how 50 students were trained over the course of three quarters and designed and tested 25 chips. We will delve into the course structure and timeline, project topics, choice of foundry and design software, I/O, packaging, PCB design, test equipment, and chip characterization. We will also introduce the Center for Education of Microchip Designers (CEMiD), a new initiative that will launch tapeout courses at a dozen universities and provide training, chip fabrication, and test equipment.
Biography: Behzad Razavi is Professor of Electrical Engineering at UCLA, where he conducts research on analog and RF integrated circuits. Prof. Razavi has served as an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer and published more than 200 papers and eight books. He has received nine IEEE best paper awards and six teaching and education awards, and his books have been published in seven languages. He received the IEEE Pederson Award in Solid-State Circuits and was recognized as a top author in the 50-year and 75-year histories of the IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference. He is a member of the US National Academy of Engineering and a fellow of the US National Academy of Inventors.
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