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Certificate in Hardware and Chip Designing

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Hardware and Chip Designing


About Hardware and Chip Designing

A crucial component of electronics engineering is chip design, which is the process of creating a chip. The process of designing chips requires an understanding of how circuits are constructed and how their logic works. Transistors, which are fundamental building blocks, are used to create all chips.

The process of developing systems and parts for computers and computer technology is known as hardware design engineering. Hardware must be properly built, set up, and tested in order for the software to function correctly on any system. Hardware design engineering plays a role in this.

Why is Hardware and Chip Designing important?

In contrast to software, which is useless without the necessary hardware to operate it, hardware will always have a position in the electronics business. Furthermore, there is presently no universal black box that can accommodate all product needs.

Some of the most significant advancements in human history have been made possible by the growing complexity of microprocessor processes and packaging technologies. Chip design has also proven helpful in this effort, enabling the realization of several "Systems-on-Chip" (SoCs) that are becoming more complicated daily.

Who should take the Hardware and Chip Designing Exam?

  • People who want to enhance their Electronic Hardware Designing Skills.
  • Anyone who is starting their career in physical design and curious to learn concepts.

Hardware and Chip Designing Certification Course Outline

  1. schematic
  2. gds
  3. frame view
  4. delay and power table
  5. standard cell library
  6. power performance and area
  7. connectivity extraction
  8. device extraction
  9. lvs - example
  10. process variation
  11. PVT variation
  12. RC variation
  13. synthesis
  14. DFT
  15. combination logic testing
  16. sequential logic testing
  17. different types of cells
  18. Extract Components information from Requirement Sheet
  19. Selection of Component for Example Ethernet PHY, Micro-Controller, Motor Driver, Mosfets, ADC, ADC/DAC, MIC etc.
  20. Draw a Complex Schematic Block and Its Power Budget Diagrams
  21. What are Differential pairs, USB2.0, I2Cs, UART/USART, CAN, MII/RMII, I2S and many more interfaces
  22. EMI & EMC decisions for a Complex Mixed Signal Schematic Design
  23. How to Create Design Rules Decision for Complex Mixed Signal Board
  24. Layer Stack-Up Design (4L/6L/8L/12L) and Field Solver Simulation
  25. How to Define Board shape and Rigid-Flex PCB Board
  26. Components Placement planning for a Complex Board and its Execution
  27. How to Layout a Complex Board with more than 10,000 interconnects, and Layout Optimization
  28. Power Distribution Network (PDN Analysis) and How to read its Report + Resolve Issues

Certificate in Hardware and Chip Designing FAQs

It will be a computer-based exam. The exam can be taken from anywhere around the world.

The result will be declared immediately on submission.

You have to score 25/50 to pass the exam.

No there is no negative marking

There will be 50 questions of 1 mark each

You will be required to re-register and appear for the exam. There is no limit on exam retake.

You can directly go to the certification exam page and register for the exam.