Centre Name:

Centre for VLSI Design

Chairperson: 

Mr. Tang Chong Ming

Description of Centre:

Since the invention of transistor in 1947 and miniaturized transistor circuit in 1958, and eventually building of first planar miniaturized transistor in 1960, integrated circuit technology has evolved from small scale integration SSI into today’s VLSI/ULSI scaling.

The integrated circuit technology has played a tremendous role in the advancement of ICT particularly in the computer application, control, communication, space exploration, etc. Today the total world sale of semiconductor is more than USD300 billion a year. More than half of the sale comes from digital VLSI integrated circuit related products.

Being an institution of higher learning with the aims of not only teaching but also much emphasizing on research and development, the push to be forefront and authority in the selected research area is a need. Thus, choosing research and development in the area of VLSI design, which has not seen the end of the boundary of research and development, would comply and accelerate for achieving the aims of the university in the near future.

The mission of the Centre for VLSI Design is to provide one-stop full solution with a platform for academic staff of the university and industry people for conducting research and development addressing the VLSI design issues including custom chip, VLSI design problem, and solution provider for VLSI circuits in embedded system, customized system, semi ready-system and fully ready-system applications in industry, computing, mixed signal and wireless applications

Research area:

• VLSI Modelling, Simulation and Verification
• Standard cell-based ASIC design
• Full custom ASIC design
• Multi-processor SoC design
• Network-on-Chip (NoC) application

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Venue

1

Workshop on Synopsys software

Training on Synopsys software - IC Compiler for physical design

Centre for VLSI Design, Trans-dist Sdn. Bhd.

8/4/2013 -  10/4/2013

E018, Blk E, FEGT

2

R & D Exhibition

UTAR R & D Exhibition 2013

IPSR, UTAR

11/7/2013 - 12/7/2013

Heritage Hall, Kampar Campus