hi I'm Nitin Ahuja,I'm pursuing engineering from mdu rohtak in electronics and communication I've completed my 5th sem and I'm looking forward as my career in field of chip designing. kindly help me in the right direction thank you

Asked by nitin ahuja on 12 July 2008 at 10:29 PM.

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There are over 130 chip design firms present in India?the vast pool of talent and growing domestic market has helped the country emerge as an important centre for chip design. Last year, the industry witnessed major investments in the country in R&D, an indicator of India's potential with respect to the talent available. A country traditionally acknowledged for its software development capabilities is now exhibiting its competency in the chip design industry. This booming semiconductor industry promises 3.5 million jobs by 2015, according to a report by the Indian Semiconductor Association (ISA) and global consulting company Frost & Sullivan. Indian engineers have carved a niche for themselves by making significant contributions to the development of cutting-edge technology. India, with capabilities in very large scale integration (VLSI) design and software development, has potentially captured a larger share of the market by focusing on these markets. It is no wonder that almost all of the top 10 semiconductor vendors have established design centers in India. This has also contributed to the growth of the electronic design automation (EDA) industry in India. Leading Indian IT companies are also setting up product engineering and design services, partnering with global chip majors. Today's engineers, therefore, have immense opportunities in hardware and embedded design, developing integrated circuits (ICs); field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) and systems-on-chips (SoCs), apart from typical software development opportunities. And the scenario is only getting better?the next decade will see a steady growth in the consumer demand for intelligent systems in everyday life? from cars to home appliances and consumer electronics. The chip design industry, therefore, offers exciting career opportunities for those looking to develop cutting-edge technologies that will impact our future. Young engineers once hired by R&D labs get an opportunity to work on chip design from scratch?from conceptualisation to development and testing, across myriad domains. Chip design differs from software design. How? The process of chip design differs from software development. Software design is associated with creating codes and working with 'abstracts', i.e. encoding thoughts and processes vis-?-vis chip design, where the end result is a tangible product that can power a wide range of electronic devices, enabling functions that several years ago were considered 'near impossible.' Another aspect of chip design is that knowledge acquired is in-depth as engineers focus on designing embedded systems for different sectors. Consumer electronics, mobile devices, home security systems and auto components are niche sectors. For more information log on: Chip Designing.