BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Kolkata BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:19451014T230000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0630 TZOFFSETTO:+0530 TZNAME:IST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240917T102426Z UID:DA91EB16-42B8-46D9-99E8-CE537E5DF6E2 DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20240817T170000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20240817T180000 DESCRIPTION:The webinar\, "Expert Edge\," aimed at giving third-year engine ering students an in-depth understanding of the roles and career paths wit hin the semiconductor industry. Ms. Simran Khokha\, the speaker\, began by introducing the semiconductor life cycle\, which encompasses design\, fro ntend\, backend\, and assembly processes. She elaborated on the specific r oles within these segments:\n\n- Frontend Roles: System Architect\, RTL De sign Engineer\, Functional Verification Engineer\, STA Engineer\, Design f or Functionality Engineer\n- Backend Roles: Physical Design Engineer\, Pro cess Engineer\, Product Engineer\, Process Integration Engineer\n\nMs. Sim ran further discussed the skills required to excel in these roles\, partic ularly for front-end positions such as knowledge of embedded processor arc hitecture\, programming (C/C++)\, and IC design (RTL coding with Verilog/V HDL). For back-end positions\, she emphasized physical design flow knowled ge\, scripting languages\, and industry-standard tools. Additionally\, rol es in software development and test development were highlighted\, focusin g on relevant skills in programming\, wireless communication\, and embedde d systems.\n\nMs. Simran also shared a Semiconductor Major Selection Guide for Indian undergraduates\, outlining the educational progression from a Diploma to a Ph.D.\, where each level provides unique opportunities for in dustry entry\, specialization\, or research.\n\nThe session covered variou s engineering disciplines' relevance to the semiconductor field\, includin g ECE\, EEE\, Material Science\, and Computer Engineering. The speaker Sim ran touched on the global shortage of skilled workers in the semiconductor sector\, with significant deficits in the U.S.\, Japan\, Singapore\, Mala ysia\, and Korea. She also advised students on international career opport unities\, highlighting key factors like work culture\, language barriers\, visa requirements\, and growth potential.\n\nSpeaker(s): Ms. Simran Khokh a\, \n\nAgenda: \n- Introduction to Semiconductor Life Cycle\n- Frontend a nd Backend Roles\n\n- Required Skills for Semiconductor Industry\n- Fronte nd and Backend Specializations\n\n- Semiconductor Major Selection Guide fo r India\n- Educational Pathways (Diploma\, Bachelor's\, Master's\, Ph.D.)\ n\n- Global Workforce Shortage in Semiconductors\n- Country-wise Labor Def icit in developed nations like the US\, China\, UAE\, etc..\n\n- Considera tions for Working Abroad\n- Work Culture\, Language\, Education\, Visa\, G rowth\n\n- Q&A Session\n- Topics on pursuing a Master's degree in India vs . abroad\, GATE exam relevance\, and related career advice\n\nVirtual: htt ps://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/434662 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/434662 ORGANIZER:ieeespsbmsit@gmail.com SEQUENCE:12 SUMMARY:Expert Edge URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/434662 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p style="text-align: justify\;">The webinar\ , "Expert Edge\," aimed at giving third-year engineering students an in-de pth understanding of the roles and career paths within the semiconductor i ndustry. Ms. Simran Khokha\, the speaker\, began by introducing the semico nductor life cycle\, which encompasses design\, frontend\, backend\, and a ssembly processes. She elaborated on the specific roles within these segme nts:</p>\n<ul style="text-align: justify\;">\n<li><strong>Frontend Roles</ strong>: System Architect\, RTL Design Engineer\, Functional Verification Engineer\, STA Engineer\, Design for Functionality Engineer</li>\n<li><str ong>Backend Roles</strong>: Physical Design Engineer\, Process Engineer\, Product Engineer\, Process Integration Engineer</li>\n</ul>\n<p style="tex t-align: justify\;">Ms. Simran further discussed the skills required to ex cel in these roles\, particularly for front-end positions such as knowledg e of embedded processor architecture\, programming (C/C++)\, and IC design (RTL coding with Verilog/VHDL). For back-end positions\, she emphasized p hysical design flow knowledge\, scripting languages\, and industry-standar d tools. Additionally\, roles in software development and test development were highlighted\, focusing on relevant skills in programming\, wireless communication\, and embedded systems.</p>\n<p style="text-align: justify\; ">Ms. Simran also shared a Semiconductor Major Selection Guide for Indian undergraduates\, outlining the educational progression from a Diploma to a Ph.D.\, where each level provides unique opportunities for industry entry \, specialization\, or research.</p>\n<p style="text-align: justify\;">The session covered various engineering disciplines' relevance to the semicon ductor field\, including ECE\, EEE\, Material Science\, and Computer Engin eering. The speaker Simran touched on the global shortage of skilled worke rs in the semiconductor sector\, with significant deficits in the U.S.\, J apan\, Singapore\, Malaysia\, and Korea. She also advised students on inte rnational career opportunities\, highlighting key factors like work cultur e\, language barriers\, visa requirements\, and growth potential.</p><br / ><br />Agenda: <br /><ul>\n<li style="font-size: 12pt\;"><span style="font -size: 12pt\;"><strong>Introduction to Semiconductor Life Cycle</strong></ span>\n<ul>\n<li style="font-size: 12pt\;"><span style="font-size: 12pt\;" >Frontend and Backend Roles</span></li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li style="font-siz e: 12pt\;"><span style="font-size: 12pt\;"><strong>Required Skills for Sem iconductor Industry</strong></span>\n<ul>\n<li style="font-size: 12pt\;">< span style="font-size: 12pt\;">Frontend and Backend Specializations</span> </li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li style="font-size: 12pt\;"><span style="font-size: 12pt\;"><strong>Semiconductor Major Selection Guide for India</strong></s pan>\n<ul>\n<li style="font-size: 12pt\;"><span style="font-size: 12pt\;"> Educational Pathways (Diploma\, Bachelor's\, Master's\, Ph.D.)</span></li> \n</ul>\n</li>\n<li style="font-size: 12pt\;"><span style="font-size: 12pt \;"><strong>Global Workforce Shortage in Semiconductors</strong></span>\n< ul>\n<li style="font-size: 12pt\;"><span style="font-size: 12pt\;">Country -wise Labor Deficit in developed nations like the US\, China\, UAE\, etc.. </span></li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li style="font-size: 12pt\;"><span style="fon t-size: 12pt\;"><strong>Considerations for Working Abroad</strong></span>\ n<ul>\n<li style="font-size: 12pt\;"><span style="font-size: 12pt\;">Work Culture\, Language\, Education\, Visa\, Growth</span></li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n <li style="font-size: 12pt\;"><span style="font-size: 12pt\;"><strong>Q&am p\;A Session</strong></span>\n<ul>\n<li style="font-size: 12pt\;"><span st yle="font-size: 12pt\;">Topics on pursuing a Master's degree in India vs. abroad\, GATE exam relevance\, and related career advice</span></li>\n</ul >\n</li>\n</ul> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR