ALUMNI TALK @ SGSITS

DIVYA SAMNANI
B.E, ELECTRONICS & TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING (2009 – 2013)
M.E, MICROELECTRONICS, BITS PILANI (2013 - 2015)
MS, TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY (2020 - 2021)
STAFF ENGINEER (7+ YRS. EXP)
QUALCOMM, AUSTIN, TX
MEMORIES – ALMA MATER
MEMORIES – ALMA MATER
MEMORIES – ALMA MATER
MEMORIES – ALMA MATER
OPPORTUNITIES IN ASIC DESIGN
STUDY/RESEARCH/ OR BUILD A CAREER
ASIC DESIGN FLOW

Courtesy –
Google search
FROM SAND TO SILICON - MOSFET(COURTESY – INTEL)
FROM SAND TO SILICON – FINFET (COURTESY – INTEL)
MAKING OF MEMORY CHIPS (COURTESY – MICRON)
 PROTOCOL/SPECIFICATION UNDERSTANDING
• USB 3.1
• USB Type C (Connector ports)
• Bluetooth (latest 5.3 version, low power – BLE)
• Display Port
• CSI, DSI (MIPI physical layer – camera/displays in smartphone)
• 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be (Wi-Fi spec – 3G/4G/5G/7G and beyond)
• Gigabit Ethernet
• I2C/UART/SPI
• PCIE (Peripheral Component Interconnect Express)
• UFS (Universal Flash Storage)
• DDR
• LP – DDR
• APB (Advanced Peripheral bus)
• AHB (Advance High performance Bus
• AXI (Advanced eXtensible Interface)
• ARM CORTEX (A75/A78 core)
• Industry specific IP’s (Patented and authorized to be used by Companies only)
SOC DESIGN (SYSTEM ON CHIP)
 Courtesy –
Phone Arena

5G Support No Yes Yes

 SEMICONDUCTOR COMPANIES IN INDIA
• AMD
• Analog Devices
• ARM
• Atmel (Chennai)
• Broadcom
• Cadence (EDA)
• Capgemini India
• Cirrus logic
• Cisco
• Cosmic circuits
• Einfochips
• Encore
• Freescale semiconductors
• Foxconn (Apple Manufacturing – iPhone 13, increasing the engagement from 5-6% to 20-27% FY26)
• Google
• Global foundries
• IBM
• Infineon (Cypress Semiconductors)
 SEMICONDUCTOR COMPANIES IN INDIA
• Intel
• Ittiam
• Juniper Networks
• Lattice Semiconductors
• LSI (acquired by Broadcomm)
• Microchip
• Micron
• MindTree
• Mediatek
• National Semiconductor
• Nvidia
• NXP Semiconductors
• Open – silicon
• Qualcomm
• Rambus
• Rensas
• Sandisk
 SEMICONDUCTOR COMPANIES IN INDIA
• Samsung
• Synopsys (EDA)
• ST Microelectronics
• Tata Elixi
• TCS
• Tejas Networks
• Texas Instruments
• Wipro (Design Centers)
• Western Digital
• Xilinx (Now AMD)
• Fujitsu
• Marvell Semiconductors
• Silicon Labs
• Imagination Technologies
• Siemens EDA
• Synaptics
• ON Semiconductor
PASSION – ADVANCED STUDIES

• Masters Programs in India

• Ph.D. Program in India/Abroad
• Masters Programs Abroad (US/UK/Canada)
• Integrated Ph.D. Program in India
• M.B.A with technical mindset
• Research Jobs/Fellowship in Esteemed Institutes – IIT/BITS/NIT (gain experience)
• Volunteer to collaborate with Professors/Ph.D. Students for a research
paper/patent/journal
• Internships in Semiconductors Firms (Compulsory to have 2 internships in 4 yr. B.E.)
CAREER PROGRESSION

• Jobs in PSU
• Apply for Jr. Fellow in IIT/BITS/NIT
• Direct Jobs after B.E.
• Convert internships in job offer (PPO)
• Jobs after Masters in Private sector
• Join Startups
 WHAT CAN WE DO ?
CHANGE IS THE ONLY CONSTANT
• Increased Collaboration with Academia
• Invite Ph.D. students/ Professors/ Retired Professors to give knowledge about their
research/experience
• Engage in research work – Volunteer
• Guest lectures from IIT/BITS/NIT Professors
• Increased Collaboration/Exposure with Corporate
• Webinars
• Alumni connect
• Invite HR/Sales lead for talk (get sponsorship)
• Engage in special programs (company specific)
• Update curriculum based on industry need – Create a value
• Form research groups in campus – submit papers in IEEE/IETE/Springer Journals
• Assistance for Engineering Design Tools – University learning Programs
THANK YOU
AT THE END, ITS ALL ABOUT
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