{"id":8642,"date":"2021-08-11T19:23:22","date_gmt":"2021-08-11T19:23:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chipedge.com\/?p=8642"},"modified":"2025-11-14T06:18:38","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T06:18:38","slug":"how-to-become-a-physical-design-engineer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chipedge.com\/resources\/how-to-become-a-physical-design-engineer\/","title":{"rendered":"How to become a Physical Design Engineer?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8642\" class=\"elementor elementor-8642\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1db67736 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1db67736\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b33a484\" data-id=\"7b33a484\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22da2f96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22da2f96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Physical design engineer: Yet another complicated post but a simplified approach to become one. For a better understanding, first, let\u2019s look into the job profile and prerequisites of a physical design engineer!\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A physical design engineer builds circuit layouts for processors and controller architectures. Their job is to design circuits, optimize circuit outputs and resolve issues. Now the question is, why should you follow our simplified approach? Is it even simplified? Let\u2019s find out!<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/chipedge.com\/resources\/online-job-oriented-vlsi-courses-sfp\/\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29725\" src=\"https:\/\/chipedge.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Job-Oriented-Offline-VLSI-Courses-final.png\" alt=\"Job-Oriented Offline VLSI Courses banner\" width=\"975\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chipedge.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Job-Oriented-Offline-VLSI-Courses-final.png 975w, https:\/\/chipedge.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Job-Oriented-Offline-VLSI-Courses-final-300x31.png 300w, https:\/\/chipedge.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Job-Oriented-Offline-VLSI-Courses-final-768x79.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 975px) 100vw, 975px\" \/><\/a><\/p><h2>Physical design engineer: all you need to know:<\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To kick start the process, a bachelor\u2019s degree in the following courses might help.<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #2a2929;\">Electronic and computer engineering<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #2a2929;\">Electronics and communication engineering<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #2a2929;\">Electrical engineering<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A bachelor\u2019s degree might give you an understanding of computers and engineering but it\u2019s not enough.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The next step is to have an analytical study of analogue electronics, VLSI with a special focus on MOS transistors and the ASIC design flow. Things that need to be included:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #2a2929;\">Physical Design Flow<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #2a2929;\">STA (Static Timing Analysis)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #2a2929;\">Physical Verification<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #2a2929;\">Small-signal analysis<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #2a2929;\">Understanding of EDA tools\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #2a2929;\">Practical Lab experience<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #2a2929;\">Stronghold on digital electronics\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also, advanced proficiency in HDL languages like Verilog plays a vital role.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To bring all these requirements to your very doorstep, we have brought to you a certified licensed physical design engineer course series. It not only covers the above-mentioned requirements but also offers many more associated tools and techniques.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/chipedge.com\/resources\/courses\/physical-design-online\/#course-overview\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">physical design engineer course<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is specifically planned and delivered by experts with an average experience of 10+ years of expertise using Synopsys tools and online lab access. We also offer 100% placement assistance. The duration of the course is 16 weeks.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The module-specified lecture series and hand in hand labs conduction helps provide a better understanding of concepts. Also, the flexible learning with lab access from home facilitates in emphasizing on lab driven hands-on training and ultimately results in building the crux of the job.<\/span><\/p><h2>VSLI Tools:<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2><h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Synopsys tools<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/h3><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #2a2929;\">Synthesis: design compiler topographical\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #2a2929;\">Physical design: IC Compiler 2 (ICC2)\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #2a2929;\">RC extraction: star RC<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #2a2929;\">Physical verification: IC validator<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #2a2929;\">Static timing analysis (STA): prime time SI<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Technology libraries to be used:<\/span><\/h3><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #2a2929;\">14nm FINFET libraries<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check out our <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">brochure for physical design engineer<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for a better course outline and overview. 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