VLSI Design & Verification Training in Salem & Namakkal

Program 1

🟦 RTL Design – Industry Program

Build Strong Foundations in RTL, SystemVerilog & Digital Design

Designed for students and professionals targeting ASIC & FPGA roles

🎯 Program Overview

The RTL Design program at Chip Design Academy trains engineers to design clean, scalable, synthesizable RTL using SystemVerilog, aligned with real ASIC and FPGA industry practices.

Duration: 12-14 Weeks

For: Students & Professionals

Career: RTL Design Engineer

 This Course Focuses On:
                            
                            RTL design thinking
                        
                            Microarchitecture and control logic
                        
                            Timing-aware coding
                        
                            Debugging real RTL issues
                        
                            Medium to complex hands-on projects

🔹 Track 1: Weekend / Online Program

Duration: 12–14 Weeks

Mode: Weekend / Online

Effort: ~6–8 hours per week

📌 Outcome

Gain strong RTL foundations and confidently design small-to-medium complexity RTL blocks.

Curriculum Overview

Module 0: SystemVerilog Foundations for RTL

Hardware vs software mindset, logic types, always_ff, always_comb, blocking vs non-blocking, reset strategies, parameterized RTL

Mini Projects: Parameterized register block, Scalable counter family

Module 1: Combinational & Sequential RTL

Safe combinational logic, priority vs non-priority logic, sequential design patterns, reset and enable logic

Projects: Configurable ALU, Encoder / Decoder blocks

Module 2: FSM Design & Control Logic

FSM modeling styles, state encoding trade-offs, error handling & recovery, debugging FSM issues

Projects: Traffic controller FSM, UART TX controller FSM

Module 3: Parameterized & Reusable RTL

Scalable RTL design, reusable IP development, resource sharing concepts

Projects: Parameterized FIFO, Multi-channel PWM controller

Module 4: Clocking, Reset & CDC Awareness

Synchronous vs asynchronous reset, CDC fundamentals, synchronizer structures

Projects: Pulse synchronizer, Simple multi-clock FIFO

Module 5: RTL Debug & Synthesis Awareness

RTL simulation & waveform analysis, synthesis-friendly coding, common RTL pitfalls

Final Mini Project (Choose One): UART (TX + RX), SPI Master, APB Slave Peripheral

🟦 Track 2: Full-Time Immersive Program (3 Months)

Duration: 12 Weeks

Mode: Full-Time / Classroom

Effort: 5–6 days per week

📌 Outcome

Design medium to complex RTL subsystems, understand ASIC expectations, and become job-ready RTL engineers.

3-Month Immersive Curriculum

1-2

Phase 1: SystemVerilog Mastery for RTL

Advanced SV coding styles, lint-clean RTL, reset & clock architecture, parameterized microarchitecture

Projects: Multi-port register file, Configurable counter subsystem

3-4

Phase 2: RTL Microarchitecture & Datapaths

Datapath vs control separation, pipelining fundamentals, throughput vs latency trade-offs

Projects: Pipelined ALU, Streaming datapath (valid/ready)

5-6

Phase 3: FSMs & Control-Heavy Designs

Complex FSM modeling, micro-coded controllers, error detection & recovery

Projects: Simplified DMA controller, Protocol controller FSM

7-8

Phase 4: Interfaces & Protocol RTL

Handshaking protocols, backpressure handling, APB & AXI-lite concepts

Projects: APB slave peripheral, AXI-stream FIFO

Phase 5: Multi-Clock, CDC & Robust RTL

CDC design patterns, multi-clock FIFOs, reset sequencing

Projects: Dual-clock FIFO, CDC-safe control synchronizer

Phase 6: RTL Verification & Debug

Self-checking testbenches, assertion-based verification (SVA basics), debug methodology

Projects: Assertion-based FIFO verification, RTL bug-hunt exercise

Phase 7: Synthesis & FPGA Prototyping

RTL-to-synthesis flow, timing awareness, FPGA bring-up basics

Projects: FPGA prototype of selected IP, Timing-aware RTL optimization

🎓 Capstone Project (Week 12 – Mandatory)

Choose one industry-style project:

Project Options

🚀 Option 1: Mini Processor Subsystem

Instruction fetch, Register file, ALU, Control FSM, Simple pipeline

🚀 Option 2: Communication Subsystem

UART + FIFO + APB, Interrupt handling, Configuration & status registers

🚀 Option 3: Accelerator-Style RTL Block

Streaming data interface, Pipelined compute datapath, Control & status registers

Tools & Technologies

SystemVerilog

RTL design

RTL Simulation

Waveform debug

Synthesis

Awareness

FPGA

Prototyping

Git

RTL workflow

Skills You Will Gain

Clean, synthesizable RTL coding

FSM & datapath architecture

Multi-clock & CDC handling

RTL debugging & timing awareness

Industry-ready design practices

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Program 2

🟦 RTL Design Verification – Industry Program

Build Strong Verification Skills Using SystemVerilog & Industry Practices

🎯 Program Objective

The RTL Design Verification program trains engineers to verify digital designs effectively, detect bugs early, and ensure functional correctness of RTL blocks using SystemVerilog-based verification methodologies.

Duration: 12-14 Weeks

For: ECE Students & Professionals

Career: DV Engineer

 This Course Emphasizes:
                            
                            Verification thinking and planning
                        
                            Testbench architecture
                        
                            Assertion-based verification
                        
                            Coverage-driven verification
                        
                            Debugging real RTL issues

Track 1

Weekend / Online Program

12–14 Weeks | Weekend / Online | 6–8 hours per week

12-14 Weeks

Online

Certificate

📌 Outcome

Build structured, self-checking verification environments and verify small-to-medium RTL blocks using industry techniques.

Curriculum Modules

Module 1: Verification Fundamentals & Mindset

Module 2: SystemVerilog for Verification

Module 3: Stimulus Generation & Self-Checking

Module 4: Assertions (SVA Basics)

Module 5: Functional Coverage (Intro)

Module 6: Debugging & Waveform Analysis

Final Mini Project (Choose One):

UART verification environment SPI protocol verification FIFO verification with assertions and coverage

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Track 2

Full-Time Immersive Program

12 Weeks | Full-Time / Classroom | 5–6 days per week

12 Weeks

Classroom

Job-Ready

📌 Outcome

Own verification of medium to complex RTL subsystems, write scalable verification environments, and be industry interview-ready.

3-Month Immersive Curriculum

Weeks 1-2: Verification Foundations

Weeks 3-4: Advanced SystemVerilog Testbench

Weeks 5-6: Assertion-Based Verification

Weeks 7-8: Coverage-Driven Verification

Weeks 9-10: Interfaces & Protocols Verification

Week 11: Debugging, Regression & Metrics

Week 12: Capstone Verification Project

🎓 Capstone Verification Project (Choose One):

Communication Subsystem Verification Accelerator / Datapath Verification Processor Subsystem Verification

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Tools & Skills Covered

SystemVerilog (verification focus) Assertions (SVA) Functional coverage Waveform-based debug Verification planning & metrics

Skills You Will Gain

Verification mindset & planning

Writing scalable, self-checking testbenches

Assertion-based bug detection

Coverage-driven confidence

Debugging complex RTL issues

🚀 Career Outcomes

RTL Design Verification Engineer

Design-for-Verification Engineer

Entry-level DV roles in ASIC / FPGA teams

Master VLSI Design & Verification

Choose Your Specialization

RTL Design Program

RTL Verification Program

🟦 RTL Design – Industry Program

🎯 Program Overview

This Course Focuses On:

Track 1

Track 2

🔹 Track 1: Weekend / Online Program

📌 Outcome

Curriculum Overview

Module 0: SystemVerilog Foundations for RTL

Module 1: Combinational & Sequential RTL

Module 2: FSM Design & Control Logic

Module 3: Parameterized & Reusable RTL

Module 4: Clocking, Reset & CDC Awareness

Module 5: RTL Debug & Synthesis Awareness

🟦 Track 2: Full-Time Immersive Program (3 Months)

📌 Outcome

3-Month Immersive Curriculum

Phase 1: SystemVerilog Mastery for RTL

Phase 2: RTL Microarchitecture & Datapaths

Phase 3: FSMs & Control-Heavy Designs

Phase 4: Interfaces & Protocol RTL

Phase 5: Multi-Clock, CDC & Robust RTL

Phase 6: RTL Verification & Debug

Phase 7: Synthesis & FPGA Prototyping

🎓 Capstone Project (Week 12 – Mandatory)

Project Options

Tools & Technologies

SystemVerilog

RTL Simulation

Synthesis

FPGA

Git

Skills You Will Gain

🟦 RTL Design Verification – Industry Program

🎯 Program Objective

This Course Emphasizes:

Weekend / Online Program

📌 Outcome

Curriculum Modules

Final Mini Project (Choose One):

Full-Time Immersive Program

📌 Outcome

3-Month Immersive Curriculum

🎓 Capstone Verification Project (Choose One):

Tools & Skills Covered

Skills You Will Gain

🚀 Career Outcomes

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