An introduction to the semiconductor industry
If you are a student eager to make a choice to pursue an engineering degree in either electronics or associated subjects, you might be interested to know more about the semiconductor industry and the job opportunities it offers . The semiconductor industry only showed considerable growth in the later part of the 20th century. A large number of companies such as Intel, Texas Instruments, Synopsys, Dell, Altera, etc. have been in the VLSI (Very Large Scale Integration) design business for many decades. A semiconductor chip comprises several hardware modules such as memories, logic foundation cells, IOs, clock circuitry, phase-locked loops, digital to analog or analog to digital converters, and custom blocks, also called Intellectual Property (IPs). Semiconductor design and fabrication are two main aspects of the semiconductor business. Semiconductor design is an automated function these days, supported by Electro...