A VLSI Design Course in a Resource-Constrained Environment

An important area in Electrical Engineering is VLSI design, which concentrates on the development of integrated circuits, or chips. Thus, several Electrical Engineering departments offer VLSI design courses as technical electives for seniors and graduate students. Since the goal is to develop practical design skills, these courses often require students to design, manufacture, and test actual chips. However, this requires expensive resources that exceed the budget of many small departments.