VLSI Design Training Action
Description
- Project Title:
- VLSI Design Training Action
- Acronym:
- EUROCHIP
- Number:
- 6573
- Work Area:
- Training
- Coordinator:
- GMD - Schloß Birlinghoven
P.O. Box 1316
D-53737 SANKT AUGUSTIN
- Coordinator Country:
- D
- Partners
- IMEC vzw B
Danmarks Tekniske Hojskole DK
CMP - Grenoble F
SERC - Rutherford Appleton Laboratory UK
and more than 306 academic institutions
- Contact Point:
- Mr. A. Kaesser
- Telephone:
- +49/22 4114 2580
- Fax:
- +49/22 4114 2342
- E-Mail:
- kaesser@borneo.gmd.de
- Keywords:
- training, VLSI design, access to microelectronic foundries
- Start Date:
- 1 April 92
- Duration:
- 36 months
- Status:
- running
- Abstract:
- A distributed infrastructure for the support of very large scale integration (VLSI) design training throughout the Community is being developed. By enhancing the training capacity of universities and polytechnics and providing well-defined routes to fabrication facilities, the quality of engineers trained in VLSI design will be increased to meet the future needs of European industry. Recently, the infrastructure has been extended to the support of SMIs.This is the second phase of an initiative that began with action 3700.
AIMS
During the first phase EUROCHIP aimed to increase the VLSI design training capacity of the Community's academic institutions from 1500 to 4500 engineers per year. The results have been far beyond since 7,000 students have been trained during the first year and 10,000 the second year. Through the provision of a comprehensive infrastructure to Universities and SMIs, the Action promotes VLSI design training which results in an increase in the use of advanced microelectronics, particularly in key sectors of European industry.
APPROACH AND METHODS
The service organisation, EUROCHIP, consists of a consortium of 5 experienced technology organisations from different Community member states that handles all aspects of the Europe-wide action. Advice and guidance of a strategic nature is provided by a steering board drawn from European industry and academic. At its beginning 118 selected European academic institutions received support which included the provision of selected hardware, software and access to foundry services as well as support for dedicated lectureship posts. To date, more than 300 Academic Institutions participate, and the infrastructure has been recently opened to cooperation with SMIs in order to facilitate technology transfer. In this phase of the project, the commercial CAD software has been extended to include logic synthesis and FPGAs. Also a scheme has been provided for the exchange of university CAD software, 6 advanced training courses have been set up. The Action is already well established. For the results of the first phase, refer to Action 3700.
POTENTIAL
The VLSI Design Training Action, EUROCHIP, has a high potential for providing a coordinated training effort for a specific need within the Community. It offers the opportunity to address the wider training needs of academic and training institutions. Through the cooperation with SMIs, the needs of practising engineers for VLSI design will be met and, by the provision of advanced technologies, a valuable technological resource will be made available to academic researchers and industrial designers.
Sven Müßig, last update 07-nov-1995. Your feedback is welcome.