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𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐇𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐬! The semiconductor industry in India is experiencing an unprecedented hiring boom — gradually chipping away at IT placements and opening exciting opportunities for engineers across domains. 🔹 End-to-end hiring: RTL/SoC design, verification, embedded systems, manufacturing (process, packaging, yield). 🔹 Freshers’ salaries: ₹6–12 LPA (vs. ₹3–4 LPA in IT). 🔹 Aggressive campus recruitment from tier-2 & tier-3 colleges, not just IITs. 🔹 Internships: ₹40k–50k/month stipends to build hands-on chip design skills. 🔹 Hiring scale: ~12,000 freshers annually (up from 8,000 last year). 🔹 Career growth: Roles extend up to ₹20–120 LPA for architects & leaders. Fuelled by global supply chain shifts, EVs, telecom, defence, and government initiatives (DLI, PLI, ECMS), this hiring surge is reshaping student aspirations, especially in ECE and core engineering branches. With India projected to hit $103B semiconductor market by 2030, this is the right time for students and professionals to align their skills with VLSI, Embedded Systems, AI/ML hardware, and semiconductor manufacturing. The future is semiconductor — and India is powering ahead as a global hub! https://lnkd.in/gKtU5Gn2 #Semiconductor #VLSI #ChipDesign #EmbeddedSystems #Electronics #SoC #SemiconductorIndia #SemiconductorJobs #SemiconductorTalent #HiringTrends #Careers #ECE #Engineering #SemiconductorEcosystem #MakeInIndia #Innovation #ElectronicsManufacturing #FutureOfWork #AI #ML #Hardware #Manufacturing #IndiaSemiconductorMission

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🌟 Exciting News from RIT E&TC Department! 🌟 We are delighted to announce a significant milestone—the signing of an MoU with Iravan Technologies, a leading VLSI-based company specializing in RTL/FPGA Design, Digital & Analog Mixed Signal Verification, and Hardware System Design. The MoU was signed by Mr. Umesh Gaikwad, CEO of Iravan Technologies, and Dr. P. V. Kadole, Director of RIT, in the presence of Dr. M. S. Patil, HoD E&TC, and esteemed faculty members. Mr. Gaikwad also shared invaluable insights on the latest trends in semiconductors and industry opportunities, paving the way for collaboration, innovation, and growth. #Innovation #Collaboration #Semiconductors #VLSI #RTLDesign #FPGA #EandTC #RITTransforms #RITExcellence

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DDR5 DRAM MODULE TECHNOLOGY DDR5 DRAM technology, the fifth generation of Double Data Rate Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory, offers significant performance improvements over DDR4 with higher bandwidth, lower power consumption, and enhanced data integrity, including on-die error correction code (ECC). Key Features and Advantages: 1. Increased Bandwidth: DDR5 delivers up to twice the bandwidth compared to DDR4, enabling faster data transfer rates and improved system performance. 2. Lower Power Consumption: DDR5 operates at a lower voltage (1.1V) and incorporates on-module power management integrated circuits (PMICs) for better energy efficiency. 3. Enhanced Data Integrity: DDR5 features on-die ECC, which detects and corrects errors before they reach the CPU, leading to more robust and reliable memory performance. 4. Dual 32-bit Subchannels: DDR5 utilizes two independent 32-bit subchannels on a single module, allowing for increased data transfer efficiency and improved scaling performance. 5. Increased Banks and Burst Length: DDR5 doubles the number of banks (16 to 32) and the minimum burst length (8 to 16), further enhancing data bus efficiency and reducing the number of reads/writes to access the same cache data line. 6. Scalable Memory: DDR5 is designed to support higher capacities and speeds, making it suitable for demanding applications like gaming, content creation, and data centers. 7. Improved Performance: DDR5 offers a significant performance boost for CPUs and platforms that require more cores and memory bandwidth. 8. On-die ECC: All DDR5 chips have on-die error-correction code, that detects and corrects errors before sending data to the CPU, to improve reliability and allow denser RAM chips which lowers per-chip defect rate. 9. Power Management Integrated Circuits (PMIC): Regulates the power required by the various components of the memory module. 

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RF Basics: Band-Select Filter and Channel-Select Filter Band-select filter: A band-select filter is designed to allow a specific band of frequencies to pass through while significantly attenuating frequencies outside of this band. A band-select filter would select signals within a particular RF band, like the Industrial, Scientific, and Medical (ISM) band (902-928 MHz in the US). Key characteristics and applications: Passband: The range of frequencies that are allowed to pass through the filter with minimal attenuation. Stopband: The range of frequencies that are attenuated or rejected by the filter. Cutoff frequencies: The frequencies at which the filter begins to attenuate the signal, marking the boundaries of the passband. Bandwidth: The difference between the upper and lower cutoff frequencies, indicating the width of the passband. Q factor: A measure of the filter's selectivity or the sharpness of its frequency response. A high Q factor signifies a narrow passband and high selectivity, useful for filtering closely spaced signals. Applications: Wireless Communication: Used in both transmitters and receivers to limit the bandwidth of the output signal to the allocated band, preventing interference with other frequency bands and optimizing signal-to-noise ratio and sensitivity in a receiver. Radar Systems: Used to filter out unwanted frequencies and interference, enhancing target detection. ................ Channel-select filter: A channel-select filter is designed to select a specific channel within a broader frequency band after the signal has been downconverted to a lower frequency. This occurs in the baseband section of a wireless receiver, after an RF band filter has already performed initial band selection. The baseband signal typically has a much smaller bandwidth, making it easier to implement filters with high selectivity using components. Key characteristics and applications: Role in Wireless Receivers: Channel-select filters retrieve desired components of the baseband signal while suppressing unwanted components, including adjacent channels and noise. Fine-Grained Filtering: Offers finer frequency selectivity compared to band-select filters operating at higher RF frequencies. Applications: Wireless Receivers: Crucial for retrieving desired signals in the presence of interference, improving dynamic range and reducing power consumption. Relationship between band-select and channel-select filters: In a typical wireless communication system, both band-select and channel-select filters are used in sequence. The band-select filter first isolates the broader frequency band containing the desired signal. Then, the channel-select filter performs a more precise filtering operation to extract the specific channel within that band. This combined approach ensures that the receiver can efficiently and accurately receive the desired signal while rejecting interference and noise from other bands and adjacent channels. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

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India’s digital economy will touch $1T by 2030. We’ll need chips for everything—from smart remotes to rockets. But despite a ₹76,000 Cr incentive, a $100Bn domestic electronics market, and the world's largest VLSI talent pool, India still isn’t building its own semiconductors at scale. Here’s why the “garage startup” mindset doesn’t work for fabless semicon. And what we must do to break the cycle. 👇 BigEndian Semiconductors #semiconductors #makeinindia #fabless #ic #startupindia #startup

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EMIR Checks in VLSI : As process nodes scale to 7nm, 5nm, and beyond, power delivery challenges become critical. EMIR (Electro-Migration & IR drop) analysis isn’t just a signoff formality—it’s the difference between reliable silicon and expensive respins. 🔹 IR Drop Static IR drop: Caused by average current → impacts DC voltage levels, reducing noise margin. Dynamic IR drop: Caused by instantaneous switching activity → leads to timing failures & setup/hold violations. 🔹 Electro-Migration (EM) High current density displaces metal atoms. Leads to void formation (open circuits) or hillocks (shorts). Reliability degradation follows Black’s Equation → failure rate ~ J^n * exp(-Ea/kT), where J is current density. 🔹 Why EMIR Checks Matter ✅ Ensure power integrity across standard cells & macros ✅ Capture voltage droop under realistic switching scenarios ✅ Validate reliability margins of interconnects & vias ✅ Provide lifetime projections for SoCs under actual workloads 🔹 Best Practices Use vector-based dynamic analysis for realistic IR stress conditions. Perform early in-design EMIR closure (not just signoff). Apply localized decap insertion & grid reinforcement where droop hotspots appear. Correlate RTL activity → gate-level simulation → signoff IR analysis for accuracy. With billion-transistor SoCs, EMIR is no longer just a backend task—it’s a design co-pilot. #VLSI #SoC #Semiconductors #ChipDesign #Reliability #EMIR

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