Intro session for the students of the chipions program in Egypt

1. VLSI / Career
Sameh ElAshry
Senior Digital Verification Engineer

2. AGENDA
▹ Introduction to VLSI.
▹ IP Vs System On Chip (SoC).
▹ Chip Design Flow.
▹ VLSI Companies in Egypt.
▹ Research Centers in Egypt.
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3. Electronics Devices
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System On Chip Example

5. A typical SoC consists of
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▹ A microcontroller, microprocessor or DSP core(s).
▹ Memory blocks ROM, RAM, EEPROM .FLASH
▹ Timing sources including oscillators and phase-
locked loops.
▹ Peripherals including counter-timers, real-time
timers and power-on reset generators.
▹ External interfaces including industry standards
such as USB, Ethernet, USART, SPI.
▹ Analog interfaces including ADCs and DACs.
▹ Voltage regulators and power management circuits.
Reference: https://www.design-reuse.com/articles/34887/skillfully-emulating-a-system-on-chip.html

6. Place your screenshot
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Chip Design Flow
Reference: https://miscircuitos.com/design-process-
of-chips-asics-flow-from-design-to-tapeout/

7. VLSI Companies in Egypt in 2017
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8. VLSI Companies in Egypt in 2021
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9. ▪ ITI- Digital IC design Track.
▪ EJUST University.
▪ OneLab- Cairo University.
▪ Center of Nanoelectronics at Zewil
University.
▪ NISC- Nile University.
▪ ICL- Ain Shams University.
▪ AUC Research Center.
▪ Si-Vision Academy.
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Research and Educationl Centers

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Thank You !
Presented by Sameh El-Ashry
samehelashry2014@gmail.com
www.linkedin.com/in/sameh-elashry-22b5603b
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