Job prospects in Chip Designing

What are the job prospects in Chip Designing?

• India is a huge potential market.

• The market in India is growing at a thriving rate of 20%.

• The number of chip designing firms have increased to over 160, creating a vast pool for employment.

• The demand for electronic items has also opened up a lot of career opportunities in this field.

• The IIT’s and the NIT’S fill up only a fourth of the demand of chip designers, hence there is a shortage of quality chip designers.

• For this the government has set up a special manpower development programme (SMPD) in this area and has spent a lot to familiarise this course.

• A person has wide options to choose from in this field.

• The hierarchy of chip designers from top:
- The architecture team
- Logic team
- Circuit team
- Physical design team
- Testing and verification

• The qualification of an individual determines his role in the organization, from a technical individual to a technical leader.

• With experience you may move up and then design a chip or work in architecture.