The advent of VLSI has been one of the major factors contributing to the advancement of integrated circuits resulting in high-performance computation in electronics. VLSI is an integral part of the chip design industry and has opened up several avenues for electrical and electronics engineers. This webinar introduces the basic concepts of VLSI and its applications. It will also explore its uses in the various disciplines of electronics engineering. This webinar is meant to spark the interest of the electronics and electrical engineering students, specifically the freshmen and sophomores, in core electronics domains. It will facilitate in gaining an understanding of the coursework from an industry point of view.

About the speaker:

Dr G S Javed is an Analog IC design manager with more than 12 years of experience in design, layout and characterization of Analog Circuits. Since 2020, he is the Technical and Execution Lead - Analog at Intel Technology India. He received his M.S. and PhD from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore in 2016. He worked on low power integrated instrumentation circuits for sensing applications. In 2015, he founded King Consultants Education to work on Design Thinking and Experiential Learning. He also is an advisor/guide for PhD aspirants.

From 2016 - 2020, he led the team on High-Speed Circuits and managed a team of 10+ designers at Terminus Circuits Pvt Ltd. From 2012 - 2016, he was a Senior Research Fellow at IISc working on integrated sensor interfaces. He has over 20 peer-reviewed journals and IEEE conference publications to his credit. He is also an active speaker and motivator on Analog Circuit Design, High-Speed Interface Design, Design Thinking, Entrepreneurship, Research Methodologies. Technical Writing and Spirit of Entrepreneurship. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE (2016) and was inducted into the IEEE Eta Kappa Nu - the Honour society of IEEE (2017) for Academic Excellence.