BSc in Electrical Engineering - VLSI and Circuit Design in West Lafayette United States | Purdue University

Research focuses on VLSI circuits and computer-aided design, fundamental components for emerging circuit technologies, integrated circuit testing and fault diagnosis, digital signal processing, automated synthesis, field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), and low-power circuit design. Engineers are supported by software tools currently in development for simulating and designing VLSI circuits.

The demand for portable communication and computing has increased the necessity for low-power electronics. Recent advancements include creating tools to estimate power dissipation in CMOS circuits. The research strategy employs precise and efficient power estimation methods to guide the development of innovative low-power systems. Additionally, software tools for testing integrated circuits, rapid fault simulation, and failure analysis are in development.

Advances in solid state technology and logic devices have created opportunities to transform digital system design. Recent investigations have begun in automated architecture synthesis for FPGAs, hardware-software co-design, low-power datapath synthesis, and smart power silicon carbide integrated circuits.