How AI is changing chip design tools, what LLM assistants can and cannot do, why AI hardware is booming, and what it means for your career.
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The computer architecture topics VLSI interviewers ask about: pipelines, hazards, caches, branch prediction, and how to prepare.
Why every VLSI engineer needs scripting, which languages to learn (Python, Tcl, shell), with examples and practice ideas.
VLSI project ideas by level, from a UART to a pipelined RISC-V core, and what makes a project impress an interviewer.
The open-source tools for every step of chip design: Verilator, cocotb, Yosys, OpenROAD, OpenLane, KLayout and open PDKs.
A short list of the VLSI books worth reading, grouped by goal: digital basics, Verilog, verification, circuits, timing and architecture.
A free VLSI study path: NPTEL and MIT OCW, HDLBits, ChipVerify and Verification Academy, OpenROAD and Tiny Tapeout.
A practical guide to analog and mixed-signal design: daily work, skills, tools, how to start and career path.
A practical guide to the VLSI application engineer role at EDA, IP and chip companies: daily work, skills and career path.
A practical guide to the FPGA engineer role: daily work, skills, tools, how it differs from ASIC, and how to start.