Faculty of Engineering, AIUB organised a webinar titled "Mixed Signal IC Design Opportunities in Bangladesh”, which was supported by AIUB Community of Engineering Students (ACES) on March 27, 2022 (Sunday). The program started at 09:00 PM with the participation of about 85 participants using the online platform Microsoft Teams. The purpose of this webinar was to prepare students for the anticipated opportunities and challenges in the IC design & development industries in the near future.

Prof. Dr. A.B.M. Siddique Hossain (Professor, Dean, Faculty of Engineering, AIUB; Advisor, ACES) warmly welcomed Dr. Chowdhury Fazlur Rahim (President & CEO, Aromatix inc. USA, Part-time Faculty, UC Davis, USA) to begin his presentation.

Dr. Chowdhury Fazlur Rahim (President & CEO, Aromatix inc. USA, Part-time Faculty, UC Davis, USA) began his speech by acknowledging the revolutionary history of Mixed signal IC design. Firstly, he provided a brief introduction of mixed signal IC and used a flowchart to explain all of the stages of IC design of the Mixed signal based on system designer’s perspective. Furthermore, he emphasised signal conversion using system partitioning block diagram with proper illustration of the difference between analog and digital signal IC design.  Later on, he discussed the aspects that may influence IC design decisions that include cost, power, and features. He also went through the process of offshore IC design and expressed his wish to see Bangladesh to be the next alternative in IC design manufacturing country. At the end of his speech, he motivated students to practise and analyse IC projects with strong dedication in order to establish their career in IC designing industries. Then a short Q&A session was held where the speaker answered the queries of the participants.

Following that, Dr. Md. Abdur Rahman (Professor, Associate Dean, Faculty of Engineering, AIUB) thanked honourable speaker and praised the commitment of the speaker towards Bangladeshi as well as AIUB students. He further informed the demand for IC designers as Bangladesh lacks in specialists on VLSI design. Finally, he advised students to focus on skill development more than just securing a job in order to meet the high demand in the job sector. He then presented the virtual token of appreciation to the honourable speaker.

The webinar was graced by the presence of Mr. Md. Saniat Rahman Zishan (Associate Prfessor and Head, Dept. of CoE, AIUB), Mr. Abir Ahmed (Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering, AIUB) and  Mr.Nirjhor Tahmidur Rouf (Lecturer, Faculty of Engineering, AIUB) .