On September 27, 2022, the Center for VLSI and Embedded Systems (CVES) of the Dr. Anwarul Abedin Institute of Innovation, American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB) organized a seminar titled “Introduction to VLSI Industry”. This seminar was supported by Engineering Students Association of Bangladesh (ESAB) AIUB Unit Face. The session began at 3:30 PM with around 100 attendees in the Multipurpose Hall of Building D.

The program started with the opening remarks by Prof. Dr. A.B.M. Siddique Hossain (Dean, Faculty of Engineering, AIUB). He discussed the fast-expanding VLSI sector and the prospects available to students who are interested in pursuing a career in this area. After that, an Alumnus of the Department of EEE, AIUB Md. Shoaib Sikder (Sr. Engineer, Analog circuit design and layout, Neural Semiconductor Limited) discussed about chip designing, semiconductor devices, and basic introduction about the VLSI industry. Another Alumnus of Department of EEE, AIUB M. Salman Morshed Abir (Sr. Engineer, Analog circuit design and layout, Neural Semiconductor Limited) later discussed about the whole architecture of the VLSI industry using real-world examples. He also highlighted the VLSI virtual designing tools like Cadence, Mentor Graphics and Synopsys. Finally, Saadman Afzal (Team Lead, Analog circuit design and layout, Neural Semiconductor Limited) emphasized that practical experience is more important than theoretical knowledge for VLSI or any other engineering field. He also shared his experience and elaborated the requirements and organizational culture of Neural Semiconductor Limited. At the end of the seminar, a short question and answer session was held where the speakers answered the queries raised by the participants.

Prof. Dr. Mohammad Abdul Mannan (Director, Faculty of Engineering, AIUB) concluded the seminar by thanking the speakers. Later, he along with Dr. Mohammad Nasir Uddin (Senior Associate Professor, Head (Graduate Program), Faculty of Engineering, AIUB) and Dr. Md. Jahid Hasan (Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering, AIUB) handed over the plaque of gratitude’s to the honorable speakers.