Silicon Drafting Institute focuses heavily on layout techniques, skills and theories. We also train students how to handle job interviews. Our class materials and hand-outs are written by professionals - senior engineers and layout managers - and are tailored to meet the needs of all semiconductor firms. Also, these materials are constantly kept updated to keep pace with the changing technologies. On the contrary, some schools come up with their handouts by directly copying materials off engineering text books. Because of this, either most of the information on those handouts are irrelevant to layout, or it is too technical for an average person to comprehend and digest.

In addition to the solid layout skills and the in-depth engineering lectures you learn, Silicon Drafting Institute offers a wide spectrum of Cadence software training as well.

Here at Silicon Drafting Institute, we use 100% Cadence software for the ENTIRE course, from START to FINISH!

 

While choosing the right school,

1. Check to see if their course is approved and licensed by the State of California.
2. Does the school offer job placement services and do they offer job interview training?        
3. Do they use the most popular and commercial grade software to teach you?          
4. Here are some of the facts prospective students need to know while comparing schools:

 

ALL class projects will be completed using the latest version of Cadence Software and our Institution is the ONLY school offering such a wide varieties of software packages from Cadence, such as:

• Virtuoso Layout Editor (VLE)
• Virtuoso-XL layout editor (VXL)
• Assura LVS/DRC
• Dracula LVS/DRC
• Cadence Chip Assembly Router (CCAR).
  (Our Institution is the ONLY school offering this place & route and Chip Floor-planning tool without extra charges)
• Virtuoso Schematic Composer.
  (Cadence Schematic entry software)
• Import/Export/Stream-Out/Stream-In tools.

In addition, EACH student will have his/her own Linux workstation to do ALL hand-on projects and will be able to access ALL the above Cadence softwares at ALL time. Students never need to share machines.