Reason about the technology
Relate layers, device models and design rules to the educational or licensed PDK selected for the program.
Learn to think like an IC designer.
Connect first principles to the decisions behind a working circuit. Cloud Campus brings a learning management system (LMS), courses and pathways together with hands-on semiconductor design and verification in WCS.
Learn why a circuit behaves as it does, test your reasoning and explain the result.
One integrated learning environment
A lesson becomes a design you can test.
Follow a concept into schematic, simulation and layout work. The course gives the explanation; the WCS tools give learners a way to investigate it.
Start with a CMOS inverter.
Predict how the output responds to an input. Build the circuit, run a simulation and explain the waveform. Then connect the circuit to its physical implementation.
A pathway to deeper understanding
Start with curiosity.
Build towards independence.
Choose a structured pathway or an individual course. Progress from semiconductor fundamentals to richer design, verification and research questions.
Curriculum preview. Course availability and prerequisites are agreed for each program.
Silicon ExplorerDiscover what a chip is made of.
Course preview
- Discovering Semiconductors
- Meet the Layers
Explore layers and connectivity, then follow a guided CMOS inverter project.
Silicon BuilderBuild and verify your first cells.
Course preview
- Schematic Capture Fundamentals
- Simulation & Waveforms
- DRC Fundamentals
Build a CMOS cell, investigate its behaviour and work through DRC and LVS checks.
IC Design PractitionerConnect circuit behaviour to physical design.
Course preview
- Circuit Simulation & Waveform Analysis
- LVS & Physical Verification
Bring schematic, simulation, layout and verification together in an end-to-end capstone.
IC Design & Verification EngineerDeepen custom design and verification skills.
Course preview
- Standard Cell Design
- Advanced DRC
- Advanced LVS
Investigate richer design constraints and develop a design and verification capstone.
Chip Designer / Research InnovatorDevelop an independent engineering investigation.
Course preview
- Advanced Analog IC Design
- Research Innovator
Frame a research question, explore a circuit and explain the results of the investigation.
Develop the habits behind reliable design
A circuit that works
is only the beginning.
Connect electrical behaviour to physical implementation. Hands-on exposure to PDKs, DRC and LVS helps learners understand why a design passes a check, why it fails and what to investigate next.
Diagnose the physical design
Inspect highlighted DRC findings in the layout. Investigate opens, shorts and connectivity mismatches through LVS.
Use AI to deepen the question
Ask NETI AI about supported findings or results, open the cited source and test the explanation in the tools.
Meet NETI AIFor classrooms and engineering teams
Flexible delivery.
Serious practical work.
Combine self-paced study with instructor-led learning, project reviews and capstones. Shape the program around your learners and teaching goals.
Academic programs
Connect coursework to design labs and capstones. Use learner progress and assignment review to guide the next teaching conversation.
Corporate upskilling
Build a focused program for onboarding or deeper circuit, layout and verification knowledge, with practical exercises your team can discuss.
Bring your learning goals
See a lesson become a working circuit.
Walk through the learner experience with your faculty, students or engineering team.