VLSI Design Training Action

Objective

This Action aims to increase the VLSI design training capacity of the Community's academic institutions from 1500 to 4500 engineers per year. Through the provision of a comprehensive infrastructure, the Action will impart an impetus to VLSI design training which will result in an increase in the use of advanced microelectronics, particularly in key sectors of European industry.
A distributed infrastructure for the support of very large scale integration (VLSI) design training throughout the Community is being developed. By enhancing the training capacity of universities and polytechnics and providing well-defined routes to fabrication facilities, the number of engineers trained in VLSI design will be increased to meet the future needs of European industry.
POTENTIAL
The VLSI Design Training Action has a high potential for providing a coordinated training effort for a specific skills shortage within the Community. It offers the opportunity to address the wider training needs of academic and training institutions. Through the introduction of specific training courses, the needs of practising engineers for VLSI design training will be met and, by the provision of advanced technologies, a valuable technological resource will be made available to academic researchers.

Programme(s)

• FP2-ESPRIT 2 - European strategic programme (EEC) for research and development in information technologies (ESPRIT), 1987-1992

Coordinator

Gesellschaft für Mathematik und Datenverarbeitung mbH

Address

Schloß Birlinghoven
53754 Sankt Augustin
Germany

Participants (4)

CCLRC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL)

United Kingdom

Address

Chilton
OX11 0QX Didcot

DANMARKS TEKNISKE HOJSKOLE

Denmark

Address

Lundtoftevej, 100
2800 Lyngby

Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble

France

Address

46 Avenue Félix Viallet
38031 Grenoble

Interuniversitair Mikroelektronica Centrum

Belgium

Address

Kapeldreef 75
3030 Heverlee