Silicon Launchpad+

Silicon Skills is a practical VLSI learning program designed for students, freshers, and professionals who want to build a career in semiconductors. Led by Raghav Tangirala, a Verification Lead with a Master’s in IC Design from TUM and 8+ years of industry experience, the program covers the full journey from CMOS fundamentals to processor design.

The curriculum includes digital and analog design (basics), RTL Integration and verification, UPF, RISC-V, Verilog, VHDL, System Verilog, System C, Embedded C, UVM, and formal verification. Students will work on projects, helping them build a strong technical portfolio with practical design, verification, integration, and debugging experience that can be showcased in interviews and job applications.

The program also includes add-on topics in AI adoption (Codex, LLMs, RAG), and startup finance basics.

Note : The program will be delivered entirely using open-source tools and architectures.

The current description only shows the road map for the first 6 months.

Open to anyone from high school onward, with no prerequisites required.

Classes are in English.

Classes begin in the first week of April.

Timings: 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM CET

Schedule: 2 classes per week

Options: Monday & Friday, Thursday & Friday,

or weekends

Bonus: 1 free introductory session

Contact: info@dancevoornl.com