Chip Program Technical Lead
Architects, leads and engineering managers
Focus on requirements, cross-discipline handoffs, PPA evidence, risk, approvals and release governance.
Lead a traceable chip program from requirements to validated silicon.
Your curriculum
Product Requirements and System Architecture
Translate a market problem into workloads, interfaces, PPA targets, safety requirements and an implementable chip architecture.
ISA, Microarchitecture and Datapath Design
Move from architectural behavior to pipelines, execution units, control, hazards, caches and measurable performance.
SoC Integration, Firmware and Emulation
Integrate processors, fabrics, peripherals, interrupts, address maps, boot firmware and hardware-assisted verification into a coherent SoC.
Hardware Security, Safety and Assurance
Engineer trust boundaries, secure boot, key protection, fault response, side-channel resistance and safety evidence across the chip lifecycle.
Floorplanning, IO and Power Intent
Turn the logical hierarchy into die/core geometry, macro placement, IO organization, voltage areas and a feasible power-delivery plan.
Packaging, Chiplets, SI/PI and Board Integration
Co-design die, package and board connectivity for power delivery, signal integrity, thermal performance, test and manufacturability.
Physical Verification, Signoff and Tapeout
Prove geometric manufacturability, connectivity, timing, power integrity and release completeness before mask data handoff.
Fabrication, Yield and Manufacturing Test
Understand wafer fabrication, process control, defect/yield economics, production test, characterization and quality feedback.
Post-Silicon Bring-up, Validation and Debug
Bring first silicon to life, characterize margins, diagnose failures and connect laboratory evidence back to design assumptions.
EDA Automation, AI and Engineering Governance
Build reproducible flows, use optimization and AI responsibly, track PPA regressions and retain evidence for human decisions.
How to use this path
Complete each practical exercise, save evidence from the linked platform tools, and use every module’s checklist for a peer review before advancing.