Bhubaneswar: Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) Deemed to be University (SOA) has joined hands with Very Large Scale Integration Society of India (VLSI), Bengaluru, for working towards developing innovation, research, startups, talent and employment opportunities in areas of VLSI Design and Semiconductors.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by SOA Vice-Chancellor Prof. Pradipta Kumar Nanda and VSI President Dr Satya Gupta on Saturday.
The MoU will enable SOA build the required innovation, research and talent pipeline for the current and future needs of India’s semiconductor industry.
VLSI, which has more than 5,000 semiconductor professionals and volunteers across the world representing full semiconductor supply chain, will collaborate with SOA in harnessing research and innovation talent for building and enhancing a strong startup ecosystem and provide industry collaboration in terms of techno-commercial mentorship, market opportunities, industry connects, angel and seed funding at SOA.
VLSI and SOA will organise workshops and training programmes for students and faculty members of the Deemed to be University and other institutions. VLSI will also help in arranging expert lectures, projects, internship opportunities and mentoring of SOA students at undergraduate, postgraduate and doctorate level.
The two organisations will also work towards developing and enhancing the VLSI Design and Semiconductors curriculum at undergraduate, postgraduate and doctorate level to make the programmes relevant for current and future industry needs for SOA and other institutions.
VLSI will help implement these courses.
VLSI and SOA will also work together to promote awareness regarding Electronics and Semiconductors and career opportunities among high school students and parents to attract students to this field while choosing their engineering branches.
