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AICD-2011 INTRODUCTION

AICD-2011 OBJECTIVES: 
  • To encourage analog IC design activities among undergraduate students at universities and colleges.
  • To promote the analog IC design enthusiasm in Vietnam.
  • To discover the creative and innovative solution for “power management chip – Switching Regulator”.
  • To familiarize with advanced analog IC design tools of Synopsys.
  • To present talented science and engineering Vietnamese students an opportunity to have an access to one of the tope makers, Analog Devices .
Participant benefits:
  • Participating in the 5-day free training course (04/04/2011 -> 08/04/2011) about analog IC design tools of Synopsys at Ho Chi Minh city. Being subsidized the total transport cost to and back from Ho Chi Minh city (two-way ticket) and accommodation.
  • Discussing directly with experts in analog IC design field from United States (Analog Devices), Singapore (Synopsys) and Vietnam (ICDREC).
  • Job opportunities in field of the analog IC design in Vietnam.
  • Improving teamwork skills & English presentation skill.
 
AICD-2011 awards:

 
  1. Cup, certificate and souvenirs from sponsors for all participating teams.
  2. Subsidy for all cost of transport, accommodation for 2 key members of selected teams to Ho Chi Minh city for training course and award ceremony (21/07/2011).

AICD-2011 topic: “Solution for power management”

Design and layout the missing blocks (OSC and Ramp Generator) in Switching Regulator Baseline  (Boost Converter) at the 250nm technology using Synopsys software.

AICD-2011 agenda

 

  • 28/01/2011: Entrance test will be publicized on the AICD-2011 website. The entrance test will be delivered during the introduction & launch campaign of AICD-2011:
    • Ho Chi Minh: 9h00, 22/2/2011 at Room 617, VNU-HCM building, 6 ward, Linh Trung, Thu Duc, Ho Chi Minh city.
    • Hanoi         : 9h00, 24/2/2011 at C2 hall, Hanoi University of Technology, 1 Dai Co Viet, Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi.
    • Danang      : 9h00, 24/2/2011 at F Hall, University of Technology Danang (DUT).
  • 14/03/2011: Submission deadline of the solution for entrance-test.
  • 21/03/2011: Announce the selected project teams.
  • 04/04/2011 - 08/04/2011: Training courses of Synopsys full-custom design tools. Seminars: “Power management” (Analog Devices) & “Analog IC design” (ICDREC)
  • 11/04/2011 - 25/06/2011: Competition progress: design and layout the missing blocks (OSC, Ramp Generator) of the switching regulator baseline using Synopsys tools.
  • 09/07/2011: Announcement three winner teams.
  • 21/07/2011: Final presentation against jury.
  • 21/07/2011: Awards ceremony AICD-2011 at Ho Chi Minh.
 

Who can join AICD-2011?

All students interested in analog IC design.

In form of project team of 2 to 4 students. Each team is formed freely by its team members and can make its entry at will. Each team must have an advisor who are the university lecturer in electrical engineering.

No limit to the number of teams from one university and all teams must send the solution for the entrance test before 14/03/2011 to email address: aicd@icdrec.edu.vn.

 

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