How to become IC design experts? How to improve their design capabilities? Their own feelings, IC design is different from the general board-level electronic design, silicon as a result of greater investment, more complexity, more systematic, so study up some more interesting. Venture here to skip the basic knowledge of electronics, one on a number of special places to express the feelings of individuals. 
         First of all, as a beginner, need to know is that the basic IC design process. Should do the following: the basic system of clear, front-end and back-end design and verification process, IC design and semiconductor physics, or multi-media communication system design the relationship between the understanding of the digital circuit, the basic mixed-signal design process, to clarify ASIC, COT these basic mode of the industry. Steal that which is essential to cultivate an interest in the future to build their own technical career planning is very important. Learn basic knowledge of the design of the proposed Taiwan CIC read some of the design of teaching materials, many of them are classic sum. 
          EDA technology to learn: for IC designers, EDA tool is of great significance, through the EDA tool to promote business and be able to understand the new design. Many of the domestic IC designers, is simply from the perspective of EDA being brought into the IC design, many designers in the absence of access to the deep sub-micron process, also adopted by the EDA manufacturers to promote the establishment of the basic concepts of training. At the same time, a number of difficult design, identification and selection of tools is also very important. If you want to have a higher level of design, the experience is a necessary process. The experience is likely to increase the efficiency of the. Can refer to the following: 
    1, to learn from some of the classic design, many of the details of which are designed to make your product must be noted. Some may be in order to adapt to changes in process parameters, and some may be in order to speed up the process of switching, and some may be in order to ensure the stability of the system, and so on. I visit through careful observation of these details both revenue will be fun. Between the project team, especially among members of the team regularly exchange can avoid making the same mistake.

     2, the literature search is a good idea. "Grandfather" project to do with the accumulation of experience fast. If you have the opportunity to participate in a number of very good design background to do the training, the best is interactive, there will be a good harvest.

     3, when you complete a preliminary design of the times, a number of inspection should be done: to understand the technology of chip manufacturers, device model parameters, and to determine the parameters for scanning simulation. Products designed to understand the actual use of the environment, the right to set conditions for the importation of system simulation and load models. Strict implementation of rules and procedures designed to reduce design errors is also very helpful.

     4, In addition, you need to exchange knowledge, attention should be paid the same front-end system or the exchange of in-depth understanding of the design constraints. As a beginner, often not very clear, in addition to the adoption of the design documents and meetings to exchange their understanding of the design specification, with the front-end systems and communication IC design is essential. The so-called design skills, are aware of the constraints on the basis of the terms, or front-end design engineers, can often give a lot of guidance for beginners.

     5, with the emphasis on back-end processing and communication lines: IC design complexity is too high, in addition to the use of EDA tool vendors to promote the initiative to create a concept, IC designers should also take the initiative with the design of upstream and downstream sectors, such as after End design services, processing or service engineers, process engineers, communication between the active and learning. For beginners, the back-end processing factories are often able to bring some of the basic classical idea of some of the mistakes can not be the basic doctrine. Some good back-end service companies can not only provide a very stringent Design Kit, was also given to mixed-signal design is very useful guide to help beginners take a first step on the road. Knowledge processing, IC design for the "product" is very critical.

     6, attention and validation testing, to make a "paranoia": IC design than the risk of board-level electronic design to the larger, so the opportunity to test very valuable, "paranoid" the spirit of IC design is very successful Key. In addition to relying on the maturity of the company's design environment, Design Kit and institutional norms to ensure the success, the importance of verification and in-depth understanding of an IC designer is able to withstand the pressure and enjoy the very key to success. As the tape is relatively small, so look for opportunities to become more involved in understanding and testing the product of the successes and failures seriously sum up and analysis, is a way of the growth of IC designers.

           Peers, as well as the importance of working environment: IC design complexity and the rapid development of technology, making communication between colleagues is critical to take part in some of their own level of industry discussion groups and meetings, enhancing the level is very useful. Through peer exchanges, can also be found in the environment for the IC design an important impact on the level. The company's financial resources, product direction, the difficulty of the project, to a large extent, be able to influence designers to achieve the highest level. Dialectical understanding of their technology and to improve the relationship between the environment, it will be the home of the designer, to a certain stage of the encounter.