Punjab to establish Microchip Design Centers at universities

The government of Punjab has allocated funds estimate at more than Rs. 41 million for the establishment of chip design centers at eight universities in the province.

According to reports, the development of chip design centers has been planned to spread awareness about micro and Nanoelectronics. The chip design will be installed at the UET Lahore, the UET Taxila, the ITU Lahore, and the Islamia University Bahawalpur over the span of this year. The other four centers will be established at the MNS UET Multan, the KF UEIT Rahim Yar Khan, the University of Gujrat, and the University of Chakwal during the next year.

The Punjab government has planned this initiative with the awareness that the universities in Pakistan are on the back foot and do not teach the skills which are booming swiftly in the education arena globally.

Consequently, the project aims to give training in important courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels to instill in students the knowledge of chip design and its related tools. The training will basically prepare each student to be at par with other IC design players and encourage the R&D culture and future innovations from a local perspective.