1) What is the present scenario of IC Testing in India?

IT experts estimate, semiconductor industry will become $500 billion industry by the year 2007 - 08. Companies like IBM, Intel, Motorola, Texas, Synopsis, Mentor Graphics and Philips, to name a few, have already set up their design centers in India. This has resulted in a growing demand for trained manpower in Semiconductor Testing. 

2) What is Semiconductor?

Good conductors are materials that easily allow electricity through themselves. ex. copper, silver ,aluminium . Insulators are materials that never allow electricity through themselves. ex. mica,rubber,air. Semiconductors are materials whose conduction greatly varies from that of a bad conductor to a good conductor depending on the external factors like doping, temperature,light or applied emf. The most common pure semiconductor materials are silicon and germanium. They are added with impurites called trivalent or pentavalent materials which make them turn good conductors. However the level of conduction depends on other external factors discussed above.

Semiconductors are used in Computer chips , both for CPU and memory, and in all modern electronic components like mobile phones,ipod etc... Semiconductors help in miniaturisation,optimization and automation of industrial and lifestyle systems.

3) What is IC testing ?

Integrated circuits (IC's) constitute an area of microelectronics in which many conventional electronic components are combined into high-density modules.

Integrated circuits are made up of active and passive components, such as transistors, diodes, resistors, and capacitors. Because of the reduced size, use of integrated circuits can simplify, the otherwise complex systems by reducing the number of separate components and interconnections. Their use can also reduce power consumption, reduce the overall size of the equipment, and significantly lower the overall cost of the equipment concerned.Many types of integrated circuits are ESD devices and should be handled accordingly.

An IC's life cycle include design,fabrication,testing at fabrication level,package,testing at package level and delivery to primary and secondary market.

IC testing done after the fabrication stage validates whether the design criteria have been met correctly and after package stage assures the same. In IC testing test inputs will be given to IC sample and the resultant output will be analyzed for deviation from expected design values.

ICs(Technically known as DUT short for Device Under Test ) that meet the standard are branded good and those that deviate are branded otherwise. 

4) What is a ATE?

ATE stands for Automatic Test Equipment

ATE is a collection of test instruments controlled by a high performance computer which controls the test hardware by executing set of instructions called the test program. ATEs produce highly consistent test results quickly and reliably without compromising on the accuracy of test.

5) What is the need for Testing?

As the complexity of the IC has grown, the complexity of testing has also increased .

In fact for some devices the largest chunk of the manufacturing cost is due to testing.

Several functional tests based on hundreds of voltages, current and timing tests are required to ensure complete functionality of the DUT.

ATEs are greatly helpful to perform the complex testing procedures automatically and faultlessly.

6) What is the difference between learning in Tessolve and in other institutes?

Regular courses that are offered by Universities or any other institutes are generally broad based and do not address special skill that the industry needs.

The course offered by Tessolve is the most advanced Semiconductor Testing program. The program exceeds the modern industry requirements in niche areas of verification, protocols and scripting languages.

Tessolve training is based on Teradyne ATE platform. The course is also recognised by Electronics corporation of Tamil Nadu Limited (ELCOT).

7) Will the course be according to the industry standards?

 Yes. We offered the most advanced, industry oriented semiconductor testing curriculum. It ensures more confidence for the participants to choose a career path that suits their core competence.

8) Will this course consists of a project?

Yes, the course will be accompanied by an in-house project.

9) Will I get a placement after doing this course?

We provide 100%  placement assistance through our placement cell. For the freshers, it's necessary to understand that before applying for a job in IC Testing arena, one must have gone through an intensive course in IC Testing. The students who qualify our levels of certification will reach the doors of success by getting the job. However the trainees' full cooperation and involvement in the training program are the crucial factors that determine their entry into the semiconductor industry.

10) What is the selection Criteria?

Selection will be based on a technical written test and a simple technical discussion.

11) What is the infrastructure like?

Tessolve Training Center has a good infrastructure equipped with facilities like variety of latest industry standard EDA tools like Cadence, Mentor Graphics etc. We have state of the art classrooms & labs with well-equipped laboratory with all Equipments & testers, dedicated Servers & desktops for the students.

12) What would be the objective/focus of Tessolve’s training program?

Objective is to elevate the knowledge of fresh graduates through a specially designed program, in the domain of Tessolve Training Center with the aim of immediate fitment into work Organization & Culture.

13) What is the eligibility?

The student should be a Degree, Post Graduate Degree, Diploma, Advanced Diploma holder and must have good understanding of Electronics from a reputed state recognized university.

14) Will you provide the study materials?

Yes. All our training materials are developed and delivered by our own expert faculty, which are based on the materials used across different IC testing domain industries. No such material is available from any other source.

15) What will be the class timings for the course?

We have full time and a part time program, Full time will be for 5 days a week and 6 hrs a day. Part time will be only on Saturday and Sunday 6 hrs per day.

16) Will there be any accommodation facility available for students?

No Tessolve will not provide any accommodation for the students.

17) What is  the course content ?

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Digital IC Testing
Mixed Signal IC Testing
Certificate Program in Embedded Systems
Certificate Program in Embedded Wireless Systems