Friday, May 17, 2013

Internships in VLSI Companies

Internship is one of the effective means to enter into the field of VLSI.
There are good number of VLSI companies that offer internship for the final year or just finished BE/ME students.
There are few companies who have tie ups with respective colleges/Universities in which case it becomes bit easy for the students of those particular institutions to have this opportunity. However there are plenty of companies who offer internship to any candidates based on their required skill sets.

Different companies offer different sums to the interns while undergoing training, ranging from Rs. 5000-25000.

One has to have a constant watch on when companies offer internship programs.

Following are few tips and links which would help you in this regard.

Internship at IBM,
ME, MS or PhD candidates are eligible.
http://www-03.ibm.com/employment/internationalstudents/files/110309_Blue_VIP_flyer_2011.pdf

Internship at Xilinx,
http://www.xilinx.com/hr/ncg/intern.htm

Internship at AMD, Hyderabad (Only for specific colleges, OU Campus, JNTU Campus, Vasavi College etc)
http://www.amd.com/

Internship at IIT Kharagpur:
http://conf05.iitkgp.ac.in/avlsi/logf/?id=st1&page=recr

Internship at SmartPlay:
http://www.wisdomjobs.com/view_job.php?jobid=98110

Internship at TechInnovate: (Summer and winter programs available)
http://www.techinnovates.com/index.php

Internship at Vyas informatics (Not Paid, not related to VLSI but to general Electronics)
http://www.vyasindia.com


General info: (Internships in India)
http://www.indianinternship.com/

General Info: (Internships Abroad)
http://www.ams.org/programs/students/undergrad/emp-internships

Things to Take Care While Undergoing Internship:
While undergoing internship, generally you will be working under a supervisor. Following are few tips to make you internship more effective and productive.
1. Clarify expectations
2. Take performance feedback regularly from your supervisor
3. Try to make your first impression as the best.
4. Always be a good observer
5. Be punctual
6. Communicate effectively. Write mails short and free from Grammatical mistakes.
7. Maintain good relationship with co-workers.

For more details:
http://www.indianinternship.com/2008/04/some-useful-tips-for-internship-success.html

Few Useful links

Gives informaiton about Interview questions, Tutorials, Projects and Companies:
http://www.asic.co.in

A very good link for Interview questions:
http://asic-soc.blogspot.in/

Gives general information about VLSI field:
http://www.asic-vlsi.com

Discussion sites:
http://www.edaboard.com/
http://www.vlsibank.com/
http://vlsigroup.com/
http://www.vlsi-world.com/