IEEE and RV-VLSI Design Center Announce Strategic Alliance to Provide VLSI Blended Learning Programs

BANGALORE, India, Oct. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- IEEE, the world's largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for humanity, has entered into a strategic alliance with RV-VLSI Design Center, an industry recognized leader in promoting advanced electronics education for the semiconductor industry. The alliance will provide engineering students and professionals personalized training in industrial practices using a blended-learning approach composed of e-learning and hands-on training, yielding critical technical skills to succeed in the semiconductor design industry.

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"What's unique about this program is that the training combines flexibility of anytime e-learning, performance feedback, and hands-on practice in a lab," said Harish Mysore, Director of Global IEEE, Bangalore.

"The goal of our partnership with IEEE is to help address the industry-academia gap that exists today, as well as, to support India's drive to become a leader in Electronic System Design and Manufacturing," said Venkatesh Prasad, CEO, RV-VLSI Design Center, Bangalore.

In the first phase, programs will be offered to colleges, universities, and technology companies in India. This program is designed to complement academic learning by providing training in industrial practices using a unique "click and mortar" blended-learning approach.

"The periodic course material review, provided by IEEE volunteers, experts in the field of VLSI from academia and the industry, will ensure that the program evolves with the technology and the needs of the market," said Professor P. B. Sharma, Vice Chancellor, Delhi Technological University.

"I am excited about the collaboration between RV-VLSI and IEEE because it builds upon the education provided by India's colleges and universities to our engineering students," said Dr. Panduranga Setty, President, Rashtreeya Sikshana Smithi Trust.

This unique partnership, along with the assistance of the IEEE volunteers, ensures that the program will support the needs of the market and help grow the Electronic System Design and Manufacturing industry in India.    

About IEEE
IEEE, the world's largest technical professional association, is dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity. Through its highly cited publications, conferences, technology standards, and professional and educational activities, IEEE is the trusted voice on a wide variety of areas ranging from aerospace systems, computers and telecommunications to biomedical engineering, electric power and consumer electronics. Learn more at http://www.ieee.org.

About RV-VLSI
RV-VLSI, an autonomous finishing school of the R.V. group of institutions, offers industry-centric advanced programs in VLSI using experiential learning in areas of design, simulation, implementation and physical design of advanced ASIC, FPGA, and full custom designs. The primary mission of RV-VLSI is to make available a steady stream of employable engineers to the ESDM ecosystem in India. Learn more at http://www.rv-vlsi.com.

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IEEE
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