Semiconductor Design Industry Articles

This site is provided for those who are preparing for the practical exam for semiconductor design industry engineers.

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• outline

Establishing a qualification system to prepare a turning point for nurturing back-end design manpower, and industries need to nurture professional manpower who not only secures proven manpower but also reduces the cost of reinvestment

• transition process

Established as a semiconductor design industry engineer in 2005 (Presidential Decree No. 239, November 11, 2005)  

• performing duties

The first half and second half of the digital and analog circuits are the stages before the production of semiconductor integrated circuits based on basic technical knowledge and skillful skills in semiconductor design work, such as circuit design technology, circuit design software utilization, and data generation for semiconductor manufacturing. Performing duties that can be used for design work and related software

• career and prospects

It is widely distributed such as general semiconductor companies, semiconductor design companies, foundry-oriented companies, and semiconductor equipment companies.

• How to acquire

① Implementation: Human Resources Development Service of Korea
② Related Department: Semiconductor Layout Design Department
③ Test subject
- Handwriting: 1. Semiconductor Engineering 2. Electronic Circuits 3. Logic Circuits 4. Integrated Circuit Design Theory
- Practical: semiconductor design practice (direct circuit layout design and verification)
④ Test method
- Written: Multiple-choice, four-choice, 20 questions per subject (30 minutes per subject)
- Practical: Working type (about 4 hours)
⑤ Criteria for passing
- Written: 40 points or more per subject on a 100-point scale, and an average of 60 points or more in all subjects
- Practical skills: 60 points or more out of 100 points

• questioning tendency

- For the contents of the written test, please refer to the criteria of the Human Resources Development Service of Korea website, Customer Satisfaction -> Reference Room.

- The practical test work type is designed by connecting the design circuit diagram of the layout, using a drawing editor, creating a layout drawing, and creating a hierarchical structure.  In layout verification, verification of design rule verification, extraction , LVS execution, result report interpretation, error correction, etc.  (see public issue)

• exam schedule

Provide information :  Human Resources Development Service of Korea

• Related organizations

Human Resources Development Service of Korea      Korea Electronic Technology Education Promotion Association      Korean Society of Electronic Engineering     Semiconductor Design Education Center

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