Salary and Work Life balance in VLSI Companies 

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I am fresher in electronic and telecommunication, how to learn vlsi in minimum amount of time . Can i get a job through these courses ?

@@Ankita.sharmareal Yes you can get a job but proper learning of these courses will take time

Hi Pradyumna, WD have good work life balance. Usually VLSI MNCs have good work life balance however throughout the year it is not same. Sometimes you may get extra work and sometimes it will be completed easily. Since it is technical work so also depends on individual's problem solving / debugging skills. In terms of CTC , WD mostly offers 13-16 LPA to freshers

Hi,I have completed electrical engineering, I wanted to get in world of IT, I got job as java backend developer. I have been working for 3.5 years, But I am lacking practical touch. I am planning for masters which will fetch me a job of software coding + hardware/practical work. With my past as electrical engineer and my current work experience which field you can suggest me for masters?

If you are good with Algorithms then Software And interested in Electronics as compared to coding only then VLSI

@@Singh-Rajveer I have interest in physics aspects of electronics as in communication/ EM waves, I also have interest in iot, my maths is also good. Do you have any info on what would be job profile after mtech in communication related field vs mtech in embedded systems vs mtech in vlsi. These are fields I'm looking for

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Yes, However it will depend on your physical design skills learnt during the course.

Yeah for digital profile ur interest is good. Analog is specifically needed for analog profile. So vlsi is good for you

Yeah , I talked with one of my friends. There pay is comparatively less than Qualcomm but at par with intel. but work culture is good. In next video with updated details, I will add more companies

@@Singh-Rajveer keep up the good work bro🙌🏻

As per my knowledge, Growth entirely depends on individual. What kind of projects he is working. Is he worked really hard. The skills he is acquiring are tough one and all those factors. But suppose you are just doing as minimal as possible. Only the works assigned to you , no extra work on urself. In that case also you can expect 8% per annum increase so in 5 years you will land to 12* (1.08)^5 = 18 lpa something. Other case is your team is good, projects you are working have high values in market. You also worked hard. Skills you acquired are scarce in the market then you can assume 20 to 40% growth. Also you changed job at proper times if your company not giving good increase. So in that case package after 5 years can range from 28 to 62 LPA(assumed started from base 12) And ctc can go from 50 to 75 Lakhs. One more thing, Taking high base salary is dis-advantageous , keeping income tax rate plus surcharge above 50L in india. So Companies usually provide luxury lifestyle and decent amount of increase in salary rather than increasing base only.

Thanks for the info❤️

​@@Singh-Rajveerplus if they give stock options ( RSUs ) then its even better because if share prices increase in 5 years then it can be a very high amount. Like Amazon offered stock options heavily in 2013-14 and in 5 years it's presence increased by manifolds in India so business boomed and now one of my known had sold its stocks in early 2019 and made 2 crores in one go.

Agreed.... similar happened with one of my senior Working in NVIDIA

Digital Electronics and Digital IC design are basic building block for any Digital vlsi job along with logical aptitude and programming skills

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@@Singh-Rajveer Thanks for your quick response Raj, I'll check the video

VLSI Jobs usually don't have concept of working hours. Get your job done and enjoy. So, If you team have lot of projects and resources are less. Automatically there would be pressure on you to increase hours. Hence all depends on team. Usually intel have good work-life balance means mostly employee would not have to stretch working hours. Qualcomm is very aggressive in salary and projects so you will be paid more and mostly you would have to work extra.

You should learn Verilog instead of Vhdl

@@Singh-Rajveer thanks sir

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Prepare as per roadmap shared and apply for intern position in all vlsi companies. Getting entry is most difficult task so don't bound yourself only for these companies. Try everywhere. And for that: You need to find out available intern roles and ask for referral from someone working in same company. LinkedIn would be a place do all such things because most of the corporate employees are active there

Depends on your skills and how you perform in interviews

And yes, Opportunities are there in vlsi front end , backend both so no issues in that

Hi, May i know your area of research?

Just enrolled into it, objective and all other things will be done later start after july 20

Hi, You can search on LinkedIn and apply for internship in companies such as synopsys, nxp, mediatek etc. If you are done with basics then try for fresher level job. Mostly internship is offered to students who are in final year of graduation so may be you won't be eligible. You can make connections with HR or someone in company on LinkedIn and try to get a Referral from them.

First You need to prepare basics then only internship or full time offer is possible

@@Singh-Rajveer thank you.. Will start with all the basics.

Welcome 😊

​@@nehabhadani3092 what are the basics, I'm a BE final year student What are the things I should learn before joining the VLSI institute or internship

Hi Manish, It all depends on what project you are working and what skills you gain in this period of time. Suppose you are able to make in product based companies after two years then it would be atleast 12 LPA, rest depends on your hard work

@@Singh-Rajveer actually I am on intel project

You can write it like: Contact details and Address Your education Projects Software proficiency Basic level C,C++, System verilog Advanced: Verilog Tools : Familiar with xyz tools Operating system: windows / mac Soft skills Achievements Interests

Digital electronics Digital IC design Verilog & C

For 700 gate score some of great options will be BITS PILANI Campus Microelectronics NIT T VLSI IIT BHU / ROORKEE/ GUWAHATI/INDORE VLSI ALSO see for IIT Hyderabad vlsi For Communication branch You can get in IIT kgp/ kanpur. Also try in IIT delhi however that's a tough call

These are the some options which i can think of now. Will update this comment if i get to know/ remember some more possiblities

Hi, Just do a simple search on LinkedIn. You will get lot of companies hiring for VLSI physical design. And apply to the places where you skill set/ experience matches. As of now, Synopsys, Cadence and few other companies hiring only. Keep looking on LinkedIn!!

Can I kno how you got internship opportunity?

@@neethu_nazar From college, on-campus...

@@shubhamdesai7749 is there any opportunity available in cadence?

@@shubhamdesai7749 for internship

There are many famous training institute, VLSI for all , Maven Sillicon etc. So see there fees , and what they teach , placement records, location and choose by yourself.

Na bhai.....sirf coding nhi hai.....Pdho seekho aur implement kro....so 50-60% learning time and 40-50% coding or laptop work. Aur ye as per project change bhi hota rhta hai.

Hardware type kuch nhi hai by the way.....jo bhi actual implementation hai sb aapko laptop pe hi krna hai. R&D ke liye jo time milta wo aapko basic electronics se jod ke rkhta hai

I think IoT market is evolving. As much we are progressing, our daily life is going to be filled with Electronics equipment. For example electric toothbrush is not used by most of population as of now in India but its market will increase. So if you come up with a end product which can be afforded by middle class as well as useful in daily life then it would be great!

Actually it depends on interest. For example: If you ask me to learn software then it would be tough for me as compared to vlsi. So easy or tough is based on your interest.

@@Singh-Rajveer brother can you please give me your number or any social Id i want to discuss about this things

I am on LinkedIn. Link already provided in about section of my RU-vid channel

@@Singh-Rajveer linkdin is locked

May be you are not having any connections with anyone. Send your id: I will send request from my side

If you have got more than 60% throughout acadmics and have good academics then you can go for M.Tech in VLSI design Otherwise training institute is good option if you want to switch in less time. Usually they have 6,9,12 month courses. You can contact them and ask your queries. And yes you can make it as you didn't wasted 3 years and have some experience in O&M Team

@@Singh-Rajveer thanks a lot bro this ans means a lot to me and bro is there any good institute for VLSI pls suggest me! As far now from my searching I got one that is maeven silicon at banglore is it good bro??

Actually i don't have much idea about training institutes. But i will suggest some names Like one already know Maven Sillicon Another ones are CDAC VLSI Guru VLSI for all And to know best one for you.... U have to do little research 1. Ask them directly what they will be teaching and cross check like they are teaching all the required vlsi subjects such as digital ic Design, verilog, low power vlsi, vlsi physical design etc 2. Try to find students who have actually taken there course because they only can give you honest review.

@@Singh-Rajveer definitely, too kind of u thankyou

Yeah many students are placed from VIT. For colleges like NIT Patna ,it varies year by year. Suppose the year you are doing M.tech, One or two good MNCs comes and hires then it is good. And if they does n't come then same student will say that bad. However using ur skills you can try off campus but off campus is always tougher than On Campus. Tough not in terms of interview, tough in terms of getting a opportunity. So for top IITs / NITs it is sure that most of VLSI students will get placement but for others it is luck based. BITS and VIT both are good However BITS > VIT Hope i clarified your doubt

@@Singh-Rajveer thanku sir for such clearfication...... Sir one more question.......is embedded is good????? And it is true that embedded is more job than VLSI.... please clearify it

@@rahulkumarsahni8765 Hi Rahul, My m.tech specialisation is VLSI design and Embedded systems so i get benefit of those. And as per me, if it is separate in some colleges like BITS offer Microelectronics , Embedded two specialisation so there also almost same course both batch study. Some parts are different and both have large number of opportunities , we can't tell like vlsi have more / embedded is more. But if you ask me, which one i prefer: Then my answer would be VLSI because of my interest. Embedded, i don't like actually & It is personal opinion only by the way

@@Singh-Rajveer hi can you explain the difference in nature of jobs and scope of upskilling between vlsi domain and embedded systems domain?

Hi, No idea about this company actually.

@@Singh-Rajveer thanks for the reply bro ❤️

Hi Manjunath, since u are working in Software testing so try to grow in that domain only. If u are not loving it at all then talk with some seniors who have done this already as u are changing ur domain so this period will be like gap. However u can cover up upto some extent by mentioning ur software testing experience. Try find some seniors on LinkedIn who have joined CDAC earlier and take their review and decide. And u call me Rajveer....as urs graduation was completed way before mine. I have some good as well as critical reviews of CDAC so have to personally talk with seniors before making any decision.

And u can use quora/LinkedIn/ some specific grps on Facebook to connect with seniors and don't talk with marketing agent of CDAC because he will only tell positive side so its better to talk with people who have got job using CDAC

@@Singh-Rajveer thanks a lot for the reply.

@@Singh-Rajveer sir I joined with an intension to clear off my education loan. Now I really don't feel career growth like 5.5 LPA so I'm planning for change in domain. Figuring out whether is it domain within software or into VLSI.

@@manjunath7497 Can u tell me what u exactly do in software testing job / what skills ( languages, fundamentals etc)you have?

15+ Base 21+ CTC

Can you tell me from where you are doing ur B.tech and is there any good reason for 3 years gap. And yes you can take vlsi domain coaching in ur final yr of B.tech online. Till then focus on Digital electronics, Analog elec, EDC.

Sir i have 6 yrs gap and 4 yrs experience in non technical field, is it advisable to go for mtech in 2023? I have 746 score(ece) in gate21. Pls answer sir

Hi ,You can go for Mtech VLSI as you have very good get score

No idea bhai, Depends on individual

Hi Sham, What you have done from 2017 to 2021. Like any other work or preparation?

Preparing govts jobs......2016 to 2019 I have prepared banks exam.....2020 onwards preparing tn polytechnic lectures exam

Then it is very tough to directly enter VLSI field as gap matters a lot. Only way i can think of is to give gate and Take M.Tech VLSI from some good IIT/NIT if you go for training institutes like VLSI for all/ Maven Sillicon etc then it would be tough. However skills also matter but risk is there

OK sir.....thanks for ur information..... Need good IIT or NIT how much gate rank or gate score needed sir

I think above 650 gate score for good NITs And if its Above 700 then NIT T vlsi as well as IIT BHU/ Roorkee vlsi also possible

Yes, All are domestic and its even more now. Not much idea about international

@@Singh-Rajveer ok thanks

@@muskanagarwal9792 After Mtech from Top IITs or NITs CTC of Qualcomm is : 27-35 Actually these things also depends on respective clg. Because of ongoing situation no major hike in last year. Qualcomm, Nvidia usually offers base salary in 16-21 range to freshers

​@@Singh-Rajveer Bhaiya I'm in RVCE Bangalore. Here Texas hired at 35.5 lpa last year

That's Great, But CTC is usually inflated and stock are distributed over the years. So please also tell base so that one can get correct figures

Intel, TI, samsung, LG electronics,HCL, Wipro, Philips are some good companies working on embedded side

Front end RTL design / Front end verification is very good. You will get good work life balance in this as compared to Back end

@@Singh-Rajveer thank you so much for reply.... Go forward with good content....

Sure, Srinivas

It should be somewhere between 13-15 as per his base

How do we calculate ctc?

If ctc is from 13 to 15L then how much is the in-hand salary every month?

Actually it varies company to company. But basically CTC consist of CTC = Base pay + Joining bonus + Variable ( depends on performance) So inhand salary is like (Base pay/12) - taxes - provident fund So in most cases this much you will get in account. In simple words for getting 1L per month base pay should be 14-15. Indian income tax structure is very complex so eventually your per month salary will depend on like how much deductions you are able to claim. Variable pay is like , you get some portion of this at the end of year Joining bonus you will get mostly after probation period And these rules may varry company to company but thump rule is your per month salary depends on base and how much deductions you can claim while filing ITR

So if his base is 10 then his net income = 10/12 which comes 83k per month and acter tax and deductions, pf it would be something in range 70-75k

You can do M.tech or you may join VLSI training institutes

Hello Sai, Since you are having one year experience in TCS so that may add some value. But to get VLSI job, it would depend on ur skills in training institute. Because of ur tcl job u have a added advantage of Terminal and C language knowledge. So before going for training institute clear/ revise ur basics of digital, analog and edc. And also do some research on training institutes and their placement. Then after training, if you do well in interview u can get a VLSI job. And that all depends on ur hard work and skills actually

@@Singh-Rajveer thank you so much ranjveer. Will it be a good decision to take up a course on vlsi and and to get job in vlsi. Or I should stay in IT career only?

Hi sai, If you like IT then try to stay there and grow more because you have invested your 1 year in that field so it will be easy to develop more skills. But if you don't like IT at all then only you should try. However it would be very tough call so think wisely before making any decision and also consider financial aspects before switch

If you have skills then there are various off campus opportunities. You can make a account on LinkedIn and explore. If your CV matches requirement then they will call you for interview.

Tnq.. Looking forward to watch more videos on your channel

And if your M.tech college is good like IIT/NIT/BITS/VIT then its easy to get off campus

@@sainarayana8077 Thanks for appreciation. Because of Academics i am quite busy, After 2 months i will upload videos more frequently

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Hello Sir, Your case is very unique. Like i won't say to not to go for VLSI but yeah gap matters a lot. If you get Top 6 old iit vlsi/ iisc vlsi and you can justify your gap and also your interest in vlsi then you can get good vlsi companies But from some normal college & even with NITs/New IITs ,it is very tough. That's what i can say based on my experience here. I may be wrong ,it is my perspective only

@@Singh-Rajveer how much gap is fine? for switching to vlsi industry?

Skills + Gap ( which you can justify or somehow make interviewer beleive that you will be good candidate for respective job) No exact limit is there. But usually 1-2 years do not create that much problem but gap of 5-6 years needs to be justified properly.

@@Singh-Rajveer ooh ok rajveer. I got vit chennai vlsi , i did It job for 1yr and 1 yr prepared for gate, gap =2 yrs for me So is it good idea to join vit vlsi? Can u tell me where vit stands compared to nits? Like after which nits vit vlsi comes.

@@hannu123 yeah so only 1 year gap won't matter that much and one year IT experience will justify that you have linux terminal knowledge and can learn tools easily. And yes VIT is at par with mid NITs.

Hello Lakshay, Since you are in third year so you should go for internship and learn as much as possible because may be in final year some good companies for VLSI profile or embedded profile comes in your college. In that case your resume would have this internship experience. To do that 3 LPA job after btech is your choice. If you get some other good opportunity then you do that. So if you are having only this offer at this time then go for it as it will give you some exposure to industry. And keep preparing so that you can target high CTC jobs too.

And You will be doing internship in ASIC Design so why to shift IT. See, you have done your B.Tech in ece so if you can get a job in Core Electronics then it will be good. And Learn both embedded, Vlsi side and apply whatever opportunity you get.

@@Singh-Rajveer yes it is just that I did embedded internship for 4months and I was getting 5K stipend. My friends did web development internship and they were put on US clients. They were getting 40K stipend so it makes choosing a career between them hard. Also my college is tier2/tier 3, so no chance of any core company. Thanks for your advice

I understand you point, And if you like IT side too then you can prepare for it also. It is all about whether you like it or not. So make decision accordingly.

Yes Ashish, you can apply however chances of selection are lesser as compared to getting job in INDIA itself

Yeah that's why i have mentioned it in the video

If You did ur B.tech in EE/EC , you can give get and try NITs/IITs. Training institute which i know is Maven Sillicon.

But I will suggest to go for HIgher education instead of Training institute

@@Singh-Rajveer i am from ee background, i have gap of 5 year, so I would prefer training institute instead of master, so is it wise decision Or not Please guide

Oo, If you have this much gap then you can go for training institute. It will be good if you want to work in VLSI domain. Do some search on google to find good training institute. Read review and talk with people joined earlier.

Maven silicon provide training for front end or back end?

Even I also completed B.tech in electrical engineering. After joining M.tech i was extra careful with that so all the basics which were required i covered along with VLSI subjects. Only Digital, Analog and some communication ,DSP side knowledge was enough. So little extra effort and it will be normal. No issues there

@@Singh-Rajveer Thank you Sir for your advice.

Will try to gather info about IBM also

Okay i will gather knowledge about salary/ Work-life balance in Embedded profiles. Then will share in a video

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Range is given in the video

Yeah,In next video with updated CTCs i will mention marvell