Research Collaborations — VLSI EXPERT®

Active Research Collaborations

Where we're building what's next.

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IIT Bombay

Neuromorphic Computing

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Neuromorphic Computing — Education & Research Collaboration

VLSI EXPERT's collaboration with IIT Bombay is part of the broader Innatera ecosystem partnership — bringing neuromorphic computing research and education to one of India's premier engineering institutions. The collaboration focuses on hands-on engagement with the Innatera Pulsar chip and Spiking Neural Network architectures — bridging cutting-edge research with practical hardware experimentation.

Neuromorphic Computing Spiking Neural Networks Innatera Pulsar Edge AI

Innatera partnership overview →

MOU Signed

IIT Roorkee

AI Microcontrollers · Low Power

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R&D Collaboration — Next-Generation AI Microcontrollers & Low-Power Design

A formal MOU between VLSI EXPERT and IIT Roorkee for research collaboration on upcoming AI microcontroller architectures and low-power semiconductor design. This R&D partnership positions VLSI EXPERT at the intersection of industry-grade training and frontier academic research — working with one of India's most respected engineering institutions on the architectures that will define the next wave of edge intelligence.

AI Microcontrollers Low Power Design MOU Signed R&D

Ecosystem Partners

Organizations in our research and training network.

Beyond IIT-level research collaborations, VLSI EXPERT has built a network of training and ecosystem partnerships that collectively extend our reach and deepen our program quality.

Innatera

Industry R&D Partner

Supply-led collaboration — Pulsar neuromorphic chip in curriculum. Partnerships with IIT Bombay, IoT Academy and others stem from this ecosystem.

Synopsys

Workforce Development Partner

4+ year WDP partnership — research institution workshops, chip tapeout programs, CDAC delivery. The deepest industry-academia bridge VLSI EXPERT has.

IoT Academy

MOU · Training Partner

MOU signed. Joint training programs in IoT and semiconductor design — connecting the two adjacent ecosystems.

Techno Ready

MOU · Ecosystem Partner

Formal partnership for joint skill development programs. Part of the broader training network VLSI EXPERT has built across India.

KeenSemi / Keenheads

MOU · Industry Partner

Talent pipeline MOU — joint program to build ASIC design engineers for semiconductor product companies. Covered by 5+ industry publications.

Growing network

In Progress

Additional research and industry partnerships are being developed. Reach out if your organization is interested in collaborating.

Why Research Matters to a Training Organization

Staying ahead of what industry will need next.

VLSI EXPERT's research collaborations are not decorative. They exist because the semiconductor industry moves fast — and a training organization that only looks backward at what companies need today will be teaching obsolete skills in 3 years.

Neuromorphic computing, AI microcontrollers, low-power edge design — these are where the industry is going. By engaging with IIT Bombay and IIT Roorkee on these frontiers now, VLSI EXPERT ensures that when these architectures become mainstream hiring criteria, our students will already have foundational exposure that most engineers won't.

This is what it means to be a career development organization, not just a training program.

"We are not training engineers for the jobs that exist today. We are training them for the jobs that will exist when they finish their careers."

— Puneet Mittal, Founder & CEO, VLSI EXPERT