The industry has progressed in the last 35 years from SSI (Small) to MSI (Medium) to LSI (Large) to its current stage of VLSI, where the technology is advancing towards nanometer designs.

VLSI circuits are everywhere ... computer, car, brand new state-of-the-art digital camera, the cell-phone and in every electronic device.

The ability of getting patents and the scope available for applied research and publication make VLSI and ASIC design a dream career for many engineers.

The world is looking at India for brilliant young minds, which has a great academic factory as it has countless universities and Institutes to produce fresh, ready for challenge graduates. Anyhow there is a large gap between demand and availability of trained expertise in this advanced era of VLSI.

Engineering students with a strong electronics background, who want something more challenging and creative than a routine software job will have ample space here.