About SiliconPath
Chip design, taught the way it is done at work
SiliconPath is a VLSI learning platform for chip-design engineers and students in India. It exists to make real, job-relevant semiconductor knowledge available to anyone: clearly explained, in order, and free to start.
- 15
- learning paths
- 154
- free lessons
- 128
- STA interview answers
- 1,600+
- engineers on the newsletter
What is here
Learning paths
15 paths and 154 lessons, from digital electronics and Verilog to synthesis, physical design, STA, physical verification, low power, DFT, TCL and Linux. Every lesson is free, and finishing a path earns a certificate anyone can verify.
Engineering Lab
Five classic signoff problems as worked examples: setup, hold, congestion, clock skew and max transition. Read the report, diagnose the cause, choose the fix.
VLSI Knowledge Hub
38 core concepts, each explained in one place and linked to the lessons that go deeper.
Courses
The flagship takes a real RISC-V CPU (picorv32) from an empty PC to a signoff-clean GDSII with OpenLane, ending in a final exam and a verifiable certificate. Alongside it: an Interview Bootcamp, a Fresher Pack and Resume Tips.
The book
VLSI Physical Design: Algorithms, Methodology, and the RTL-to-GDSII Flow. Nine chapters on the reasoning behind the flow, with Chapter 1 free to read.
Mentorship and community
Mock interviews with a working physical design engineer, and a community where engineers ask the questions they hit at work.
How the content is made
SiliconPath is built and maintained by a working VLSI engineer. Lessons are written around what you actually see at work: the timing report, the congestion map, the command that fixes it, and the numbers worked through. Diagrams are drawn for the page, not taken from stock.
When a reader spots a mistake, the lesson is corrected. Write to hello@siliconpath.in with the page and what is wrong.
Certificates you can check
Every certificate, from a free path or the OpenLane final exam, is issued by the server and carries an ID. Anyone, including a recruiter, can confirm it on the verification page.
Verify a certificateGet in touch
Questions, feedback or partnership ideas: email hello@siliconpath.in, or use the contact page.