On the design side
- Relate RTL statements to registers, combinational logic, and state transitions.
- Reason about clocks, reset, data widths, and boundary behaviour.
- Explain how a design should respond before relying on simulation results.
From RTL behaviour to verification evidence
ASIC Design & Verification Course
Learn to describe digital hardware, build meaningful tests, and investigate why a design fails. Connect Verilog, SystemVerilog, and UVM concepts with the practical thinking behind functional verification.
RTL designSelf-checking testbenchesDebugging & coverage
6Months
45Modules
180Training hours
3Practical projects
Think beyond a passing simulation
Does the design work—or did the test miss something?
A simulation can finish without errors while leaving important behaviour unchecked. Verification begins with understanding what the design is supposed to do, then building a reasoned way to test it. Reset during a transaction, a full queue, or an unusual input sequence can reveal a problem that a simple happy-path test never reaches.
SkillChip’s ASIC Design & Verification course brings RTL design and verification into one learning path. The focus is on connecting requirements, code, test scenarios, and evidence, so you can explain both how a block behaves and why you trust the checks around it.
- 01 / DEFINERead the specification
- 02 / BUILDUnderstand the RTL
- 03 / CHALLENGEExercise the behaviour
- 04 / INVESTIGATETrace a failure
- 05 / REVIEWAssess the evidence
Skills with a practical purpose
Build a verification mindset alongside coding skills.
On the verification side
- Turn requirements into test scenarios and automated checks.
- Use logs and waveforms to investigate a mismatch.
- Review coverage and communicate what has—and has not—been tested.
The learning roadmap
Connect fundamentals with structured verification.
These learning areas show how the course topics fit together. Request the detailed 45-module syllabus to review the lesson sequence, lab setup, and depth of coverage for your batch.
AREA 01Translate a specification into behaviour
Start with the questions a design must answer. Identify inputs, outputs, clock and reset behaviour, valid operating conditions, and what should happen at a boundary. Connect these requirements with combinational logic, sequential circuits, and finite-state machines.
Practice focus: turn a short block description into a list of behaviours to check.
AREA 02Describe hardware with Verilog RTL
Build a clear connection between code and the circuit it describes. Work through modules, parameters, registers, arithmetic widths, and state transitions. Understand how assignment choices and incomplete logic can change simulation behaviour or the inferred hardware.
Practice focus: explain the behaviour of a small RTL block across normal operation and reset.
AREA 03Build a self-checking testbench
Move beyond looking at a waveform and deciding that it seems right. Separate stimulus, observation, and expected results. Start with directed tests, exercise boundaries, and make a failed check report enough information to investigate the problem.
Practice focus: make the testbench identify a mismatch automatically.
AREA 04Use SystemVerilog to organise verification
Explore the language features that help manage a growing testbench: richer data types, interfaces, classes, and constrained-random stimulus. Consider which inputs are legal, how transactions are represented, and how testbench components communicate.
Practice focus: represent a transaction clearly and generate meaningful input combinations.
AREA 05Check timing relationships and measure coverage
Use assertions to express rules about behaviour over time. Distinguish code coverage from functional coverage, and connect coverage targets with the specification. A high coverage number is useful evidence, but it does not replace reviewing whether the right scenarios were tested.
Practice focus: identify a missing scenario and add a check that would expose it.
AREA 06Understand reusable UVM environments
Study how Universal Verification Methodology organises stimulus and checking into reusable components. Follow the roles of a sequence, driver, monitor, agent, and scoreboard, then connect them through the environment. Explore configuration, phases, and reporting as tools for managing a testbench.
Practice focus: trace a transaction from stimulus generation through observation and checking.
AREA 07Debug failures and make tests repeatable
Treat a failing test as an investigation. Read logs, follow waveforms, isolate the first unexpected event, and distinguish a design defect from a testbench mistake. Keep track of seeds, configuration, and changes so another person can reproduce the result.
Practice focus: write a concise failure report with evidence and a reproducible test.
AREA 08Bring the workflow together in project work
Connect a test plan, implementation, checking strategy, and results review. Use Linux and scripting concepts to organise files and repetitive tasks. Discuss what the evidence shows, what remains untested, and which assumptions affect the conclusion.
Practice focus: present your verification approach and explain its limits.
Three projects. A connected workflow.
Use project work to make your reasoning visible.
The course includes three practical projects. Beyond getting a test to pass, aim to explain what you checked, why you checked it, and what you learned from failures. Discuss the current project briefs with our team before joining.
A requirement-led test plan
Identify the behaviour to cover, the conditions that matter, and how a correct result will be recognised. A good plan makes omissions easier to spot.
A self-checking environment
Separate the design from the logic used to test it. Produce useful pass/fail information so a test run is more than a collection of waveforms.
A clear results review
Record failures, fixes, and remaining gaps. Practise describing the evidence behind your conclusions and the assumptions that still need attention.
Find your starting point
For learners interested in how digital designs behave.
Students and recent graduates
Build on your electronics studies and explore the front-end side of VLSI. A foundation in digital logic, sequential circuits, and basic programming will help you engage with the material.
Learners moving toward verification
If you have encountered RTL but want a more structured way to test it, this learning path connects design understanding with testbench development and debugging.
Not sure whether your background is a good fit? Share your experience with our team and ask which fundamentals to revise before the course begins.
Your SkillChip learning experience
Industry context, practical work, and a clear study path.
Learn from experience
Study with trainers whose industry experience helps connect technical explanations with engineering workflows.
Practise with EDA tools
The course listing includes open-source EDA tool access. Confirm the current simulator, language support, and training environment with the team.
Choose a suitable way to learn
Explore our live and self-paced learning options, then confirm availability for this course and your preferred schedule.
Recognise your learning
A course completion certificate is included. Ask about the program’s completion requirements when you enquire.
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Before you enrol
ASIC Design & Verification course FAQs
What is ASIC design verification?
ASIC design verification checks whether a chip design behaves according to its specification before fabrication. Engineers create test scenarios, compare actual and expected behaviour, investigate failures, and review which requirements have been exercised. It is different from manufacturing test, which checks fabricated devices for faults.
What is the difference between RTL design and functional verification?
RTL design describes the intended hardware behaviour. Functional verification challenges that implementation with tests and checks to see whether it meets the specification. Understanding both helps you write clearer logic and ask better questions about corner cases, reset behaviour, and interactions between blocks.
Do I need Verilog experience before joining?
A working knowledge of digital electronics is a useful starting point. Prior Verilog exposure can help, but you should discuss your background with SkillChip before enrolling. The learning roadmap begins with design behaviour and RTL concepts before moving into testbench development and more structured verification techniques.
How do SystemVerilog and UVM fit into the course?
SystemVerilog supports the data modelling, interfaces, classes, and stimulus generation used in modern testbenches. UVM provides a standard framework for organising reusable verification components. The course roadmap connects these topics with planning, checking, coverage, and debugging; request the detailed syllabus for the module sequence and practical scope.
What are the duration, fee, and project count?
SkillChip’s current ASIC Design & Verification course listing is a six-month program priced at ₹29,000, with 45 modules, 180 training hours, and three projects. Contact the team for the next batch timetable, the detailed syllabus, and enrolment information.
Which EDA tools will I use?
The course listing includes hands-on EDA learning and access to open-source tools. The exact simulator, supported language features, and access arrangements depend on the training setup. Ask for the current tool environment and project requirements before joining.
Can I study online, and will I receive a certificate?
SkillChip offers live instructor-led and self-paced learning options. Confirm the available format for this course with the team. The course listing includes a certificate upon completion; ask about the completion requirements and access period for your chosen program.
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