Europe faces shortage of analog design talent dilemma

Analog chip design and TS80C186EB20 datasheet and manufacturing engineers, the development of the European semiconductor industry is essential, but the local people there have such expertise in the growing sign of abating; in a semiconductor in Munich, Germany at the forum, experts called on the relevant The unit should be put into action to avoid deterioration.

GSA & IET in the field of semiconductor forum the forum, many industry experts agree that few engineers in Europe, more and TS80C186EB20 price and more incomprehensible deep expertise in analog chip design and TS80C186EB20 suppliers and hybrid technology. Mentor Graphics is a global technical director Wesley Ryder example, that the Scottish Institute for System Level Integration (Institute for System Level Integration, ILSI) recently participated in analog / mixed-signal research project of the 40 staff, 36 have come from India, only 4 are from the UK local.

This ratio reflects the European status of simulation technology; Europe remain dominant in the field of analog technology, while the European local automotive electronics, medical electronics and many other industries also rely heavily on such technology a lot. However, when the forum moderator, TSMC Europe Branch (TSMC Europe) general manager Maria Marced asked experts how to solve this problem, but the contents differ not get a clear answer.

"We have to spend a very large effort to encourage students into the field of simulation technology;" Ryder earlier in the discussion even analog design is called "Magic (black art)", to describe its multifaceted complexity. However, experts did not provide any specific ideas, only some of the more general recommendations, such as simulation technology to give entrepreneurs a low threshold of the new company, or to provide scholarships for students in related fields.

In the CSR is responsible for the development of advanced process technology, Mark Redford believes that: "Now do not ask when we can, but we need to ask how to do." Description of his views of the European Simulation urgent shortage of technical experts and lack of specific and feasible solutions to reality.

Europes lack of simulation of new blood, more precisely, the lack of new blood from the European mainland; Unfortunately this is not the subject of the field seminars. Also discussed at the meeting design quality, IP re-use / exchangeable, as well as competition from the Far East and other issues; for the latter, Infineon (Infineon) of Andreas Bertl that design quality is the key to competition: " The cost in Europe is indeed high, but as long as we can maintain quality standards, and has a good chance of survival. "

Clearly, analog / mixed signal is not easy in a theoretical cycle studies, and then the knowledge of technology into mass production; in the physical level, the individual must have experience with the integration process in order to achieve the desired results.

, For example, IP-exchangeable in the middle of the performance achieved with the compromise, and each wafer will have a secret recipe to make the case of cast films designed to reach the best performance; but of course there will be ─ ─ side effects such as pure digital design customers can not easily be replaced, as the case of foundry.

European analog / mixed-signal technology is facing such a dilemma, perhaps the first clear the blame for this "magic" lack of interest in the venture capital industry are; "there is no risk that the technology investment industry;" Ryder said: "But this is another conundrum."