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TITLE: SYSTEM-ON-CHIP AND TRAINING IN EUROPE
(Adapted from cie.it.dtu.dk/tbps)
System-on-chip design has become a strategic technology for
modern electronic systems, from microcontrollers including
specific peripherals via embedded cores, to large distributed
systems made of a heterogeneous network of processors
communicating via sophisticated protocols. System-on-chip design
is the key enabling technology for industry but it may also be
the bottleneck that restricts progress. To handle the complexity
of heterogeneity of the next generation designs and applications,
a thorough interdisciplinary understanding of the key design
issues and constraints fro technology to system specification
techniques is a must for a career in theis area. EuroTraining
provides this know-how in its selection of courses that are
specifically relevant to system-on-chip issues. Over a four-year
period the Europractice Training and Best Practice Service worked
alongside course providers to enable training for over 900
attendees from indsutry, plus over 260 customized courses
delivered on company premises. The Course Directory is on the
web at http://ecd.eurotraining.net. Many of the courses have
received a quality accrediation based on the following:
professionalism of course provider and administrative support;
accuracy of the course specification and promotional offering;
quality and experience of teaching staff; quality of the course
material; and effectiveness of the feedback system. For
additional information, access: http://cie.it.dtu.dk/tbps
In Scotland, a system-level integration MSc program has been
launched. The Alba Centre is focused on IP authoring and
integration for system-on-chip designs. Concurrently, an ARM
platform is being developed for education and research purposes
onto which student designs can be integrated. Details are
available at: http://www.sli-institute.ac.uk.
In Sweden, an International Master program for System-on-Chip
Design has been established at the Royal Institute of Technology
in Stockholm. The program consists of 40 credit units of courses
(9 months study program) and 20 credit units thesis work (6
months) and is primarily targeted to students who have a previous
B.Sc. education or at least 120 credit units of course work from
technical universities. For additional information, access:
WWW
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SYSTEM-ON-CHIP TRAINING EUROPE
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DATE: July 2000
TITLE: SYSTEM-ON-CHIP AND TRAINING IN EUROPE
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