EuroCDP Training & Webinars
Build your chip design skills with EuroCDP training and webinars
Practical learning opportunities for startups, SMEs, and professionals working in semiconductor and chip design technologies.
What does EuroCDP offer?
- Training focused on the needs of startups and SMEs
- Expert-led webinars on semiconductor and chip design topics
- Hands-on training courses and workshops
Upcoming EuroCDP Trainings
Basic analog IC design with open-source tools
Onsite training
17-18 November 2026
INL, Portugal (Avenida Mestre José Veiga s/n, 4715-330 Braga, Portugal)
Price: 150€
Level: Beginner
Language: English
About the training
This two-day training course offers a hands-on introduction to open-source analog IC design, guiding participants through a full schematic-to-post-layout workflow. On Day 1, participants will learn how open-source IC design fits within the semiconductor ecosystem and explore PDKs. They will also characterise MOS devices and design and verify a CMOS inverter through DC,transient and PVT simulations. Day 2 focuses on physical implementation, including layout, DRC,LVS, parasitic extraction, post-layout simulation and reproducible design flows.
Keywords: Analog IC design, EDA tools, CMOS technologies, Back-end design
Introduction to High-Level Synthesis
Onsite training
7-9 December, 2026
Tampere University, Finland (Korkeakoulunkatu 7, 33720 Tampere, Finland)
Price: 250€
Level: Beginner
Language: English
About the training
This course teaches RTL design with C++-based high-level synthesis methodology, improving productivity over manual RTL coding. We use the Siemens Catapult HLS tool to implement and verify FPGA-targeted designs, but the learned methods scale also to other HLS tools and ASICs.
Prequisities: Basics of digital design (combinational and sequential logic, state machines) At least intermediate C++ skills
Keywords: Digital IC design, Front-end design, Design methogologies, Design automation / AI in design
Potential Market and Entry Strategy in the Semiconductor Environment
Webinar
14 December, 2026
At 15:00 CEST
Level: Beginner
Language: English
About the webinar
This webinar explores how the semiconductor industry works, why it’s uniquely complex, and how companies can strategically enter and compete in it. Oriented for beginners, this course will address how to define markets, analyze customers and competitors, and evaluate supply chain scale, SWOT factors, and entry barriers. It will also showcase internationalization strategies. Overall, it connects industry structure with practical tools for building and positioning a semiconductor business.
Keywords: Supply chain & ecosystem, Semiconductor manufacturing, Sustainability in chip design
PIC Characterisation I: Laboratory Safety Fundamentals
Webinar
15 December, 2026
At 15:00 CEST
Level: Beginner
Language: English
About the webinar
This introductory course provides a practical overview of the PIC characterisation laboratory environment, the equipment used to test photonic integrated circuits, and the essential safety practices required during measurements. how to work safely with lasers, optical fibres, probes, and electrical equipment, and how to correctly handle, inspect, store, and protect PIC devices. The course also introduces ESD protection, together with practical do’s and don’ts for safe and reliable characterisation.
Keywords: PIC characterisation, Laboratory safety, ESD protection, Laser safety, Optical fibres, Device handling