🎉 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐊𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐎𝐟𝐟 𝐚𝐭 𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐲!🖥️📐 We’re excited to kickstart the first Custom IC Layout Training under the Penang Chip Design Academy (PCDA) via Penang Skills Development Centre (PSDC), with 𝟏𝟒 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 onboard for this inaugural batch, commenced on 16 June 2025. 🚀 PCDA, an initiative under the Penang Silicon Design @5KM+ initiative, offers 𝐚 𝟒-𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞, 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬-𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 that equips participants with 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦 𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 — a foundational pillar of front-end chip development. But PCDA is more than just Custom Layout. The Academy also offers a growing range of specialised modules tailored to industry demand — including physical design, design verification, and analog design. 📚 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐏𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝𝐬, PCDA aims to train 500 future-ready IC design talents, helping build a strong semiconductor talent pipeline for Malaysia and the region. 📩 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬? 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐒𝐃𝐂 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲! Let’s design the future, together. 🌟 #psd5km #penangsilicondesign #industryadvisorypanel #investpenang #nss #pcda #penangchipdesignacademy #penangskillsdevelopmentcentre #psdc #icdesigncourse #icdesign #icdesignhub #penangicdesignhub #icdesigncommunity