VLSI Design today, has acquired the status of the most happening field in Electronics. This is a highly specialized field that has the power of integrating millions of transistors on a Single Silicon Chip. The VLSI family i.e. PLDs, FPGAs along with EDA Tools have changed the VLSI Design scenario. These tools are finding extensive applications in areas like Consumer Electronics, Defense, Aerospace, Set Top Entertainment Boxes, Computer Peripherals, Satellites, Communication, Cell Phones, ...etc.

Further, growing technological requirements like reduction in design-cycle-times, need for multiple featured, low cost, low powered, small sized and high performance devices, have created an unprecedented demand for design of Large Complex Integrated Circuits. This demand has further fuelled the need for an increase in the number of individuals involved in VLSI Design and calls for an increased emphasis on effectively utilizing of available resources to aid in design.

The need of the hour therefore, is to create a large army of qualified designers to cater to the ever-expanding horizon of the VLSI world. Accord Technology recognized this need and stepped in. Rate of change of technology is becoming comparable to the Design Cycle Time . Hence, Time-to-Market has become a key issue. Further, Features-Sizes have crossed the submicron barrier and device speeds are approaching Giga Hertz . Also, million gate devices are available of the shelf. Hence, Modeling and Testing of devices has assumed prime importance. The challenge of the VLSI Design Engineer lies, in creating designs that are in tune with the changing VLSI Design field.