The EUROPRACTICE partners are pleased to offer training courses and webinars on selected EUROPRACTICE supported design flows and technologies. The courses will examine a specific design flow or technology, and through a mixture of lecture and practical sessions will enable delegates to better understand the challenges and how to address these by appropriate use of design tools and design methodologies.
All practical sessions within these courses will use design tools that are available to EUROPRACTICE members through the EUROPRACTICE design tool service (software service) and will use IC technologies available from the EUROPRACTICE IC service (MPW service). The courses are provided by staff from the EUROPRACTICE partners, UKRI-STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, IMEC, Fraunhofer IIS, CMP and Tyndall, plus invited guest presenters from academia and industry.
The training courses are open to Professors, Lecturers, Academic Staff and Postgraduate students from established academic sites who are either Academic or Research Laboratory members of EUROPRACTICE. The current training course and webinar schedule is shown below.
| Title | Type | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Europractice webinar series on X-FAB technologies: Episode 1 X-FAB introduction, technologies and track record | Webinar | 26-Nov-2025 | |
| Europractice webinar series on X-FAB technologies: Episode 2 X-FAB's 350 nm Sensor / High-Voltage Technology Platform | Webinar | 03-Dec-2025 | |
| Verification for Digital Designs - in-person training using Cadence tools | Course | 09-Dec-2025 for 3.0 days | |
| SINTEF's PiezoMEMS Platform - 1 day version without practical sessions | Course | 14-Jan-2026 | |
| Europractice webinar series on X-FAB technologies: Episode 3 Photonics at X-FAB: Enabling Scalable Innovation | Webinar | 14-Jan-2026 | |
| SINTEF's PiezoMEMS Platform - Extended version with hands-on practical sessions (limited spaces) | Course | 14-Jan-2026 for 2.0 days | |
| Europractice webinar series on X-FAB technologies: Episode 4 Embracing BCD-on-SOI for ease of design and superior performance | Webinar | 04-Feb-2026 | |
| Introduction to Analogue IC Design, Simulation, Layout and Verification - in-person training using Cadence tools | Course | 10-Feb-2026 for 4.0 days | |
| Europractice webinar series on X-FAB technologies: Episode 5 X-FAB’s optical sensor solutions | Webinar | 25-Feb-2026 | |
| SystemVerilog for Design - in-person training | Course | 17-Mar-2026 for 4.0 days | |
| Europractice webinar series on X-FAB technologies: Episode 6 X-FAB’s GaN-on-Si Foundry Service | Webinar | 18-Mar-2026 | |
| Introduction to Modelling with Verilog Analog Mixed Signal (Verilog AMS) - in-person training using a Siemens EDA design flow | Course | 24-Mar-2026 for 3.0 days | |
| Comprehensive Digital IC Implementation & Sign-Off - in-person training using Cadence tools | Course | 20-Apr-2026 for 5.0 days | |
| Introduction to PCB Design and Systems Analysis - using Cadence tools | Course | 28-Apr-2026 for 4.0 days | |
| Advanced Node Digital IC Implementation - in-person training using Cadence tools | Course | 05-May-2026 for 4.0 days | |
| Advanced Node Advanced Analogue IC Design - in-person training using Cadence tools | Course | 12-May-2026 for 4.0 days | |
| Comprehensive Digital IC Implementation & Sign-Off - in-person training using Cadence tools | Course | 18-May-2026 for 5.0 days | |
| SystemVerilog for Design - in-person training | Course | 09-Jun-2026 for 4.0 days |
EUROPRACTICE course bookings are administered by the Microelectronics Support Centre at STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory. If you have a question about a course, or the booking process, then please email MicroelectronicsCentre@stfc.ac.uk