- ASEM - Advanced Semiconductor Academy of Malaysia
- +603-8320 9499
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High-level, industry-aligned awareness programs designed to help students, graduates, and early-career engineers understand real-world semiconductor and embedded systems workflows — before committing to deep technical specialization.
Day 1 introduces participants to the global semiconductor landscape, fundamental chip concepts, and the career ecosystem behind IC design. Through industry context, technical foundations, and a practical demonstration, participants gain clarity on why this field matters — and where they fit within it.
Semiconductors power everything — from smartphones and laptops to electric vehicles and AI supercomputers. In recent years, the global chip shortage, the rapid rise of AI, and geopolitical tensions have pushed semiconductors into the global spotlight.
In this opening session, we explore:
How NVIDIA’s explosive growth is driven by AI chips
Why the US–China tech war revolves around semiconductor control
Malaysia’s strategic role in the global semiconductor supply chain
The growing talent shortage and why this creates massive career opportunities
Participants will understand why semiconductors are no longer “just electronics” — but a critical industry shaping global power, innovation, and economic growth.
What exactly is inside a chip? How does something so small power entire devices?
This session breaks down semiconductor fundamentals in a simple and visual way:
What is a transistor, and why is it the building block of all electronics?
How logic gates combine to perform computation
The difference between CPU and GPU
What is memory and why it matters
What is a System-on-Chip (SoC) and how it integrates everything
By the end of this session, participants will understand how billions of tiny switches come together to form modern computing systems.
A chip is not built by one person — it takes hundreds of engineers across multiple disciplines.
This session introduces the different career paths within the semiconductor ecosystem:
Digital Design Engineers
Verification Engineers
Analog & Mixed-Signal Engineers
Physical Design Engineers
Embedded Systems Engineers
Process & Manufacturing Engineers
We explain how teams collaborate from concept to fabrication, and what skills are needed at each stage.
Participants will gain clarity on:
What each role actually does
Which roles are software-heavy vs hardware-heavy
Where beginners can realistically start
Practical Demonstration on Hardware Implementation
This interactive workshop gives participants a first-hand look at how chip concepts are translated into real-world hardware applications.
Through a guided demonstration, participants will:
Observe how digital logic is structured and implemented
Understand how engineers approach hardware problem-solving
See how theory connects to actual chip development workflows
Gain exposure to industry-relevant tools and processes
The session is designed to bridge foundational knowledge with practical insight — helping participants visualise what working in IC design actually looks like.
No prior technical experience is required. This workshop is structured to be accessible to beginners while still offering meaningful exposure to semiconductor engineering practice.
Day 2 explores how semiconductors power real-world embedded systems across industries such as automotive, robotics, and smart healthcare. Through case studies and a practical workshop, participants gain insight into cross-disciplinary system design and the workflows behind modern intelligent products.
Modern technology products are no longer just “software applications.” They are complex systems made up of tightly integrated hardware, firmware, power electronics, sensors, and communication modules.
In this session, participants will explore how real-world products combine:
Sensors that collect environmental and physical data
Microcontrollers that process and control operations
AI processors that enable intelligent decision-making
Power Management ICs (PMICs) that regulate energy efficiency
Communication modules that enable connectivity
Using examples from space technology, electric vehicles, and advanced consumer devices, participants will understand that the future of engineering is increasingly cross-disciplinary.
The key takeaway:
Tomorrow’s engineers must understand how hardware and software work together as complete systems.
The automotive industry is rapidly evolving into a highly sophisticated embedded systems ecosystem.
This session breaks down core components found in modern vehicles, including:
Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS)
Electronic Control Units (ECUs)
Battery Management Systems (BMS)
Radar and sensing technologies
Participants will gain insight into how multiple embedded systems operate simultaneously within a single vehicle — managing safety, power, navigation, and automation.
This case study highlights how embedded engineering plays a critical role in next-generation mobility.
Embedded systems are at the heart of emerging intelligent technologies across multiple industries.
This session explores real-world examples such as:
Portable ECG devices
Smart insulin pumps
Wearable health monitoring systems
Surgical robotic systems
Autonomous drones
Participants will see how embedded hardware, real-time control, sensing, and communication technologies combine to create life-saving and high-precision systems.
The goal is to demonstrate how embedded engineering impacts industries far beyond consumer electronics.
This interactive workshop provides participants with exposure to how embedded systems are structured and implemented in real-world applications.
Through a guided session, participants will:
Observe how hardware and software components interact
Understand basic embedded system architecture
Explore how engineers design, test, and integrate system components
Gain practical insight into industry workflows
No prior experience is required. The workshop is designed to provide structured exposure to embedded systems development in an accessible and beginner-friendly manner.
