Annual Report 2008-09.pdf - Higher Education Commission

Electronic Design
Automation Tools
The Project was launched to facilitate Very-Large-
Scale-Integration (VLSI) Designs in Engineering
Universities/Degree Awarding Institutions.
This project aims at making transition to
using actual tool sets that VLSI design engineers
use in the industry. The EDA tools will put
students through the entire design and
development life cycle, spanning design,
synthesis and testing.
It will facilitate proliferation of VLSI design
and embedded systems knowledge among
students by undertaking research projects with
the involvement of all stakeholders and enhance
the skill and ability of faculty members and
students so that they may be able to provide
industrial based solutions.
The recent advances in speed, density,
features and low cost have made VLSI a new
wave of technology with great market and
research potential. Expertise in the area will help
Pakistan one of the centres for off-shore VLSI
design services.
Achievements
The EDA Tools software was installed successfully
and its license was provided to universities/DAIs.
Two candidates from each of the following
universities/DAIs were nominated for training in
Singapore:
1. NED University of Engineering and
Technology, Karachi
2. Mehran University of Engineering and
Technology, Jamshoro
3. Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering,
Science and Technology, Nawabshah
4. Balochistan University of Engineering and
Technology, Khuzdar
5. Balochistan University of Information
Technology and Management Science, Quetta
6. University of Engineering and Technology,
Lahore
7. COMSATS Institute of Information
Technology, Islamabad
8. University of Engineering and Technology,
Taxila
9. NWFP University of Engineering and
Technology, Peshawar
10. National University of Sciences and
Technology, Islamabad
Strengthening of Universities
and Institutions of Higher
Learning in New and Emerging
Technologies
Under this project, the following three centres
have been established:
1. Bio-Organic Chemistry Laboratory at the
School of Biological Sciences, University of
the Punjab, Lahore
2. R&D facility for exotic cut flowers and value
added products at HEJ Research Institute of
Chemistry, University of Karachi
3. National Centre of Nanotechnology at
Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied
Sciences (PIEAS), Islamabad.
Patent Filing
Keeping in view the importance of patent filing,
HEC has developed a programme through which
research ideas, published papers, thesis synopsis
or description of potential invention are
evaluated for patentability. In case an invention is
determined to be patentable the inventor will be
encouraged to file for an international patent. To
make sure that this process is completely
confidential, HEC has developed an online patent
filing system.
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