{"id":766,"date":"2024-10-23T03:56:43","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T23:56:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arpainstitute.org\/?post_type=project&#038;p=766"},"modified":"2025-06-21T10:40:40","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T17:40:40","slug":"electronic-design-automation-eda-lab-at-national-polytechnic-university-of-armenia","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/arpainstitute.org\/hy\/project\/electronic-design-automation-eda-lab-at-national-polytechnic-university-of-armenia\/","title":{"rendered":"Educational and Research Laboratory of Integrated Circuit Design and Modeling"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"766\" class=\"elementor elementor-766\" data-elementor-post-type=\"project\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57a6dc7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"57a6dc7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8ce9d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8ce9d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Support Cutting\u2011Edge Circuit Design Education &amp; Research in Armenia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The\u00a0<strong>ARPA Institute<\/strong>\u2014a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1992 in Los Angeles\u2014has partnered with the\u00a0<strong>National Polytechnic University of Armenia (NPUA)<\/strong>\u00a0to create the\u00a0<strong>Educational and\u00a0Research Laboratory of Integrated Circuit Design and Modeling.<\/strong>\u00a0This state-of-the-art lab, was led by expert\u00a0<strong>Vatche Souvalian<\/strong>\u00a0in collaboration with\u00a0<strong>CISCO<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Cadence Design Systems<\/strong>, aims to elevate graduate education and accelerate Armenia&#8217;s semiconductor ecosystem<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>What\u2019s underway:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li><strong>Infrastructure &amp; certification<\/strong>: ARPA has provided two high-performance servers and lab workstations\/servers and the associated computer systems. Cadence-certified the facility, enabling international recognition and partnerships<\/li>\n<li><strong>Software &amp; curriculum<\/strong>: Graduate students will gain hands-on experience with industry-standard Cadence tools\u2014both for coursework and R&amp;D.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Expert instruction<\/strong>: CISCO specialist\u00a0<strong>Vahe Yeghyazaryan<\/strong>, an NPUA alum, is leading the faculty training to ensure expert delivery of these programs.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Modernizing Armenia\u2019s STEM ecosystem<\/strong>: Currently supporting dozens of students, the lab is situated in NPUA\u2019s Electrical Engineering building and is operational.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Why This Matters<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li><strong>Empowers the next generation<\/strong>\u00a0of circuit-design engineers in Armenia.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Enhances global competitiveness<\/strong>\u00a0by offering Cadence-certified training.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Attracts international research partners and industry investment<\/strong>\u00a0to Armenia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>How You Can Help<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To fully equip this critical facility with cutting-edge computational hardware and advanced software tools, we invite you to\u00a0<strong>donate generously<\/strong>. Your support will ensure Armenian students receive the best education and contribute meaningfully to global semiconductor innovation.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/arpainstitute.org\/hy\/support-arpa-institute\/\">Donate online<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0via the ARPA Institute website.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Send a check<\/strong> made to:\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARPA Institute <br \/>Dr.\u202fSargis\u202fSedrakyan<br \/>17436 Dusty Willow Ct.<br \/>Canyon Country, CA\u202f91387<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advancing electronic design and research at the National Polytechnic University of Armenia.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":767,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"give_campaign_id":0,"inline_featured_image":false},"class_list":["post-766","project","type-project","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arpainstitute.org\/hy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project\/766","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arpainstitute.org\/hy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arpainstitute.org\/hy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/project"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/arpainstitute.org\/hy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project\/766\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3600,"href":"https:\/\/arpainstitute.org\/hy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project\/766\/revisions\/3600"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arpainstitute.org\/hy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/767"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arpainstitute.org\/hy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}