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Inwoo's Story of Semiconductor CHIP Circuit Design, Starting with Products

If you're preparing for a semiconductor (CHIP) circuit design role at Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, LX Semicon, Hyundai Mobis, or a fabless company, you absolutely need to know 'this'!

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What you will gain after the course

  • Circuit Design Insight: Analyzing Products from the Top-Down

  • Understanding the Goals of Analog Circuit Design Through the Nintendo Switch

  • The goal of digital circuit design explored on smartphones

  • The connection between circuit theory knowledge from university and circuits used in the field

  • An overview of the 8 major semiconductor fabrication processes from a circuit design perspective.

  • Introduction to Mixed-Signal Field + Roadmap

If you're preparing for a job in semiconductor circuit design, pay attention! 📣

Semiconductor Job Preparation, 'This' You Must Know
Why did I fail the interview? 🥲

1️⃣

I can explain to the interviewer specifically what products I want to work with.

2️⃣

I have specific knowledge of how the circuit design projects I completed are utilized in the actual industry.

3️⃣

I know what criteria I should use to build circuit design experience going forward.

▲ If you cannot answer one or more of the above questions, there is a high probability of 'being eliminated' in semiconductor circuit design positions.

Inwoo's Semiconductor CHIP Circuit Design Story Starting from Products

Job seekers and career changers dreaming of CHIP circuit design at Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, and Fabless companies!
If you gain just one insight from this course, you can definitely achieve it.

When looking at people challenging circuit design positions, they have sufficient project experience, but there aren't many candidates who can confidently answer questions related to actual work. The reason is obvious. It's because they haven't experienced actual work.

So how can you have confidence without even trying the work?
To have confidence, this 'one thing' is absolutely necessary.

Circuit design project experience prepared from a 'product' perspective

There are institutions like IDEC, SW-SoC, and IEEE where you can build experience and knowledge, but they don't solve the above problem. That confidence you lack, I will fill it for you.


Semiconductor Circuit Design Story,
Start step by step from the product!

Join virtual circuit design job seeker 'Inwoo' 👋

'How should I connect my circuit design project experience to job hunting?' 'What kind of working professional's experience resonates with job seekers?' Based on my experience in circuit design consulting, job-specific lectures, and book writing, I've incorporated content that job seekers can relate to and empathize with regarding the actual work environment into this course. Follow Inwoo's vivid story and I'll help you start semiconductor circuit design from the product level! 😆

First, this lecture is not a theory/practice lecture but a 'Story-Telling' lecture.

Theory can be sufficiently covered by taking courses at IDEC or SW-SoC. Recently, there are various job bootcamps available, so this can be resolved to some extent. However, lectures that explain a current professional's thoughts about products from a job seeker's perspective do not exist in South Korea.

No more boring theory and impractical content - discover the mindset of industry professionals through story-telling lectures that start with actual products! Join Inwoo as we disassemble smartphones and Nintendo Switch devices one by one, allowing you to understand the flow from Opamps, Full-adders, Transistors, to the 8 major semiconductor processes that you've studied.

Second, while taking the course, decide on the 'product' you want to design!

Among the various products introduced in the lecture, decide on the product you want to work with.
If you choose to study one of the various memory/system semiconductor products, you can develop strong competitiveness in circuit design roles. This is because most people don't choose one to study in depth.

Third, look for projects you can do for that product!

If you've decided on a product to study, look into what circuits are included in that product. Furthermore, find and experience projects that work with those circuits. You need to build foundational experience with the product to be able to convince evaluators.

If you don't know what circuit to use or have trouble finding the relevant project, please follow the roadmap below. The three-coach lectures of "Super Product-Focused/Super Practice-Focused/Super Job-Focused" are waiting for you!

🪜 Samcoach's Circuit Design Course Roadmap

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Why did you create free courses? 🤔

I work in semiconductor circuit design at Company S while also serving as a mentor in circuit design, having conducted over 200 career consultations, operated more than 50 bootcamps, and delivered over 10 university career lectures.

While mentoring, I helped hundreds of people pass, but conversely, dozens also failed.
So I pondered this question.
'Even when I explain the same content and provide the same experiences, why do some people pass while others fail?'

To analyze the reasons for rejection, I started collecting and comparing all the resumes, cover letters, and interview debriefs from job seekers who were eliminated. And I came to one conclusion.
'Ah! Even though they have experience in circuit design, they can't convince themselves, so they fail to persuade the evaluators!'

Insights on Product-Based Appeal

We were helping job seekers fill in their lack of circuit design experience, but we weren't able to explain how to appeal that experience to convince evaluators.

And when I thought about a solution for this, convincing working professionals turned out to be quite simple. It was all about appealing to the 'product'.

'If you study the product and build circuit design experience accordingly, there's no way you could fail.
Because current professionals are probably spending today thinking about product concerns rather than circuits!'

To verify this hypothesis, I provided product study guidance to 10 job seekers who were eliminated in 2022 but are challenging again for Samsung Electronics circuit design positions in the first half of 2023.

After about 2 months of building product-targeted circuit experience, they were able to pass all the document screenings. Among them, 9 people were able to pass all the way to the interview stage.

Now, I thought it would be great if not just a few people, but everyone preparing for circuit design positions could gain this insight I discovered.
So! I decided to organize this into a lecture and make it available for free.


Nice to meet you, I'm Samcoach! 🙌

  • Current) Samsung Electronics S.LSI Division / CHIP Circuit Design
    • Analog IP / Digital Scenario Design
    • Class A patent application
  • Global Foreign Enterprise Engineer Technical Support
  • Former) Startup Hardware Accelerator / MCU Firmware Design
  • Former) Major home appliance company / All-in-one water purifier production technology
  • Former) Mid-sized medical device company / PCB HW, CIS, DDI ASIC design

🧭 Mentor Activities

  • 'Job-specific Semiconductor Career Bible by Industry Professionals' Circuit Design Part Author
  • 'Korea Semiconductor Industry Association SEMI-MOOC' Circuit Design Core Theory and Simulation Instructor
  • 'Let U In, #1 in STEM Employment & Career Community Commento' Circuit Design Job Mentor
  • Conducted circuit design job bootcamps / job-specific lectures at over 10 universities including Yonsei University, Hanyang University, Konkuk University, and others
  • Circuit design job-related resume / cover letter / interview consulting over 200 times
  • 'K-Digital Basic Skills Training' Instructor (Difficult Circuit Formulas Stop - Semiconductor Circuit (chip) Design Done Visually)
  • Operating the 'Circuit Design Career Pathfinder Sam Coach' YouTube channel

See you in the class! 🖐🏻

The very fact that you are reading this text right now means you are more than qualified to take on the challenge of a circuit design position. My role is to help ensure that passionate individuals like you, who are enthusiastic about circuits, can turn their challenge into success.
Although this is a free lecture, it will provide special insights as a gift to those of you who are taking on the challenge of circuit design.

Of course, if we have the opportunity to connect and you'd like to work on circuit design projects together following a roadmap, that would be great. However, I recommend first trying out what you can do on your own through free lectures. Just doing this should be sufficient for you to pass. I'll see you in the lectures. Thank you 😊

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Who is this course right for?

  • Calling all electrical and electronic engineering students in their second to fourth year of university who are interested in semiconductor circuit design.

  • For those targeting analog circuit design, digital circuit design, and mixed-signal design fields.

  • Job seekers who have challenged themselves to get a job in circuit design but have been rejected in the document screening or interviews

  • For those who are unsure of what criteria to use when building circuit design-related project experience.

  • For those who want to gain insights from current circuit design professionals.

Need to know before starting?

  • Please make sure to take the circuit-related major courses in your sophomore year of college before taking this course. If you take the lecture without taking a major class on circuits, it may be difficult for you to relate to the lecture content.

  • If you've taken circuit-related major courses in your third or fourth year of university, the lecture content will be directly helpful for getting a job.

  • (Required) Analog - Circuit theory, electronic circuits

  • (Required) Digital Logic Circuits, C Language, Signals and Systems

  • (Optional) Analog - Analog integrated circuit design, RF circuit design, bioelectronics, etc.

  • (Optional) Digital - Digital system design, computer architecture, digital signal processing, digital communication, etc.

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이력 사항

現) 반도체 대기업  (CHIP 회로설계 4년차)

  • 아날로그 IP / 디지털 시나리오 설계

  • A급 특허 출원

  • 글로벌 외국 기업 엔지니어 기술 대응

前) 스타트업 인큐베이팅 업체 (MCU Firm-ware 설계)

前) 대기업 가전제품 업체 (All-in-one 정수기 생산 기술)

前) 중견기업 의료기기 업체 (CIS, DDI ASIC 설계)

 

 

CHIP 설계 취업/이직 충분히 도전할 수 있습니다.

저와 함께 CHIP 설계 취업/이직에 가까워지세요!

 

"반도체 아날로그/디지털 회로설계를 꿈꾸시나요?

대기업 S전자 현직자의 눈으로 기초부터 도와드립니다!"

 

반갑습니다! S전자에서 시스템반도체를 설계하고 있는 삼코치 입니다 :)

 

저는 스타트업에서부터 회로설계 직무에 도전하면서 많은 시행착오를 겪어왔습니다.

PCB 설계, F/W 설계, FPGA 설계, CHIP 설계를 구먹구구 식으로 경험했죠.

그런데 한 가지 아쉬움이 있었습니다.

 

'왜 회로설계 분야는 체계화된 실습 기회와 취업에 대한 정보가 적을까?'

 

반도체 공정, 프로그래밍 등의 분야는 콘텐츠가 많았지만, 회로설계는 정보가 적다보니 그저 '숨겨진 세상'이었습니다.

 

이 글을 읽는 회로설계 취준생분들 또한 저와 같은 답답한 심정을 느껴보셨을 겁니다.

그래서 현직자와 면담도 해보고, 교수님께 물어보고, IDEC 강의를 수강해보기도 하죠.

하지만 알들말듯 여전히 잘 모르는 경우가 대부분 입니다.

 

그.래.서! 제가 직접 취업까지 연결되는 체계화된 강의를 제작해 버렸습니다!

저는 [아날로그 회로-> 디지털 시스템 -> MCU 펌웨어 -> 드라이버 설계 -> 소프트웨어]를 모두 경험하면서,

'Top-down / Bottom-up'스킬을 통해 제품과 회로를 완벽히 설명해낼 수 있게 되었습니다.

 

그리고 인프런에서 실무적인 회로를 다루면서 '아날로그/디지털 회로'에 대해 저만의 직관적 해석 방법부터 Trade-off를 따지는 방법까지 모두 풀어드리려 합니다.

 

저와 함께 기초를 닦고, 실무 역량을 쌓아 자신만의 Chip 설계 Story를 만들어 가봅시다!

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  • topdeve님의 프로필 이미지
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    회로설계 직무에 대해 접근 방법을 잡을 수 있었습니다.

    • 회로설계 멘토 삼코치
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      감사합니다! 이번 강의를 통해 충분한 인싸이트를 얻어가셨길 바랍니다~

  • 김원채님의 프로필 이미지
    김원채

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    제품에서부터 트랜지스터 레벨까지 차근차근 위에서 아래로 내려오면서 설명해주셔서, 프로젝트를 하거나 공부할때 회사에서 만드는 제품이 어떤 것이고 지금하는 프로젝트가 어떻게 연결되는지를 생각하면서 임해야겠다는 인사이트를 기르게 되었습니다. 좋음 강의, 설득력 있는 강의 제공해주셔서 감사합니다!

    • 저의 의도를 아주 정확하게 파악해 주셨군요! 정답입니다. 신입일 수록 기본이 중요하지만, 어떠한 목표를 위한 기본인지 꼭 보면서 가도록 합시다!

  • 오석진님의 프로필 이미지
    오석진

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    정말 막연하게 알던 전공지식을 제품과 엮어서 설명해주셔서 앞으로 공부해야 할 방향성을 잡을 수 있을 것 같습니다!

    • 저도 예전에 막연했던 부분이라 이 부분을 공감해주셔서 감사합니다ㅎㅎ 앞으로의 방향성도 잘 잡아가보시기 바라겠습니다!

  • 므째이토마토님의 프로필 이미지
    므째이토마토

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    길을 제시해주는 강의입니다 앞으로 열심히 따라 가겠습니다 :)

  • 김형주님의 프로필 이미지
    김형주

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    임베디드, 펌웨어 개발쪽 취준생으로써 펌웨어 개발을 하기 위해서 관련 내용도 꼭 알아야함을 깨달았내요.. 강사님 같이 무료 강의를 하는 사람이 되는 것이 꿈인데 더 열심히 해야겠다 느꼈습니다. :) 감사합니다.

    • 디지털 회로설계 엔지니어와도 펌웨어, 임베디드 SW 개발자와 많이 협업을 합니다. 훌륭한 엔지니어가 되어 좋은 지식 많이 공유해주시면 감사하겠습니다 :)

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