Dhaka, Feb. 18 -- The Bangladesh Semiconductor Industry Association (BSIA) on Tuesday signed a contract with the Skills for Industry Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (SICIP) to implement a large-scale, industry-oriented semiconductor workforce development programme.

Mohammed Walid Hossain, executive project director of SICIP, and M A Jabbar, president of BSIA, signed the contract on behalf of their respective organisations at the SICIP office in Dhaka.

Under the agreement, BSIA will train 3,500 graduates from EEE, ECE, CSE, applied physics and other relevant disciplines through six specialised courses, says a press statement.

The courses are IC Design & Layout Engineering; Advanced Physical Design Program: RTL to GDSII; DFT and...