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A central focus in the VLSI design program is the practical    implementation of concepts on silicon. In the VLSI design related research projects, emphasis is placed upon experimentally verifying research concepts on silicon. This experience is positively reflected in the job opportunities available to graduates of the program. Although a modern internal solid-state laboratory is actively supported by the Electrical Engineering Department, all fabrication of research projects in the VLSI design program is directed to external foundries. Several foundries are available for this purpose but the major source is the NSF supported MOSIS program which offers quick and predictable turn-around and a reasonably broad spectrum of basic processes