Silicon Valley Technical Institute (SVTI) is a provider of certificate training programs, located in the heart of Silicon Valley, in San Jose, California, United States. For the valley nicknamed "Silicone Valley" see San Fernando Valley. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the SVTI programs cover a wide range of topics in Elecronic Design, Semiconductor Technology, IC Packaging and Test, Communication and Computer Engineering. A partial list of training programs is shown below. Synopsys Inc. Not to be confused with Synopsis Synopsys Inc is one of the largest companies in the Electronic design automation industry a world leader in semiconductor design software, has selected SVTI to receive a Charles Babbage grant because of its focus and commitment to the high-tech electronic industry as well as the quality of its training programs [1]. In addition Mentor Graphics Corporation has also announced that it is enabling Silicon Valley Technical Institute (SVTI) to develop and offer a broad range of continuing education courses based on Mentor's tools in the areas of design for manufacturability (DFM), nanometer IC design, physical verification and integrated systems design [2]. Mentor Graphics Inc ( is a US -based multinational Corporation dealing in Electronic design automation (EDA for Electrical engineering and