Excellence in IC Design

Empowering the next generation of VLSI engineers through industry-oriented training and expert consultation. Leveraging more than a century of combined advanced industry experience from former Intel engineers.

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About ICREKA

ICREKA is a bumiputera integrated circuit (IC) design training and consultancy company focused on analog, mixed-signal and full-chip integration for advanced semiconductor technologies & tools.

Established by a core team of former Intel & experienced engineers, we leverage more than a century of combined advanced industry experience to deliver high-impact solutions across complex challenges in modern silicon design & development.

100+
Years Combined Experience
50+
IC Design Projects
5
Expert Engineers

What We Offer

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Technical Training

Industry-oriented IC design training with hands-on labs and real-world projects to build job-ready VLSI engineers.

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Design Consultation

Expert guidance on IC architecture, design reviews, and methodology optimization to reduce risk and improve PPA (Power, Performance, Area).

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Design Services

End-to-end analog, digital, and mixed-signal IC design services focused on quality and time to market silicon.

Design Services

Capability areas covering implementation, verification, integration, and tape-out readiness.

Custom Layout / Analog Mixed Signal Layout
Physical Design
Design Verification
Circuit Design
Design Automation
Fullchip Integration & Tape Out
Reliability Verification

THE TEAM

Azam Mohammad
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Azam Mohammad

  • Certified Trainer at Penang Chip Design Academy
  • 28+ years at Intel
  • Custom Layout, PnR, tapeout
  • Have taped-out more than 50 IC design projects
  • Have manages 80+ engineer team
  • Setup the first design service engagement at Penang Design Center
  • Master of MicroE Eng from MMU
  • BS EE from Washington University in St Louis, Missouri, USA
  • Holder of 1 patent
Fairul Mustaffa
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Fairul Mustaffa

  • 25+ yrs experience, started career as embedded system engineer (1 yr) in the US then joined intel as Q&R Engineer (4yrs), Si Layout Engineer (20+ yrs)
  • Involved in chipsets, IPs, memory and customer's products (intel foundry). Project lead and also people manager
  • Technology transfer Intel US to Malaysia on multiple projects
  • Master in MicroE, Univ. of Southampton, UK
  • BS in EE, Tulane University USA
  • Hold 1 patent under Intel
Rafiq Sharman
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Rafiq Sharman

  • 12+ years of Intel Chipset Circuit Design Experience across Analog Circuit Design, Analog Layout, Analog & Digital Module Integration, Full Chip Module Integration, Analog Module Pre & Post-Testing & Tape-Out
  • Involve in more than 10x IC Design Projects on various Intel Process Technology
  • Analog Module Project Manager for more 7x Intel Chipset Circuit Design Projects
  • Master of Engineering (Electrical) Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
  • Bachelor Of Engineering (Electrical & Electronics) Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Training Courses

The course outline, level of complexity, and duration are customized based on the participants' experience and training objectives, including fresh graduates, academic staff, and industry professionals seeking upskilling.

Basic Courses

IC Design Fundamentals
Custom Layout (using Virtuoso)
Custom Layout (using Custom Compiler)
Analog Layout Design
Analog & Digital Circuit Design
Physical Design (using ICC2)
Introduction to DFT
Basic RTL (Verilog/VHDL)

Advanced Courses

Agentic AI in Physical Design
IC Reliability Issues (EM/SH/IRdrop/ESD)
Pcell Creation & Automation (SKILL)
Layout Verification Flows
PERC flows
Process to PDK Release: Development Guide
DFT with ML implementation

Consultation Services

PDK Installation & Environment Setup
Career Guidance & Interview Coaching
Mock Interview Sessions
Syllabus Development/Review
Business Model Canvas Coaching
Events Management

Contact Us

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Address

No 45-1, Jalan Setia Utara 2,
Bandar Setia Fontaines,
13200 Kepala Batas,
Pulau Pinang

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Email

hello@icreka.com

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Phone

+6012 4756670 (Azam)

+6012 4930375 (Fairul)