Redundancy is very common in electronics. With the popularity of the Internet and related applications, multifunctional ICs, which reduces the size of the end product and simultaneously increase their performance, are now coming up. Companies are nowadays spending heavily on product research and design. Hardware and telecom companies are increasing the product range to suit the need of their customers. VLSI Design, therefore, is helpful in reducing manufacturing time and development costs while increasing the product features.

Some of the leading firms that are providing career opportunities for the VLSI Design or marketing Engineers are Bangalore - based Alliance Semiconductors, Analog Devices, Arcus Technology, CoreEl Logic Systems, IBM Global Services, Lucent Technologies, Philips Semiconductors, Sage Design Systems, Infineon Technologies, Texas Instruments (India), Wipro Ltd., Motorola India, etc. Some of the Delhi or Noida based firms are Artech Information Systems, Bi Square Consultants, DCM Data Systems, Centillium India Pvt. Ltd., HCL Technologies, TranSwitch (India) Pvt.Ltd.