Taking first silicon from power-on to functional: board and power sequencing checks, JTAG/scan access, clock and reset verification, boot ROM and firmware bring-up, and driving systematically from no-life to running workloads with scopes, protocol analyzers and on-chip debug.
No statement on what tools can do has been recorded for this skill yet.
The Hub knows of no registered course, programme or certification for this skill yet.
Note from the research register: Being in the lab for multiple first-silicon events alongside experienced post-silicon engineers; no classroom substitute.
Register version 1.