Job Responsibilities
- The development of product grade St an d ard Cell IP covering the following phases:
- Layout Design of Standard Cell IPs
- Layout checks like LVS, DRC , DFM, EMIR
- Review of Layouts and extend help for other Layout teams
- Design Kit prep from layout side, verification and validation
- Layout automation and script support
- Being a good team player , taking key initiatives for productivity improvements and innovation
- Sign off and release into dedicated IP validation test chips
- Specification and documentation
- Support of silicon bring up and characterization
Required Qualifications :
- Bachelor s degree with 10 + years or master s degree with 8 + years experience in semiconductors / Microelectronics / VLSI engineering.
- Practical experiences in St an d ard Cell layout design in one or several of the following areas:
- Layout design and optimization of Combinational and Sequential Cells for various drive strengths and topology options .
- Layout design of Power Management Kit cells like Level Shifter, Power Gating, Isolation and Always-on Cells .
- Layout Architecture design for Ultra High Density and High-Performance Libraries .
- Layout design of custom cells to meet specific low power or high-speed design requirements .
- Proficient in handling EDA tools from Synopsis, Mentor and Cadence used for layout design like schematic/layout editor, parasitic extraction tools, DRC, LVS, DFM, EMIR, etc.
- Basic understanding of fabrication steps and flow.
- Experience in Testchip integration and analysis will be an added advantage .
Preferred Qualifications:
- Good knowledge of CMOS technology
- Hands-on knowledge of state-of-the-art standard cell layout flows
- Programming experience applicable to design flow automation tasks
- The ability to work within a very dynamic interdisciplinary environment as well as dedicated knowledge of 45/32/28nm and below technology nodes are an advantage.
- You are flexible, highly motivated and have a team-oriented working style.
- You have shown the ability to communicate as well as work efficiently in an international multi-disciplinary environment.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in English are a must .
