Client Information:
An innovative leader in high-speed and energy efficient chip-chip link solutions critical to the evolution of the electronics industry, continuously developing to meet the demands of not just the customers of today, but of tomorrow too.
- If you love to be part of a high-tech scale-up and are motivated by pushing your limits and challenging the statusquo, we have an opportunity for you.
Responsibilities:
- - Definition of block-level specifications of high-speed digital circuits that meet key performance targets based on system-level requirements.
- - Review and challenge architectural specification.
- - Analog/digital interface specification in close cooperation with analog/mixed-signal designers.
- - 3rd party IPs integration.
- - RTL design and testing.
- - Close interaction with verification and physical implementation engineers to verify circuit functionality and compliance with area, timing and power requirements.
- - Support for post-silicon lab bring-up, debug, characterization and productization.
- - Support and interaction with customers on requirements, design specifications, performance results and product delivery.
- - Manage workload and schedules and report to internal management team and external customers.
Requirements:
- - Strong analytical skills to translate system-level requirements into design.
- - Knowledge and design experience of high-speed protocols (e.g. USB4, PCIe, DisplayPort)
- - Strong RTL coding skills (SystemVerilog preferred).
- - Advanced knowledge of high-speed and low-power design techniques.
- - Knowledge of PCIe physical layer is an advantage.
- - Scripting (Python preferred) and tool setup skills.
- - Good understanding of CDC issues and techniques.
- - Familiarity with analyzing synthesis and STA results.
- - Understanding of verification methodologies, in particular UVM, is an advantage.
Experience:
- MSc in electronics/electrical engineering (equivalent or higher).
- 5+ years' experience in the semiconductor industry.
- Strong technical background in design of high-speed digital circuits in deep-submicron CMOS technologies.
- Familiarity with PCIe protocol is highly desirable.
- Experience with analog/digital control interfaces is valuable.
- Exposure to Cadence tools is valuable.