JOSEF H. MEIER

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Dripping Springs, TX 78620

Cell 512-***-****

Home 325-***-****

acwc5s@r.postjobfree.com

EXPERIENCE

Qualcomm, Austin, TX. 1-28-2013 to 6-3-2016. Engineer Support III. Custom

SRAM mixed signal memories arrays in 65nm, 28nm, 20nm, 16nm, 14nm and 10nm.

IC Layout Design. Using Cadence Virtuoso, XL and Caliber verification tools.

Qualcomm, San Diego, CA. 8-15-2012 to 11-13-2012. Engineer Support IV. Custom

RF/Analog and mixed signal 65nm, 28nm and 20nm IC Layout Design. Using

Cadence Virtuoso, XL and Caliber verification tools.

IC Enable, Richardson, TX. 3-05-2012 to 4-13-2012. Contract layout design for

Texas Instruments. Analog cell level, block level and chip level layout using Texas

Instruments LBC7 process. Using Cadence Virtuoso, XL, Assura and Texas

Instruments verification tools

Larmon Design, Austin, TX. 11-14-2011 to 2-04-2012. . Contract layout design for

Advanced Micro Devices. Cell level, block level and Macro level layout using

TSMC28 process. Using Cadence Virtuoso, XL and Caliber verification tools

Advanced Micro Devices. May 2004 to 12-31-2011. Layout Manager.

Responsibilities include layout coordination of all core macros and management of

Layout personnel for AMD’s CPU’s. i.e register files, L1, L2, Rom macro’s etc.

Successfully completed cores in 130nm, 90nm, 45nm, 32nm and 28nm. Played a

Major role in the bring up of AMD’s Bangalore design center. Managed teams up to

25 people and coordinated layout efforts between India and Austin to insure

Consistent quality in all design deliverables. Worked with 4T, 6T and 8T Bit cells. I

Have maintained my layout abilities as an individual contributor, use my

Communication and organization skills to coordinate and lead large pieces of I.P.

Deliver consistent layout with close attention to DFM and met all design schedules on

Time with a remarkable attention to detail. Skills include mastery of Cadence

Virtuoso, XL, Caliber verification tools and Mentor graphics design tools.

Advanced Micro Devices. Austin, TX. October 1989 to May 2004. Mask Design

Specialist. Responsibilities include chip level layout and planning, Mask tape

Generation, Schematic to layout checks, and/or design rule checks, Engineering

Support (database changes and improvements), Plotting and database archiving. For

The Texas Microprocessor division using ultra Sun spark workstations with Mentor

Graphics software. (I.C.Graph) Caliber software ( DRC, LVS and PGE ), CATS

Fracture tools, UNIX and C programming, CAD tool design and support. Reticle,

Scribe frame, Auto paperwork generation and Mask fracture of all PLD products

Using K2 Mask Compose reticle and frame generation tools.

Cray Research Inc. Chippewa Falls, WI. September 2, 1986 to October 24, 1989.

Layout designer. Layout, design and verify semi-custom ECL integrated circuits.

Maintained standard cell library for Gate Array ECL macros, Layout of propagation

Delay test boards, high-density high-speed prototype boards, Performed daily and

Weekly system backups. Worked with GPL programming and Gerber 33 photo

Plotters. For the production of large scale scientific computers.

3M Company/Micro interconnect Systems. Austin, TX. December 1984 to

August 1986. Design Technician. Designed artwork photo tools for the production of

Beam tape. Maintained Calma system, backed up and archived tapes. Acted as

Assistant CAD manager.

EDUCATION

AMD License to lead management training class. 3-07.

Cadence IC Craftsman Layout automation tools version 3.2. 11-98.

K2 Technologies. Mask compose job deck generation and K2 Summit module

Training. 4-97.

K2 Technologies. Mask compose paperwork generation module training. 12-96.

K2 Technologies. Mask compose Startup, Definition, Quick view and Implementation

Module training. 7-96.

Mentor Graphics IC verify training class. 6-95.

Mentor Graphics Schematic Driven Layout training class. 3-95.

Mentor Graphics Customizing the User Interface class. 3-90.

"C" Shell programming UNX103. 10-90.

Introduction to Unix UNX101. 6-90.

Chips operation, Calma Customer Training. 4-86.

Basic operations, Calma Customer Training center. 12-85.

AAS Design Technolog, St. Paul T.V.I. St. Paul, Minnesota. 9-82 to 6-84.

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