Foundation IP Engineer

Description:

The role involves providing customization spec to vendors and PPA comparison of different foundation IP (memories, std cells, GPIO, eFUSE) used in next gen consumer SOC products. It also extends to resolving foundation IP issues and enabling our design teams for execution.

The candidate needs to:

Circuit Design experience for std cells and memories

Work with arch, design & physical design teams to determine customizations for all foundation IP that are product differentiators

Perform IP PPA analysis and vendor comparisons

Provide specs and requirements to vendors

Be able to understand and debug verilog, gls, dft, power management/upf modeling IP issues and communicate fixes to the team.

Compile and create IP usage guidelines based on commonly encountered problems.

Be data oriented, able to crunch through bug tracking system, and have front-end expertise

Be able to multitask and respond quickly to different teams Profile Expectations:

CS or EE/CE degree

5 years' experience in semiconductor companies

Minimum 2 years of experience with foundation IP development

Preferred knowledge of std cell and memory design including tools and flows used for characterization, familiarity with lib template generation etc.

Knowledge of RTL to GDS flow

Scripting with preference on python knowledge

Strong communication skills

bility to work independently

Resourceful and solution driven individual