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Hybrid // Physical Design Engineer-ASICs, SoCs, VLSI
Physical Design Engineer-ASICs, SoCs, VLSI
Full time
Sunnyvale, CA
Job Description:
Key Responsibilities:
Block-Level Physical Design:
- Floorplanning & Partitioning – Define optimal floorplan with power grid, macro placements, and congestion analysis.
- Strong scripting experience.
- Placement & Optimization – Perform standard cell placement, legalization, and optimization to improve area, power, and timing.
- Clock Tree Synthesis (CTS) – Design and optimize low-skew, high-performance clock networks .
- Routing & DRC Closure – Ensure successful global and detailed routing , meeting design rule constraints.
- Timing Closure – Work on setup/hold timing violations , signal integrity, and cross-talk reduction using static timing analysis (STA) .
- Power & IR Drop Analysis – Optimize power planning, power integrity (IR drop, EM), and leakage reduction techniques .
Top-Level Physical Design:
- Chip-Level Floorplanning & Hierarchical Design – Manage top-level layout planning , pin assignments, and cross-block optimizations.
- Strong scripting experience.
- Clock & Power Distribution – Design robust clock trees and power delivery networks (PDN) .
- Integration of IP & Sub-blocks – Ensure seamless integration of IP blocks and handle complex routing challenges.
- Chip Assembly & Sign-Off – Perform final netlist-to-GDSII implementation , addressing physical and electrical verification.
- DFT Integration – Work with Design for Test (DFT) teams to ensure scan chain connectivity and testability.
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Information Technology
Industries
IT Services and IT Consulting
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