Circuit Design Engineer - Library
Core
Lead custom digital circuits team and library development for state-of-the-art ASIC processor design, focusing on high-performance, low-power standard cells and integration with CPU/SOC/GPU teams.
Role type
Senior IC circuit design engineering lead (library development)
Builds
Custom digital circuits, standard cell libraries, and low-power design components for advanced ASICs
Domain
Semiconductor / ASIC Design
Required skills
Standard cell circuit development, low-power design optimization, circuit QA & analysis, foundry collaboration (DRM/DRC/LVS), PDK migration, scripting (Perl/TCL), advanced tech node device behavior, flop/complex standard cell design, power management cell design, circuit robustness analysis
Preferred skills
Leading and mentoring small teams, multi-functional team collaboration, new circuit idea generation, tech node enablement
Technologies
Virtuoso, Perl, TCL
Responsibilities
Drive development of high performance, low power optimized standard cells; Drive development of optimal level shifters and retention designs; Engage with CPU, SOC and GPU teams on chip level integration requirements; Drive Circuit QA checks & analysis; Work with foundries on DRM complaint layout checkers and iPDK requirements; Plan & drive development of new circuits & tech node enablement; Manage migration to new PDK, PDV of standard cells & releases.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities
