Staff Analog Circuit Design Engineer
Synopsys Inc
Boxborough, Massachusetts, United States
Job Responsibilities Review SerDes standards to develop analog top and sub-block specifications. Ability to lead projects and guide junior engineers. Exercise independent judgement to identify and refine circuit architectures to achieve optimal power, area and performance targets. Propose design and verification strategies that efficiently use simulator features to ensure highest quality design. Oversee physical layout to minimize the effect of parasitics, device stress, and process variation. Review and present simulation data for peer and customer review. Define and document design features and test plans. Propose solutions for post-silicon design updates. Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or similar technical field BSEE degree and 12-15 years of experience in IC design, or MSEE (or PhD) with 8-12 years of experience. Design experience in high speed PHY such as DDR, HBM or SERDES In depth familiarity with transistor level circuit design - sound CMOS design fundamentals. Detailed design experience with one, and familiarity with several other SerDes sub-circuits: receive equalizers, samplers, voltage/current-mode drivers, serializers, deserializers, voltage-controlled oscillator, phase mixer, delay-locked loop, phase locked loop, bandgap reference, ADC, DAC. Familiarity with custom digital design (i.e. high-speed critical paths). Understanding of design for reliability (i.e. EM, IR, aging, etc.) Understanding of layout effects (i.e. matching, reliability, proximity effects, etc.). Experience with tools for schematic entry, physical layout, and design verification. Understanding of SPICE simulators and simulation methods. Knowledgeable in Verilog-A for analog behavioral modeling and simulation-control/data-capture. Experience with TCL, Perl, C, Python, MATLAB, or other scripting languages is desired. Hands-on experience with physical layout of high-speed circuits is a plus. Good communication and documentation skills
