Technology-driven logic synthesis for emerging transistor technologies

Imec; Vlaams-Brabant; Remote; EUR 3,300 - 5,600; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Allowance for non-Belgian students

Job summary

Imec invites Master students in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering to join a 6-9 month internship focused on making logic synthesis aware of emerging transistor technologies. You will develop physically grounded cost models and apply them inside technology mapping and optimisation workflows using open synthesis tools.

An evaluation on benchmark designs will demonstrate potential gains over conventional flows.

Qualifications

• Must be enrolled in a Master program.
• Background in computer science or electrical engineering preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop technology-aware cost models for logic at transistor and cell levels.
• Integrate models into logic synthesis flows and evaluate with benchmark designs to quantify gains.

Education

Master student in Computer Science or Electrotechnics/Electrical Engineering

Job description

Technology-driven logic synthesis for emerging transistor technologies

Help us make synthesis see the technology it targets, and optimize accordingly.

Logic synthesis turns a design into gates with cost models that were written for the technologies of the past: a cell costs what its library entry says, and the structure of the circuit below the gate is invisible to the tool. Emerging transistor architectures change what is cheap and what is expensive at the circuit level, and emerging workloads change which logic structures matter. A synthesis flow that cannot see either leaves most of the technology's potential on the table.

The student will work on synthesis flows that bring technology awareness into the loop: physically grounded cost models for logic at the transistor and cell level, their use inside technology mapping and optimisation with open synthesis tools, and an evaluation on benchmark designs that shows how much a technology-aware flow gains over a conventional one and where the gains come from.

Type of internship: Master internship

Duration: 6-9 months

Required educational background: Computer Science, Electrotechnics/Electrical Engineering

The reference code for this position is 2026-INT-357. Mention this reference code in your application.

Imec allowance will be provided for students studying at a non-Belgian university.