Digital Layout Design Engineer

Apple, Inc.; Beaverton (OR); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Beaverton, Oregon, is seeking a Digital Layout Designer to join a high-visibility SOC design team.

You will design custom digital layouts for deep SubMicron CMOS, review floorplans with circuit designers, and ensure PDV clean layouts using advanced CAD tools. This role requires a bachelor's in a related field, strong layout experience, and knowledge of LVS/DRC/ERC, CALIBRE, Mentor Graphics or Cadence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• Experience in custom layout design of deep SubMicron CMOS circuits
• Proficiency in layout floorplanning and hierarchical layout assembly
• Understanding RC delay, electromigration, self heating and cross capacitance
• Ability to interpret CALIBRE DRC, ERC, LVS reports
• Excellent communication skills and able to work with multi-functional teams
• Knowledge of memory compiler development or layout automation is a plus

Responsibilities

• Designing complex custom layout for digital circuits in deep SubMicron CMOS technologies
• Reviewing and analyzing floorplans and complex circuits with circuit designers
• Running a complete set of layout design verification tools
• Working with the circuit design team to plan, schedule work and negotiate layout tradeoffs
• Interpretation of LVS, DRC, and ERC reports to find fastest completion of layouts
• Exceed engineering specifications and expectations

Skills

layout floorplanning

standard cell planning

RC delay analysis

electromigration awareness

cross-functional teamwork

CALIBRE DRC/ERC/LVS

Mentor Graphics/Cadence

scripting: CSH/Perl/Skill

layout automation

memory compiler knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Mentor Graphics

Cadence

CALIBRE

Job description

Do you have a passion for crafting entirely new solutions?As part of our Digital Design Engineering group, you'll take imaginative and revolutionary ideas and determine how to turn them into reality! You and your team will apply engineering fundamentals and start from scratch if needed, bringing forward-thinking ideas to the real world. Join us, and you'll help design the tools that allow us to bring customers experiences they've never before envisioned. You will be part of an exciting silicon design group that is responsible for designing state-of-the-art ASICs. We have an extraordinary opportunity for Digital Layout Designers!In this highly visible role, you will be a member of Apple's custom layout team, working on the latest technology nodes to create extraordinary custom digital macros, libraries, etc. This is a fast paced work environment with endless learning opportunities working in the design team with members of integration, CAD, circuit and technology engineering.

Description

Imagine yourself at the center of our SOC design effort, collaborating with all fields, playing a strategic role of getting functional products to millions of customers quickly.You will have the opportunity to integrate and come-up with new ideas, as well as work with a team of hardworking engineers. As a member of the layout team of the microprocessor group, you will be responsible to deliver PDV clean layout, including the following:

• Designing complex custom layout for digital circuits in deep SubMicron CMOS technologies.
• Reviewing and analyzing floorplans and complex circuits with circuit designers.
• Running a complete set of layout design verification tools available on megacells completed.
• Working with the circuit design team to plan, schedule work and negotiate layout tradeoffs as needed.
• Interpretation of LVS, DRC and ERC report to find the fastest way to complete layouts.
• Exceed engineering specifications and expectations.
• Use advanced CAD tools, mask design knowledge to layout corrections and robust physical design representation of circuits.

Minimum Qualifications

• A minimum of a bachelor's degree in related field

Preferred Qualifications

• We are looking for applicants experience in custom layout design of deep SubMicron CMOS circuits.
• High level proficiency in layout floorplanning, standard cell planning and hierarchical layout assembly.
• Good understanding of issues with RC delay, electromigration, self heating and cross capacitance.
• Recognize failure prone layout structures, dedicatedly work with designers for the best approach to problems.
• Excellent communication skills and able to work with multi-functional teams.
• Great skills on interpretation of CALIBRE DRC, ERC, LVS, etc. reports.
• Knowledge of MENTOR GRAPHICS or CADENCE layout tools
• Scripting skills in CSH, PERL or SKILL are considered a plus, but not required.
• Experience in layout automation is considered a plus, but not required.
• Experience in memory compiler development is considered a plus, but not required.
• Experience designing low noise, low power datapaths or Memory layout structures, etc.

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