Layout/Mask Designer

Apple Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Austin, Texas, is seeking a seasoned layout designer to craft complex digital circuit layouts in deep SubMicron CMOS processes. You will review floorplans with circuit designers, run verification tools, and collaborate across teams to optimize power, performance, and area.

The role requires strong experience in RC delay, electromigration, self-heating, and cross-capacitance, plus proficiency with CALIBRE DRC/ ERC/ LVS reports and IR simulations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related field with five years of related experience.
• Five years of experience with layout floor-planning, standard cell planning, and hierarchical layout assembly.
• Experience with RC delay, electromigration, self-heating, and cross capacitance issues.
• Ability to interpret CALIBRE DRC, ERC, LVS reports and collaborate with multi-functional teams.
• Experience with PG grid design and IR simulations tools.

Responsibilities

• Design complex custom layout for digital circuits in deep SubMicron CMOS technologies.
• Review and analyze floorplans and complex circuits with circuit designers.
• Run layout verification tools and negotiate tradeoffs with the layout team.
• Interpret LVS, DRC, ERC reports to optimize layouts for PPA.
• Provide improvement recommendations and speed up layout with automated P&R tools.
• Work with the circuit design team to plan, schedule work and negotiate layout tradeoffs.

Skills

Layout floor-planning

RC delay analysis

Electromigration

Thermal effects / self-heating

Cross capacitance

PG grid design

IR simulations tools

Low noise / low power data-path

Memory layout design

Collaboration with multi-functional05

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Calibre DRC/ERC/LVS

CAD tools

IR simulation tools

Job description

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Description

APPLE INC has the following available in Austin, Texas. Design complex custom layout for digital circuits in deep SubMicron CMOS technologies. Review and analyze floorplans and complex circuits with circuit designers. Run a complete set of layout design verification tools available on megacells . Work with the circuit design team to plan, schedule work and negotiate layout tradeoffs as needed. Interpret LVS, DRC and ERC report to find the fastest way to complete layouts. Utilize advanced CAD tools, mask design knowledge to layout corrections and robust physical design representation of circuits. Utilize advanced layout techniques to come up with best-in-class PPA for critical designs. Perform EMIR simulations and apply necessary fixes to achieve robust power delivery. Review the layouts designed by peers and provide improvement recommendations. Utilize automated P&R tools to speed up the layout execution of digital designs. 40 hours/week.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and foreign equivalent in electrical engineering or a related field and five (5) years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or a related occupation.
• 5 years of experience with each of the following skills is required:
• Layout floor-planning, standard cell planning and hierarchical layout assembly.
• Understanding of issues with RC delay, electromigration, self-heating and cross capacitance.
• Recognizing failure prone layout structures, dedicatedly working with designers for the best approach to problems.
• Designing and validating a robust PG grid using IR simulations tools.
• Collaborating and communicating effectively with multi-functional teams.
• Interpreting CALIBRE DRC, ERC, LVS reports.
• Designing low noise, low power data-path or Memory layout structures.

Preferred Qualifications

• N/A

This position is not subject to the application limits.

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