(#6350136003) Intern, Logic Pathfinding Lab Advanced DTCO Engineer
What You’ll Learn
- Project Overview: Advanced Design Technology Co-Optimization for 2D and 3D IC
- Skills You’ll Learn:
- DTCO techniques including Place and Route using latest EDA tools
- PPA analysis and interpretation
- PDK customization for 3D IC applications
What You’ll Do
- Block-level physical design flow for 2D and 3D ICs
- Apply vector-based power and dynamic IR drop analysis for 2D IC reference circuits
- Propose new or improve existing metrics for logic DTCO, considering workload and system level considerations
Location: Onsite at our San Jose headquarters 5 days a week
Reports to: Sr. Director
- Evaluate pros and cons of different DTCO methodologies for 2D IC
- Transfer advanced DTCO flow and examples from Georgia Tech, for 2D / 3D IC
- Bring in relevant testcases from Georgia Tech – LPL collaboration for analysis and identify bottlenecks due to technology
- Identify impact of memory (SRAM) latency and bandwidth on system level performance
- Collaborate closely with Samsung DTCO engineers
- Complete other responsibilities as assigned.
What You Bring
- Graduate student enrolled in a Master or PhD program with academic focus in VLSI technology and design
- Must have at least 1 academic quarter/semester remaining
- Working experience on DTCO including standard cell design, library generation and characterization, and Place and Route
- Working experience on VLSI workload modeling and the implications on the logic and packaging technologies
- Proficient in programming
- You’re inclusive, adapting your style to the situation and diverse global norms of our people.
- An avid learner, you approach challenges with curiosity and resilience, seeking data to help build understanding.
- You’re collaborative, building relationships, humbly offering support and openly welcoming approaches.
- Innovative and creative, you proactively explore new ideas and adapt quickly to change.
- An avid learner, you approach challenges with curiosity and resilience, seeking data to help build understanding.
- You’re collaborative, building relationships, humbly offering support and openly welcoming approaches.
- Innovative and creative, you proactively explore new ideas and adapt quickly to change.