Job Description

and Requirements

Our Silicon IP business is all about integrating more capabilities into an SoC-faster. We offer the world's broadest portfolio of silicon IP-predesigned blocks of logic, memory, interfaces, analog, security, and embedded processors. All to help customers integrate more capabilities. Meet unique performance, power, and size requirements of their target applications. And get differentiated products to market quickly with reduced risk.

At Synopsys, we're at the heart of the innovations that change the way we work and play. Self-driving cars. Artificial Intelligence. The cloud. 5G. The Internet of Things. These breakthroughs are ushering in the Era of Smart Everything. And we're powering it all with the world's most advanced technologies for chip design and software security. If you share our passion for innovation, we want to meet you.

Senior Memory Design Architect

The Synopsys Non-Volatile-Memory team is looking for an experienced designer ready to head the development of our next generation NVM IP. In this role, the candidate will have the opportunity to work on an extremely wide range of process technologies, ranging from complex BCD process nodes to 3nm and beyond. The ideal candidate must be a team player with good written and verbal communication skills, self-directed and self-motivated, detail oriented, and able to work with a multi-national cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities:

• Drive NVM TestChip and IP design flow in multiple technologies and foundries
• Architect/Design/Verify CMOS-based non-volatile memory IP modules
• Work with Product Engineer to perform silicon verification, test and debug to analyze the IP on silicon
• Post layout extraction & simulation, testing in conjunction with silicon validation
• Working closely with on/off-site design, layout and CAD teams
• Working with layout designers with floor planning of memory array and analog blocks
• Be the go-to engineer to support Sales and Application Engineers in complex pre and post-sales customer engagements

Skills and Experience Required:

• 15+ years of industry experience as a memory or non-volatile memory circuit designer
• Familiar with TestChip tapeout flow
• Demonstrated track record of leading successful NVM designs into high volume production
• Proven transistor level analog design and examination with sense-amplifier, charge pump, high voltage regulator, and bandgap reference circuit design
• Good understanding of Non-Volatile Memory design, Memory architecture and device physics
• Experience circuit debugging capability with analog circuits and various memory block
• Familiar with circuit simulation tools (HSIM, HSPICE, etc.) is required
• Must have prior experience with Custom Complier or equivalent tools (Schematic, and Layout edit)
• Experience with statistical design methodology (generating and examining Monte-Carlo results)
• Hands-on experience of Si debugging (FIB, micro-probing, post layout RC extraction, etc.)
• Experience with Low power design and power management circuitry
• Experience with FinFET design is a plus
• Knowledge of ISO26262 Design Flow and FuSa a plus

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Hire Type

Employee

Job Category

Engineering

Job Subcategory

Analog Design