Achronix Semiconductor Corporation · 1 week ago
Staff Engineer/Physical Design
Santa Clara, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
6+ years expAchronix Semiconductor Corporation is a fabless semiconductor corporation based in Santa Clara, California, offering high-performance FPGA solutions. They are seeking a Staff Engineer responsible for the physical design of IP and I/O subsystems, ensuring all sign-off checks and contributing to methodology development.
3D TechnologyDeveloper APIsDeveloper ToolsField-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA)HardwareManufacturingSemiconductorSoftwareTechnical Support
Responsibilities
Synthesis, floorplanning plus place and route for various IP, I/O or NoC blocks/subsystems, typically consisting of 2-3M standard cell instances, 50-500 macros, with frequencies in up to 1-2 GHz range:
Meet all sign-off requirements on the given block — STA, PV (DRC, LVS, antenna, etc.), RV (EM, IR) and FEV
Potentially own integration blocks, that require structured routing
Support full-chip and/or subsystem with regular deliveries of blocks
Contribute to methodologies and best practices across all ASIC physical design
Participate in meetings with local and global teams spanning Hardware, Systems, Software and Product Engineering
Qualification
Required
Good experience with synthesis and physical design, having handled large, complex blocks, with multiple hard macros, end-to-end (RTL2GDSII)
Expertise with Tcl scripting and Python/Perl automation
Experience with integration of I/O buffers, PLLs, SRAMs, etc
Good understanding of either memory interfaces such as DDR4/5, serial interfaces such as PCIe/Ethernet/PIPE or network-on-chip (NoC) architectures is a plus
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Intrinsically driven, and always raising the bar
Ability to take high-level requirements, and create solutions around those. Must be able to see the big picture
Thrives in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, with a proactive mindset
Works well with other team members and has a collaborative approach
Experience with Synopsys tools such as Fusion Compiler, ICC2, Primetime, ICV required
BS or MS and 6+ years of experience
Previous experience in at least two product developments, potentially including post-Si bring-up
Preferred
Experience with post-Si characterization is a plus
Company
Achronix Semiconductor Corporation
Achronix Semiconductor Corporation is a fabless semiconductor corporation based in Santa Clara, California, offering high-performance FPGA solutions.
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$135.78MKey Investors
Argonaut Partners
2013-04-09Debt Financing· $3.53M
2012-08-01Series Unknown· $9.84M
2011-03-01Series C· $45M
Leadership Team
Robert Blake
Chief Executive Officer
Steve Mensor
VP of Marketing and Strategic Planning
Recent News
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