Staff Physical Design Engineer, HBM

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Microns HighBandwidth Memory (HBM) Digital Design organization is seeking a Digital Physical Design Engineer to drive backend implementation of highperformance lowpower digital logic used in advanced memory products. This role spans backend implementation from Netlist to GDSII with a strong focus on timing closure power integrity and manufacturability in advanced process technologies. The successful candidate will work closely with RTL DFT CAD and verification teams to deliver highquality physical designs contribute to methodology improvements and help push performance power and area (PPA) targets in complex multihierarchy designs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own and execute physical design implementation from synthesized netlist through GDSII including floorplanning placement clock tree synthesis routing and physical signoff

• Perform and drive timing closure across multiple modes corners and scenarios using industrystandard STA tools

• Analyze and resolve congestion timing IR drop EM and power integrity issues

• Develop and refine floorplans power grids and clocking strategies for highperformance designs

• Work with placement and timing closure of custom analog hard IP macros in a digital-on-top design flow

• Collaborate closely with RTL designers to influence partitioning constraints and microarchitecture decisions early in the design cycle

• Implement and validate lowpower design techniques including multiple/isolated power domains power gating and UPF/CPFbased power intent

• Execute physical verification (DRC/LVS/ANT/DFM) and support signoff flows

• Drive functional and timing ECOs as needed to meet design targets

• Use scripting and automation (TCL Python etc.) to improve productivity quality and flow robustness

• Interface with EDA vendors and internal CAD teams to debug tool issues evaluate new tools and functions and improve physical design methodologies.

Required Qualifications

• Strong understanding of the RTLtoGDSII physical design flow particularly floorplanning place & route clock distribution and timing analysis and closure using standard EDA tools and advanced process technologies

• Experience with fullchip integration partitioning and budgeting

• Solid understanding of power performance and area tradeoffs

• Knowledge of lowpower architectures including DVFS power gating and multivoltage designs

• Proficiency in scripting/programming (TCL Python Perl Shell scripting)

• Strong problemsolving skills and ability to debug complex physical design issues

• Effective communication skills and ability to work in a crossfunctional team environment

• Experience in validating Power Distribution Network (PDN) IR/EM

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with advanced technology nodes

• Experience with highfrequency highdensity designs and complex clocking schemes

• Familiarity with memory HBM or datapathintensive designs

• Understanding of device physics and processtechnology impacts

• Experience in the 3D-IC technology methodology and advanced packaging and thermal considerations

Education and Experience:

• Required: Bachelors degree in EE with good understanding of computer architecture and 7 years experience in related field

• Desired: Masters degree in EE / CE with 10 years experience in related field

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