Staff Engineer, ASIC Design, Front End

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What You’ll Do

Product & Solution Planning (PSP) office is part of Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. (SSI), the industry’s technology and volume leader in semiconductor products. PSP’s mission is to create product and technology plans to exceed customer and market expectations and to build and realize productization strategies to provide best-in-class silicon products and solutions to our customers.

We are looking for Staff ASIC designer for customized HBM Buffer Die Design to join our team in San Jose, CA. A successful candidate will be responsible for creating and deploying HBM buffer die design solution for next generation customized HBM products working with multiple engineering teams.

Location:  Working on site at our San Jose Headquarters 5 days per week.

Reports to: Senior Director, Solution Planning

You will collaborate with architects, ASIC front-end and Design Verification teams to understand buffer die architecture, implement and get it verified.  Duties would include:

• Architecture and RTL design for customized HBM buffer die
• Interface design for maximizing bandwidth between HBM memory and logic die
• Low power design (Clock and power management), generating a UPF file and verification through multi-voltage simulations
• Scope out third-party IP requirements and solicit vendors
• Perform LINT and CDC checks
• Static Timing analysis including generating constraints
• Understanding of DFT strategies, streaming scan fabric, IEEE protocols
• Experience of synthesis, DFT, functional verification, UVM verification

What You Bring

• Bachelors in Electrical Engineering or related Discipline with 10+ years related experience OR Master’s 8+ years related experience OR PhD 5+ years related experience.
• Experience in Verilog/System Verilog Programming Skills.
• Experience in interactive and waveform debug skills.
• Experience with low-power design and clock domain crossings.
• Design/verification experience of interface IP such as HIF/FDI/CRIF
• Design/verification experience of ARM Cortex system using different types of BUS.
• Firmware design and debugging experience
• Experience with scripting such as (Python, Perl, TCL, Shell programming)
• Quick Learner
• 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.

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