CPU Implementation Engineer
Core
Responsible for central processing unit (CPU) development, including top-level physical design, integration, and physical verification.
Role type
Senior IC physical design engineer (CPU)
Builds
Apple CPUs
Domain
Semiconductor / CPU design
Required skills
full chip place and route, top metal layers routing, TCL/Python automation for PnR, Bump/RDL design, electrical verification/analysis, formal verification, Calibre for DRC/LVS/Antenna, device physics knowledge, technology scaling impacts, block level and SoC floor-plan planning
Preferred skills
N/A
Technologies
Encounter, ICC, ICC2, Calibre, TCL, Python
Responsibilities
Perform top-level physical design, integration, and physical verification of Apple CPUs; Own chip level place and route (PnR), final CPU layout database construction and verification; Develop and validate Power Grid, including route-ability analysis; Drive custom layout integration, block and full-chip level EM/IR, bump/RDL design, electrical verification/analysis and formal verification; Work with implementation and CAD teams to drive sign-off closure for tape-out; Participate in establishing CAD and physical design methodologies to improve area and efficiency; Participate in flow development for chip integration and analysis using scripting languages TCL and Python.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
