CPU Physical Design Engineer, San Diego
Core
Lead innovative Central Processing Unit (CPU) design efforts to implement designs meeting aggressive power, area, and performance goals using industry standard tools/flows.
Role type
Senior IC CPU Physical Design Engineer
Builds
Multi-core CPU operations for Qualcomm Business Units
Domain
Semiconductor / CPU Design
Required skills
CPU microarchitecture, RTL design, Synthesis, Place & Route, Timing analysis, Power analysis, Area optimization, GDS delivery, Deep submicron process technology, Library cell knowledge
Preferred skills
High performance and low power implementation methods, Logic design and circuits
Technologies
Verilog, Synthesis tools, Place & Route tools, Signoff tools
Responsibilities
Work with CPU microarchitecture team to understand specifications and design trade offs in pipeline and structure sizing; Perform feasibilities to validate implementability, area, timing and power; Synthesize the Verilog RTL into gate level designs and perform optimizations; Perform SynthPlace & Route on the designs using industry standard tools and deliver GDS; Optimize the design at various stages from RTL to GDS to meet timing, power and area goals; Validate the designs for functional and electrical robustness.
