SerDes Silicon Design and Micro-Architecture Engineer
Core
Design and define high-performance electrical and optical transceivers (SerDes) in advanced CMOS PDKs, focusing on analog/mixed-signal circuit design and micro-architecture.
Role type
Senior IC analog/mixed-signal engineer (SerDes micro-architecture)
Builds
High-speed electrical and optical transceivers for AMD processors
Domain
Semiconductor / Analog Mixed-Signal / High-Speed Interfaces
Required skills
Analog/mixed-signal circuit design, Transceiver micro-architecture, Ultra-high-speed PHY design, Modeling and simulation, Verification (pre-tapeout/post-silicon), Link budgeting, Architecture definition
Preferred skills
Top-level and block-level electrical/optical link budgeting, Design specification documentation, Architecture reviews, Design verification, Silicon validation
Technologies
CMOS PDKs, Tx/Rx analog front-end, Clocking circuits, DSPs, CDR, Adaptation and calibration loops, Firmware loops
Responsibilities
Lead transceiver micro-architecture definition, modeling, simulation, implementation, and verification; Work with pre-tapeout verification and post-silicon validation teams to bring up silicon and analyze productization data
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
