High Speed DAC Design Expert
Core
Designing high-performance analog/mixed-signal circuit blocks for Serdes transceivers, including high-speed DACs/ADCs, clocking, and analog front-end circuits.
Role type
Senior IC analog/mixed-signal circuit design expert (Serdes)
Builds
High-speed electrical and optical transceivers for data centers and networking
Domain
Semiconductor / High-speed interface / Analog circuit design
Required skills
Analog/mixed-signal circuit design, Serdes architecture, High-speed DAC/ADC design, Clocking (PLL, dividers, buffers), Power/performance/area optimization, Silicon bring-up and validation, Mentorship
Preferred skills
200G+ CMOS transceiver design, Optical PHY design, System-level circuit optimization, Mass production ramp experience
Technologies
CMOS PDKs, Serdes, DAC, ADC, PLL, CTLE, ESD
Responsibilities
Own performance-critical analog mixed-signal circuit blocks; Define circuit-driven micro-architectures of Tx and Rx subsystems; Own power, performance, area, and jitter budgets; Mentor sub-block owners and conduct peer reviews; Work with verification teams to bring up silicon and analyze results
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
