Role: Memory Circuit Design Engineer
Location: Fremont, CA (Onsite)
Duration: Full Time
Responsibilities:
- Design memory IC projects from initial concept to the tape-out phase, ensuring a smooth and successful development process
- Define and implement memory architectures and circuits, with a focus on optimizing speed, power efficiency, and silicon area utilization
- Create comprehensive test plans to thoroughly evaluate memory designs, leveraging simulation tools and methodologies to validate functionality and performance
- Identify and troubleshoot design issues, utilizing simulation and analysis to isolate problems and develop effective solutions
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to analyze and enhance the performance of memory designs, addressing bottlenecks and ensuring optimal operation
- Work closely with analog and digital engineering teams to ensure seamless integration of memory designs into the overall product development, maintaining compatibility and functionality
- Investigate and resolve design-related issues as they arise, contributing to the silicon bring-up and validation activities for memory ICs
- Stay current with industry advancements in memory design, exploring and implementing cutting-edge techniques and technologies
- Implement rigorous testing and validation processes to ensure memory designs meet quality and reliability standards
- Maintain detailed documentation of memory design processes, methodologies, and findings to support team collaboration and project continuity
Requirements:
- MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering with emphasis on CMOS memory, digital or mixed-signal design
- 5+ years of experience in circuit design in advanced CMOS processes (PhD experience may be considered as experience), successful tape-out experience with leading foundries
- Experience in memory circuit design in one of: SRAM, DRAM, Flash or emerging NVM technologies
- Strong understanding of layout design including layout dependent effects, pitch matching, and design for manufacturing
- Familiar with common EDA environment tools, CAD tools and memory design methodology including design, simulation, layout, and verification tools (e.g. Synopsys, Cadence, Mentor Graphics etc.).
- Ability to create innovative architecture and circuit solutions to customer requirements
- Ability to work in startup environment and work both independently and as a team player
- Experience in one or more of the following areas considered a strong plus:
- Hands-on production experience with key memory blocks such as sense amplifier, charge pump, read/write assist circuit, PVT tracker, power gating etc
- Familiar with memory controller or memory interface
- Experience with emerging non-volatile memory