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Job Area: Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Hardware Engineering General Summary: Serdes PHY Analog Design Job Function BDC SerDes Mixed-Signal design team is actively looking for experienced (4-12+ years) analog circuit designers to work on high speed SerDes PHYs . You will be directly involved in delivering next-generation custom PHY designs for SoCs and will be part of a growing team involved in architecture analysis in leading-nodes - finfets & beyond. Design goals include low-power analog designs to address Qualcomm's low-power wireless products. Responsibilities Hands-on experience - Analog circuit design Experience in designing multiple analog building blocks - LDO, high speed TX and RX (Equalizer, Sampler, PI, Deserializer etc) , Bias, Reference etc. Analog and or Digital PLLs for frequency synthesis and/or SerDes applications" Charge pump, loop filter, VCO/DCO, PFD/TDC, high speed dividers. PLL Loop Dynamics, Jitter sources and modeling (RJ & DJ) Ability to take a design, perform schematic to post layout verification, integration sign-off to post silicon bring up. Work closely with RTL, DD, PD, DV and SoC verification teams to integrate the PHY. Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 3+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience. OR Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience. OR PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 1+ year of Hardware Engineering or related work experience. Skills & Experience For lead position, candidates must have performed PHY Lead roles which include PHY integration to SOC & interaction with post silicon teams like HSIO, ATE, SVE, CE etc. Understanding of advance Finfet process effects on designs and layout is required. Experience in using SPICE simulators, adexl & virtuoso. Experience with post-Si bring-up and debug is must. Good understanding on peripheral PHYs (USBs, UFS, PCIe) protocols is added advantage. Master/Bachelor in Electronics Shell/Perl-python scripting to automate circuit design and verification work. Able to work with teams across the globe and possess good communication and presentation skills. Preferred Mixed signal design experience Keywords Analog circuit Design, Rx, Tx, PLL, SerDes, PHY, Serializer, Deserializer, VCO, High-speed Trans receiver

Job Area: Engineering Services Group, Engineering Services Group > Layout Engineer General Summary: Develops block, macro, or chip level layouts and floorplans according to project requirements, specifications, and design schematics. Applies understanding of design manuals, established processes, layout elements, and basic electronic principles to create accurate designs that meet project needs. Conducts analyses, tests, and verifies designs using different tools and techniques to identify and troubleshoot issues, and stays abreast of new verification methods. Works with multiple internal and external stakeholders to align on projects, provide updates, and resolve issues. Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Electronic Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of experience designing custom layouts in relevant domain (e.g., analog, mixed signal, RF, digital design), or related work experience. OR Associate's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Electrical Engineering or related field and 4+ years of experience designing custom layouts in relevant domain (e.g., analog, mixed signal, RF, digital design), or related work experience. OR High School diploma or equivalent and 6+ years of experience designing custom layouts in relevant domain (e.g., analog, mixed signal, RF, digital design), or related work experience. 2+ years of experience using layout design and verification tools (e.g., cadence, LVS, rmap). Solid experience of 3 to 6 years in developing high speed IO/ESD/Analog layout design. Expertise in working on FinFet layouts in lower nodes, preference to TSMCN 7nm and below. Expertise in using the best and latest features of Cadence VXL and Calibre DRC/LVS. Basic understanding of IO/ESD designs. Knowledge on Basic SKILL/PERL. Capable of working independently and with team and getting work done with contract work force. The ability to work & communicate effectively with global engineering teams.

About The Role : Experience in Mixed-Signal layout design, holding bachelors degree To work independently on block levels analog layout design from schematic, estimating the Area, Optimizing Floorplan, Routing and Verifications. Firsthand experience in Critical Analog Layout design of blocks such as Temperature sensor, Serdes, PLL, ADC, DAC, LDO, Bandgap, Ref Generators, Charge Pump, Current Mirrors, Comparator, Differential Amplifier etc., Good at LVS/DRC debugging skills and other verifications for lower technology nodes like 14nm FinFet and below. Good understanding of Matching, EM, ESD, Latch-Up, Shielding, Parasitic and short channel concepts. Familiar with EDA tools like Cadence VLE/VXL, PVS, Assura and Calibre DRC/ LVS is a must. Understanding layout effects on the circuit such as speed, capacitance, power and area etc., Ability to understand design constraints and implement high-quality layouts. Multiple Tape out support experience will be an added advantage. Good people skills and critical thinking abilities to resolve the issue technically, and professionally. Excellent communication. Responsible for timely execution with high quality of layout design. Primary Skills Analog Layout Process or technology experience:TSMC 7nm, 5nm, 10nm,28nm, 45nm,40nm EDA Tools: Layout Editor:Cadence Virtuoso L, XL Physical verification:DRC,LVS,Calibre Secondary Skills IO layout

About The Role : Experience in Mixed-Signal layout design, holding bachelors degree To work independently on block levels analog layout design from schematic, estimating the Area, Optimizing Floorplan, Routing and Verifications. Firsthand experience in Critical Analog Layout design of blocks such as Temperature sensor, Serdes, PLL, ADC, DAC, LDO, Bandgap, Ref Generators, Charge Pump, Current Mirrors, Comparator, Differential Amplifier etc., Good at LVS/DRC debugging skills and other verifications for lower technology nodes like 14nm FinFet and below. Good understanding of Matching, EM, ESD, Latch-Up, Shielding, Parasitic and short channel concepts. Familiar with EDA tools like Cadence VLE/VXL, PVS, Assura and Calibre DRC/ LVS is a must. Understanding layout effects on the circuit such as speed, capacitance, power and area etc., Ability to understand design constraints and implement high-quality layouts. Multiple Tape out support experience will be an added advantage. Good people skills and critical thinking abilities to resolve the issue technically, and professionally. Excellent communication. Responsible for timely execution with high quality of layout design. Primary Skills Analog Layout Process or technology experience:TSMC 7nm, 5nm, 10nm,28nm, 45nm,40nm EDA Tools: Layout Editor:Cadence Virtuoso L, XL Physical verification:DRC,LVS,Calibre Secondary Skills IO layout

Responsibilities 1. Hands on work on custom layout for analog blocks like High Speed SerDes and General purpose IO designs with Cadence Virtuoso on latest technologies like 5nm and below and also take leadership roles in delivery of IPs 2. Work on Floor planning, power design, signal routing strategy, EMIR awareness andparasitic optimisations 3. Understand and apply analog Layout techniques to ensure the design meets performance with minimum possible area and good yield. 4. Participate in building and enhancing layout flow for faster, higher quality design process. 5. Checking physical verifications like DRC/LVS/ERC/ANT/DFM and other IBM internal checks 6. Collaborate with Circuit Designers to solve challenging problems 7. Writing SKILL/PYTHON scripts to automate repetitive tasks 8. Work with Place and Route engineer to integrate custom macros into top level. 9. Able to perform design reviews across global team 10. Work closely with required global teams to ensure the success of the whole product. 11. Leadership in delivery of macros we plan to own from India Job requirements: 1. Experience in doing layouts for analog blocks like SerDes, ADCs, DACs, LDOs, PLLs, BGAP & amplifiers etc. 2. Experience in designing layouts for high-speed circuits is a plus. 3. Layout experience in the following technology nodes:3nm, 5nm and 7nm FinFET. 4. Good team worker with multi-discipline, multi-cultural and multi-site environments 5. Strong fundamental knowledge in semiconductor device physics, layout principles, IC reliability and failure mechanisms 6. Good problem-solving skills are essential where problems are analysed upfront, identifying gaps, and providing optimum solutions7. Knowledge in Skill/perl/tcl/Python scripting is a plus. Required education Bachelor's Degree Preferred education Bachelor's Degree Required technical and professional expertise The Analog layout design engineer with experience in next generation Ultra high speed serial IO link (HSS) interface for Cognitive, ML,DL, and data center applications. The engineer needs to have knowledge in the design and development full custom analog layouts for ultra high speed 32G/50G/112G IO link interfaces. Preferred technical and professional experience Experience in 7 and 14 nm analog layout design. Working on Cutting edge technology and HSS domain . Quick learner, deep layout design knowledge, problem solving skills and good communication skills with cross teams across the Geos.