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R&D Engineer, Staff
36512BR
USA – California – Mountain View/Sunnyvale
Job Description and Requirements
You will be a member of a high performing R&D team contributing to the development of market-leading interconnect parasitic extraction tool (StarRC).
StarRC is the EDA industry’s gold standard for parasitic extraction. A key component of Synopsys Design Platform, it provides a silicon accurate and high-performance extraction solution for SoC, custom digital, analog/mixed-signal and memory IC designs. StarRC offers modeling of physical effects for advanced process technologies, including FinFET technologies at 10 nm, 7 nm, 5nm, 3nm and beyond. Its seamless integration with industry standard digital and custom implementation systems, timing, signal integrity, power, physical verification and circuit simulation flows delivers unmatched ease-of-use and productivity to speed design closure and signoff verification.
Responsibilities
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Research, design, and development of brand-new extraction capabilities with special focus on transistor level modeling.
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Designing very efficient data structure and algorithms
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Modeling interconnect capacitance and resistance for advanced process technologies using pattern-matching and field solver based methods
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Collaboration with other market leading product developers in layout design, simulations, timing/reliability verification areas
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Communicating with a variety of customers on resolution of challenging problems in CPU design, validation, signoff, etc.
Requirements
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MS/PhD in CS/CE/EE with 3+ years of relevant CAD/EDA software development experience
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Relevant experience and background in transistor level parasitic extraction/modeling
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Proficiency in algorithm design, data structures, C++ programming, and software engineering principles
Desired skills in one or more areas
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Semiconductor process
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Parasitic extraction modeling
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LVS, Extraction and circuit simulation flow
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Field solver technology
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Transmission line analysis
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Circuit theory analysis and simulation
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Distributed processing
Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq:SNPS) is the Silicon to Software partner for creative companies developing the electronic products and software applications we rely on every single day. As the world’s 15th largest software company, Synopsys has a long history of being a global leader in electronic design automation (EDA) and semiconductor IP and is also growing its leadership in software quality and security solutions.
Synopsys has adopted a COVID-19 vaccination policy to safeguard the health and well-being of our employees and visitors. As a condition of employment, all employees based in the U.S. are required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19, unless a reasonable accommodation is approved or as otherwise required by law.
Inclusion and Diversity are important to us. Synopsys considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, military veteran status, or disability.
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Job Category
Engineering
Country
United States
Job Subcategory
R&D Engineering
Hire Type
Employee
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