Principal Cadence Layout Engineer
About this role
MACOM (NASDAQ: MTSI) is a global leader in the design and manufacture of advanced semiconductor products across a diverse range of end markets, including Data Centers, Telecommunications, Industrial and Aerospace and Defense. We develop innovative, cutting-edge technologies and products across the spectrum of radio frequency (RF), microwave, millimeter wave, photonics and high-speed analog technologies. Our solutions support critical network infrastructure applications like artificial intelligence, high performance computing, satellite communications, radar, unmanned aerial vehicles, medical equipment, test and measurement and advanced wireless networks.
MACOM has more than 75 years of expertise in semiconductor process development, wafer fabrication, circuit design, advanced packaging, systems architecture and applications engineering. We are committed to our customers’ success. We partner with customers to help solve their most challenging problems by providing semiconductor solutions that are at the forefront of the highest power, highest frequency and/or highest data rates.
Leading technologies, innovative products and driven employees. Come be a part of MACOM and help advance the next generation of connectivity infrastructure!
Role Description
- In this role the layout engineer will closely work with the design team to layout and verify custom analog/mixed-signal IPs
- Lead full-custom IC layout design and verification, including chip floor planning, analog IP layout and chip level layout integration of various analog, mixed-signal and ASIC blocks
- Full verification of Block level and top-level layout including extraction, DRC, LVS, and DFM checking
- Layout schedule planning and working with other IP layout engineers to integrate various layout blocks
- Co-work with designers on block level and top-level floor planning
- Layout review for power/gnd routing, electro migration, signal path check, matching, and signal coupling
Qualifications
- High-speed layout design expertise with good understanding of parasitics
- Minimum 10 years of custom layout experience
- Knowledge of Cadence Virtuoso design flow
- High level proficiency in interpretation of CALIBRE DRC, ERC, LVS reports.
- Full understanding of IR drop, RC delay, Electromigration and chip finishing
- Ability to do floor planning and do area estimate
- Good communication with circuit designers and other layout engineers
- Familiarity with high-speed BiCMOS layout is a plus
- Scripting in Cadence is a plus
- At a minimum, Bachelor degree in Engineering
Company at a glance
MACOM designs and manufactures RF, microwave, millimeter wave solutions and optoelectronics for Data Center, Telecommunication, Industrial and Aerospace and Defense applications. Headquartered in Lowell, Massachusetts, MACOM has offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia. MACOM is certified to the ISO9001 international quality standard and ISO14001 environmental management standard.
MACOM has more than 75 years of application expertise with multiple design centers, GaN, Si, GaAs and InP fabrication, manufacturing, assembly and test, and operational facilities worldwide. In addition, MACOM offers foundry services that represents a key core competency within our business.
MACOM sells and distributes products globally via a sales channel comprised of a direct field sales force, authorized sales representatives and leading industry distributors. Our sales team is trained across all of our products to give our customers insights into our entire portfolio.
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