Silicon Power Architect

1 month ago


Cupertino, California, United States Apple Full time
Job Title: Display Power Silicon Architect

At Apple, we're looking for a talented Display Power Silicon Architect to join our team. As a key member of our display silicon architecture team, you will be responsible for driving innovative display power architecture and technology concepts, defining PMICs from investigation, analysis, and design through successful product-level implementation.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Investigate and analyze various options with technical rigor for key power metric performance optimization, including efficiency, power density, cost, reduced carbon footprint, and scalability.
  • Define PMICs from investigation, analysis, and design through successful product-level implementation.
  • Work with Apple's cross-functional team and power vendors, including silicon and magnetic vendors, for Apple IP-based custom PMIC definitions and developments.
  • Perform rigorous design reviews with silicon vendors and drive vendors to get the highest quality of products in a challenging schedule.
  • Provide design simulation, calculation, and analytical models for prediction of design concept outcome, including control loop stability, transient responses, layout analysis, and parasitic extractions.
  • Provide PMIC specification, simulation test cases, and validation test plan/results.
  • Hand-off new architecture to the execution team with design analysis, risk assessments, mitigation plans, development lessons learned, and proof of concepts.
  • Perform competitive benchmarking.
  • Provide technical support for production issues debug and resolutions.
  • Conduct power seminars and training for cross-functional teams.
  • Lead innovation through exemplary behavior and teamwork.
Requirements:
  • Minimum of B.S. Degree in EE or related field and 10 years of relevant industry experience.
  • Experience in power supply design.
  • Experience with DC-DC IC architectures, magnetic design, PCB layout, and/or state-of-the-art techniques for integration and efficiency optimizations.
  • Ability to use Spice and/or behavioral simulation tools, Matlab, MathCad, Cadence, and Excel mathematical analysis.
  • Deep knowledge of silicon physics and silicon processes, including IC packaging technologies and DC-DC power conversion topologies, including control loops.
  • Strong analytical/problem-solving skills and ability to guide critical decisions.
  • Good understanding of thermals, mechanical, and packaging challenges.
  • Knowledge of high-volume manufacturing technologies and production variance.
  • Familiarity with challenges of mixed-signal IC design.
  • Knowledge and experience with both analog and digital design, with an emphasis on analog.
  • Ability to work well with cross-functional teams.
  • Proven track record of working in fast-paced innovative work environments.
  • Ideal candidate with work experience in power management semiconductor/silicon companies and computer industry.
  • Willingness to occasionally travel overseas as needed.


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