Physical Design PPA Engineer
5 days ago
We are seeking a highly motivated Senior ASIC Physical Design PPA Engineer to join our dynamic and growing team at Apple. As a key member of our Digital Design Engineering group, you will play a strategic role in designing state-of-the-art ASICs and driving innovation in the field of physical design and performance, power, and area (PPA) analysis.
Key Responsibilities- Design and develop automation and infrastructure to scale and improve the efficiency and reliability of the PPA regression and problems.
- Collaborate with CAD and design teams to drive improvements and updates in our production design flows.
- Work with cross-functional teams, including design, power, post-silicon, and CAD, to deliver on PPA goals.
- Perform deep dives to root cause and address any unexpected results.
- BS and a minimum of 3 years of relevant industry experience.
- Strong understanding of the RTL2GDSII flow and concepts related to synthesis, place & route, CTS, timing convergence, and layout closure.
- Hands-on experience in PPA analysis for different physical designs and evaluating new Stdcell libraries in leading tech nodes.
- Familiarity with development of block/partitions for silicon validation of foundation IPs.
- Good understanding of Place-and-Route design and associated tools/flow, ability to analyze physical databases and drive new ideas.
- Experience with industry-standard synthesis, physical design, and STA tools.
- Familiarity with ASIC integration flows, including power distribution, global signal planning, I/O planning, and hard IP integration.
- Familiarity with tapeout of partitions and Verification Flows like LEQ, IR/EM, Timing, and DFM closure.
- Hands-on experience with ECO implementation, both functional and timing closure.
- Familiarity with DFT insertion and multi-mode timing constraints.
- Strong scripting skills using Perl/Tcl.
- Strong written/verbal communication skills.
Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.
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