Lead Standard cell design/characterization Engineer
Nxp
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Practise the Lead Standard cell design/characterization Engineer at Nxp interview free →Job Overview NXP-CTO/DE/FDIP/Logic Library Team is responsible for all the standard Cell library solutions (Differentiated IP augmentation along with internalization for 3rd party library Ips). Consultancy to design teams on Reliability, DfT, Timing Closure, etc. Job qualification: Experience in Standard Cell Circuit design, Characterization and/or Layout design of various Standard cells and Macros (viz. flip flops, latches, multibit flip flops, level shifters, Power Switch Cells, Retention flops, Synchronizer cells etc.) in planer and non-planar technology nodes. At least 7-9 years of experience in StdCell domain AIML/Agentic AI literacy Work involved is Characterization, Layout design and EDA development of StdCells. Overview and good understanding of Circuit and MC simulations, Layout Dependent Effects and overall RTL2GDS flow (STA, PnR). Good understanding of CMOS and FinFET technologies. Good understanding and expertize in using of State-of-the-art EDA tools from Siemens, Cadence and Synopsys for simulations, characterization, and layout developments. Contribute in the improvement/development of circuit design, Characterization of StdCell libraries. Implement Innovative solutions within Standard cell library development domain. Develop EDA views including Characterization of NLDM, CCSP. CCSN and AOCV, LVF for standard cell libraries Exposure to AOCV, LVF model characterization is plus. Working knowledge in MS Excel, PowerBI and/or Tableau could be an added advantage. Working Knowledge of SKILL / Python / TCL / PERL scripting could be an added advantage. More information about NXP in India... #LI-7013
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