Job Description
High-speed serial interface systems designer sought to join the Serial Transceiver team at AMD, working on CPU, GPU, and FPGA products for wireline communications applications.
We care deeply about transforming lives with AMD technology to enrich our industry, our communities, and the world. Our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences – the building blocks for the data center, artificial intelligence, PCs, gaming and embedded. Underpinning our mission is the AMD culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world's most important challenges. We strive for execution excellence while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives.
The Serial Transceiver team designs high-speed serial interface systems integrated into CPU, GPU, and FPGA products. These devices are used in a wide variety of applications involving wireline communications. Successful physical implementation of these serial communications solutions requires an advanced knowledge of mixed signal layout techniques.
Responsibilities:
- Work as part of an experienced team executing projects in the latest CMOS FinFET manufacturing processes.
- Layout of analog and digital circuits, including CTLE, DFE, Multi-GHz PLL design for Rx & Tx serial solutions running up to 200+Gbps.
- Contribute to methodology initiatives to accelerate design layout.
Requirements:
- BS/BEng (Hons) with 7 years layout experience.
- Knowledge of advanced layout techniques and hands-on experience of layout on advanced nodes (28nm and below).
- Top level, block level floorplanning.
- Knowledge of layout effects and best layout practices.
- Ability to understand Design Rules, minimization of parasitic effects, IR drop and Isolation techniques.
- Experience of Matching / Interdigitation techniques essential.
- Good problem-solving skills.
- Knowledgeable user of industry standard tools including custom layout entry and physical verification.
- Knowledge of Skill programming language a benefit.
- Keen interest in improving layout methodology.
- Experience of Cadence Virtuoso 12.2 or newer preferred.
- High-speed analog circuit layout experience a preference.
- Ability to work independently as well as in teams, including remote design teams.
Location: Cork or Dublin