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Staff Analog Design Engineer

Markham, Ontario, Canada
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Overview

Our Hardware Engineers at Synopsys are responsible for designing and developing cutting-edge semiconductor solutions. They work on intricate tasks such as chip architecture, circuit design, and verification to ensure the efficiency and reliability of semiconductor products. These engineers play a crucial role in advancing technology and enabling innovations in various industries.

Job Description

Analog and Mixed Signal Design Engineer

Join us as an analog and mixed-signal design engineer in the PLL design team. Our designs enable the next generation of datacenters, automobiles and communications networks. You will work on system-level and circuit-level PLL design in the latest FINFET CMOS technology nodes. PLL designs will support high-speed Serdes designs including PCI-Express, Ethernet, CPRI, and other applications at rates up to 112Gbps, 224Gbps and beyond.

Responsibilities and Duties:
  • Circuit-level PLL design and PLL top-level modeling and simulation
  • Design of analog circuits such as VCOs, charge pumps and voltage regulators
  • Custom circuit design in deep-submicron and FINFET CMOS technologies
  • Design of high-speed digital circuits such as dividers and clock distribution paths
  • Schematic entry and spice simulation of custom circuits
Qualifications and Experience:
  • MSEE with 2+ years or PhD with 1+ year experience in CMOS analog and mixed-signal circuit design
  • Detailed knowledge of PLL loop operation and design
  • Previous design experience of PLL circuit components such as VCO's, charge-pumps, regulators and high-speed dividers
  • Design experience in deep-submicron and FINFET CMOS technologies
  • Hspice, Finesim, PrimeSim or similar spice-type simulators
  • Schematic entry in Synopsys Custom Designer or similar tools
  • Knowledge of digital timing in PrimeTime and/or Nanotime is an asset
Our Silicon IP business is all about integrating more capabilities into an SoC—faster. We offer the world’s broadest portfolio of silicon IP—predesigned blocks of logic, memory, interfaces, analog, security, and embedded processors. All to help customers integrate more capabilities. Meet unique performance, power, and size requirements of their target applications. And get differentiated products to market quickly with reduced risk.

At Synopsys, we’re at the heart of the innovations that change the way we work and play. Self-driving cars. Artificial Intelligence. The cloud. 5G. The Internet of Things. These breakthroughs are ushering in the Era of Smart Everything. And we’re powering it all with the world’s most advanced technologies for chip design and software security. If you share our passion for innovation, we want to meet you.
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At Synopsys, innovation is driven by our incredible team around the world. We feel honored to work alongside such talented and passionate individuals who choose to make a difference here every day. We're proud to provide the comprehensive benefits and rewards that our team truly deserves.

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