Job Summary
Perform end‑to‑end physical design flow:
Floorplanning
Power planning (PG grid, IR)
Placement & optimization
CTS (Clock Tree Synthesis)
Routing
Post‑route optimization
Achieve timing closure across all modes and corners
Resolve DRC, LVS, ERC and signoff violations
Handle low‑power design techniques:
Multi‑Vt, Multi‑voltage (UPF)
Power gating, clock gating
Perform physical verification and signoff:
STA (Primetime)
SI / Crosstalk
IR drop & EM analysis
Work on advanced nodes (7nm, 5nm, 3nm or below)
Collaborate with:
RTL & Micro‑architecture teams
DFT & Test engineers
Foundry and CAD teams
Debug complex timing, congestion, power, and variability issues
Drive methodology improvements and automation (scripts/flows)
Key Responsibilities
| Perform end‑to‑end physical design flow: |
| Floorplanning |
| Power planning (PG grid, IR) |
| Placement & optimization |
| CTS (Clock Tree Synthesis) |
| Routing |
| Post‑route optimization |
| Achieve timing closure across all modes and corners |
| Resolve DRC, LVS, ERC and signoff violations |
| Handle low‑power design techniques: |
| Multi‑Vt, Multi‑voltage (UPF) |
| Power gating, clock gating |
| Perform physical verification and signoff: |
| STA (Primetime) |
| SI / Crosstalk |
| IR drop & EM analysis |
| Work on advanced nodes (7nm, 5nm, 3nm or below) |
| Collaborate with: |
| RTL & Micro‑architecture teams |
| DFT & Test engineers |
| Foundry and CAD teams |
| Debug complex timing, congestion, power, and variability issues |
| Drive methodology improvements and automation (scripts/flows) |