Standard Cell Library Design Engineer

Intel Intel · Semiconductors · Penang, Malaysia

This role focuses on backend standard cell library development and collateral delivery, including layout, characterization, quality checks, and automation initiatives. It requires extensive experience with EDA tools and scripting languages, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure library quality and usability for Intel product teams and external customers.

What you'd actually do

  1. Own the delivery of standard cell library collaterals, including backend layout and abstract views such as OALibs, GDS, LEF, NDM, and other related library deliverables.
  2. Drive library characterization methodology and establish robust quality checks to ensure consistency across EDA tools and industry-standard requirements.
  3. Ensure library quality, consistency, and usability across downstream implementation flows.
  4. Debug implementation issues reported by design teams and develop effective, innovative solutions.
  5. Lead library automation initiatives to improve collateral generation efficiency by defining automation framework specifications and driving implementation.

Skills

Required

  • standard cell design
  • modeling
  • characterization
  • physical backend
  • backend standard cell library development
  • physical verification
  • layout knowledge
  • Virtuoso
  • Custom Compiler
  • ICV
  • Calibre
  • Pegasus
  • Innovus
  • Fusion Compiler
  • Python
  • Perl
  • Tcl
  • CSH

Nice to have

  • PDK integration
  • EDA vendors