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CPU Design Timing Engineer

Apple
Posted 2 months ago, valid for 12 days
Location

Beaverton, OR 97076, US

Salary

Competitive

Contract type

Full Time

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  • Apple is seeking a CPU Technology Feasibility Implementation Engineer to join their Silicon Engineering Group, focusing on CPU block-level implementation.
  • The role requires a minimum of 10 years of relevant industry experience and a BS degree, with a strong emphasis on synthesis, PnR, and PPA optimizations.
  • Responsibilities include evaluating new process technology, driving RTL-to-GDS flow, and analyzing physical design results to maximize performance, power, and area benefits.
  • Candidates should possess deep knowledge of CPU microarchitecture, static timing, and critical path closure techniques, along with experience in high-performance CPU designs.
  • This position offers the opportunity to contribute to groundbreaking Apple products while working in a dynamic and innovative environment.
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Description


As an CPU Technology Feasibility Implementation Engineer, you will be working on technology evaluation in the early design phase. You will be responsible for conducting experiments and analysis on process technology in CPU physical design and find out how to maximize PPA benefit from technology. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: • Understanding new process technology and PPA trends • Driving RTL-to-GDS flow through synthesis/place-and-route for technology evaluation experiments • Analyzing PD results and identifying areas for improvements to maximize PPA benefit by new processes in all scopes such as technology, library/memory design, PD tools/methodology, RTL, etc. • Working with multi-functional engineering teams to resolve technology-related issues or improve PPA further • Performing and analyzing various PD experiments with new process technology to understand how to achieve high targets for performance, power, and area

Minimum Qualifications


Minimum BS and 10+ years of relevant industry experience Experience with synthesis, PnR and clock flow, and PPA optimizations

Preferred Qualifications


The ideal candidate will have implementation experience on high-performance CPU designs Deep understanding of process technology and its evaluation Deep understanding of power, performance, and area tradeoffs Deep knowledge of CPU microarchitecture including common critical loops for timing and understanding of low power microarchitecture and implementation techniques for CPUs Understanding of static timing and critical path closure techniques



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