Technical Staff Engineer - Analog Design (SRAM Design)

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Job Description:

Microchip Technology Inc. is a leading provider of embedded control applications. Our product portfolio comprises general purpose and specialized 8-bit, 16-bit, and 32-bit microcontrollers, 32-bit microprocessors, field-programmable gate array (FPGA) products, a broad spectrum of high-performance linear, mixed-signal, power management, thermal management, radio frequency (RF), timing, safety, security, wired connectivity and wireless connectivity devices, as well as serial Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (EEPROM), Serial Flash memories, Parallel Flash memories, and serial Static Random Access Memory (SRAM). We also license Flash-IP solutions that are incorporated in a broad range of products.

Microchip Technology Inc. has a Technical Staff Engineer – Analog Design (SRAM Design) opening based in San Jose, California.  The successful candidate will be responsible for the design of complex, multiport SRAM blocks with many programmable features and modes for use in advanced and low power FPGA devices. In this role, you will be working within a team of other circuit design engineers and collaborating with architecture, ASIC, firmware, verification, and test teams to help deliver industry-leading FPGA products.

Responsibilities:

• Define, estimate, develop, and optimize full custom high speed SRAM block for speed, low power, area, and feature set
• Estimate speed and power for various memory configurations and memory cell types
• Define internal memory array architecture for redundancy, ECC compliance, and optimal speed with lowest power
• Analyze projected SRAM yield per device versus redundancy requirements
• Run experiments using memory compilers from EDA vendors for embedded memories to evaluate PPA trade-offs of device mix
• Creation and verification of circuit schematics and functional Verilog models
• Simulate and evaluate SRAM cell for cell stability, write and read margin, minimum cell operating and state retention supply level, and noise margin
• Simulate and analyze critical paths and all features and functions
• Optimize memory array and non-array logic transistor sizes and Vt selection for lowest possible dynamic and standby power
• Develop and optimize sense amps for reliable operation, high speed, low power, and sufficient noise margin
• Design testability circuitry and define SRAM test requirements
• Write technical specifications and participate in formal reviews of other block specifications
• Contribute to datasheet development through block characterization
• Engage in design and verification of other circuit blocks outside of SRAM
• Support verification and timing characterization teams
• Drive and participate in silicon validation of SRAM blocks for functionality and performance