Memory Layout Engineer

Capgemini Engineering · India

Job Location: Bangalore

This role is for a Memory Layout Engineer with 3-7 years of experience to design and develop memory blocks for integrated circuits (ICs). You will be responsible for creating efficient memory layouts that meet performance, power, and area constraints.

Responsibilities:

• Design memory layouts for various building blocks including:
• Bit cell array
• Row decoder
• Column decoder
• Sense amplifiers
• Input/Output (I/O) blocks
• Integrate top-level memory blocks
• Perform physical verification using tools like Design Rule Check (DRC) and Layout Versus Schematic (LVS)
• Ensure layouts meet Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Yield (DFY) requirements
• Analyze layouts for potential power and signal integrity issues
• May involve scripting using languages like PERL, Shell, TCL, or Skill

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field
• 3-5 years of experience in memory layout design
• Proven experience with memory layout tools like Cadence Virtuoso and Assura
• Understanding of memory compiler architectures and sub-blocks
• Experience with low-power, high-performance, and high-density SRAM memory design (experience with different technology nodes is a plus)
• Knowledge of Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Yield (DFY) concepts
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with custom and compiler-based memory layout
• Experience with FinFET process technologies
• Experience with memory verification methodologies

Requirements added by the job poster

• 3+ years of work experience with SRAM

• 3+ years of work experience with Layout Design