ASIC Digital Design – SerDes | Master Thesis Internship

At Synopsys, we’re at the heart of the innovations that change the way we work and play. Self-driving cars. Artificial Intelligence. The cloud. 5G. The Internet of Things. These breakthroughs are ushering in the Era of Smart Everything. And we’re powering it all with the world’s most advanced technologies for chip design and software security. If you share our passion for innovation, we want to meet you.

Our Silicon IP business is all about integrating more capabilities into an SoC—faster. We offer the world’s broadest portfolio of silicon IP—predesigned blocks of logic, memory, interfaces, analog, security, and embedded processors. All to help customers integrate more capabilities. Meet unique performance, power, and size requirements of their target applications. And get differentiated products to market quickly with reduced risk.

ASIC Digital Design Intern

Seeking a highly motivated and innovative MS student in microelectronics engineering with interest in ASIC development flow. The candidate would be working as part of a highly experienced mixed-signal design and verification team, targeting the current and next generation PAM-based SerDes products. Some theoretical background in high-speed serializer and data recovery circuits is a strong plus. The position offers an excellent opportunity to work with an expert team of digital and mixed-signal engineers responsible for delivering high-end mixed-signal designs from specification development to performing functional and performance tests on prototype test-chips.

The PHY IP development is very dynamic and provides an endless list of challenges. The candidate would have an initial training done by the top experts in the field as well as continuous on the job training and assignments. The work is very challenging, not only given the constant technological changes but also given the ownership and the need to charter unknown waters.

Key Qualifications

• MSEE student with almost all exams completed
• Good theoretical understanding of digital signal processing is required
• Good communication skills for interacting between different design groups and customer support teams are required
• Must be self-motivated, proactive, and able to balance good design quality while meeting tight deadlines
• Resolves issues in creative ways and exercises independent judgment in selecting methods and techniques to obtain solutions

Preferred Experience

• Familiarity with Verilog and VCS. Knowledge of back-end synthesis tools DC/PT
• Some knowledge of digital design methodologies, ATE production testing, DFT insertion, Synthesis constraints and flows
• Scripting experience in Shell, Perl, Python and TCL is a plus

Inclusion and Diversity are important to us. Synopsys considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, military veteran status, or disability.

Synopsys Italy values the diversity of our workforce. We are committed to provide access & opportunity to individuals with disabilities and will provide reasonable accommodation to individuals throughout the recruitment and employment process. Should you require an accommodation, please contact people@synopsys.com.

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