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TSMC · 1 month ago

Senior Engineer, Physical Design (ASIC/SoC Place & Route) (Austin, TX)(5560)

positionAustin, TX
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
senioritySenior Level
money$106K/yr - $162K/yr
date7+ years exp

TSMC is the world’s leading dedicated semiconductor foundry, committed to manufacturing excellence and innovation. The Senior Physical Design Engineer will be responsible for the entire APR implementation flow from RTL-to-GDS, including synthesis, floorplan, place and route, CTS, STA, and signoff.

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Responsibilities

Complete entire physical implementation of the block level and tapeout production chip
Block level floorplan with the ability to analyze the quality of the floorplan
Customized Clock tree structure and Place & Route
Implement ECOs for timing closure
Signal EM/Noise and Power IR/EM analysis and fix
DRC/LVS/ERC/ANTENNA analysis and clean up
Physical verification sign off

Qualification

Physical design implementationEDA tools knowledgeNetlist-GDS flowTSMC N16 technologyPerl/TCL programmingLow-power methodologyTeam collaborationProblem-solving

Required

Master's degree in Electrical/Computer Science Engineering with 7+ years of industry experience
Netlist (or RTL)-GDS physical implementation experience
In depth knowledge of major EDA tools/design flows
Experience with TSMC N16 or below technology
Experience in block level implementation or chip integration and signoff
Experience in Perl/TCL language programming
Ability to work regularly at a Customer site in the North Austin, TX area

Preferred

TSMC N5 and below technology
Low-power implementation methodology
Advanced timing signoff methodology
Able to independently complete Netlist-GDS P&R, signoff task
Proven record in multi-million gate design production tapeouts

Benefits

Market competitive pay
Allowances
Bonuses
Comprehensive benefits
Extensive development opportunities and programs

Company

TSMC

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Established in 1987, TSMC is the world's first dedicated semiconductor foundry.
dateFounded in 1987
location
Hsinchu, T'ai-wan, TWN
people-size10001+ employees
web-link
http://www.tsmc.com

H1B Sponsorship

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2025 (49)
2024 (27)
2023 (30)
2022 (17)
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Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$14.2B
Key Investors
U.S. Department of CommerceBerkshire Hathaway
2024-04-08Grant· $6.6B
2024-01-01Acquired
2022-09-30Post Ipo Equity· $4.1B

Leadership Team

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Morris Chang
Founder, Chairman & CEO
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Peter M. Cleveland
Senior Vice President
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