PDF is seeking an experienced CV Designer to join the Design team, who is responsible for Design,generate and verify specific Characterization Vehicle. The CV Designer is an organized and highly motivated team player with strong initiative and communication skills and possesses the drive to deliver quality results on time in a dynamic, multi-discipline, intensive and highly productive small team environment.
What You'll Do
- Design,generate and verify specific Characterization Vehicle; test chip layouts to characterize clients manufacturing processes and quantify impact of design on product performance and yield. Focus on short flow (BEOL, FEOL) test chips.
- Use PDF proprietary automated layout tools including layout generators, routers and packers to create, place and route CV test chip structures.
- Generate all collateral needed for testing, inspection, analysis, and documentation of CV Test Chips.
- Participate with client in detailed review of test chip including post-OPC data review and pre mask-making reviews
- Work closely with PDF CV Analysis Methods to create an optimal design of experiments for CV test chips.
Responsibilities
- Sound understanding of semi conductor manufacturing process and transistors
- Experience with semiconductor layout methods and layout tool suites (eg, Cadence, Mentor , etc).
- Working knowledge of DRC and LVS tools and deck creation and applicatoin
- Basic knowledge of Unix scripting languages (eg, perl, CSH, SH, Tcl, etc)
- Basic knowledge of parametric test methods
- Self-motivated and highly professional including some experience with customer interactions
- Familiarity with interpreting and using Design Rule Manuals for deep sub-mic ron semiconductor processes (both foundry and IDM)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Previous customer-facing role desired.
- Proficiency in verbal and written languages: English Required and Mandarin Chinese preferred
Qualifications
- Master's degree or higher in electronic engineering Field
- Experience with full custom IC design flow
- Experience with Cadence Virtuoso and/or Cadence SKILL programming language
- Experience with Mentor Graphics Calibre DRC
- Experience with any part of Design for Manufacturability including design modification, verification, algorithms or failure analysis Experience using circuit modeling software (HSPICE, Spectre, etc)
- Familiarity with semiconductor reticle-making practices (mask data prep, dummy fill algorithms, basics of OPC , mask fracturing and biasing, etc)
Pay Range
TWD $1,500,000.00 - TWD $1,900,000.00 /Yr.
