Cache Microarchitecture & Logic Design

Positions are open for full-time in the areas of Cache microarchitecture and logic design.

• As a Cache Microarchitecture & Logic Design Engineer, you will own or participate in the following:
• Microarchitecture development and specification - from early high-level architectural exploration through micro architectural research and arriving at a detailed specification.
• Development, assessment, and refinement of RTL design to target power, performance, area, and timing goals.
• Design delivery - work with multi-functional engineering team to implement and validate physical design on the aspects of timing, area, reliability, testability, and power.
• Validation - support test bench development and simulation for functional and performance verification.
• Performance exploration and correlation - explore high performance strategies and validate that the RTL design meets targeted performance.

• Thorough knowledge of microprocessor or SOC design with 2+ years of direct work experience in one or more of the following areas:
• High performance cache controllers - pipeline design, hazard detection, parity/ECC generation, coherency policies, replacement policies.
• Coherent on-chip Fabrics for high performance SOCs and design of associated control structures.
• Knowledge of SystemVerilog.
• Experience with simulators and waveform debugging tools.
• Knowledge of logic design principles along with timing and power implications.
• Understanding of low power microarchitecture techniques.
• Understanding of high performance techniques and trade-offs in a CPU microarchitecture.
• Experience in C or C++ programming.

Education and Experience

PhD, Master’s Degree or Bachelor’s Degree in technical subject area.