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Apple CPU Implementation Feasibility Engineer 
United States, West Virginia 
974455335

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As an Apple soft-IP CPU Implementation Feasibility Engineer, you will be working for RTL feasibility and PD feasibility including tech/CAD work and PD methodology work. You will be responsible to provide technical guidance to FE/BE designs of other IPs. Responsibilities also include but are not limited to:• Making area/frequency/performance/power trade-offs• Driving RTL-to-GDS flow through synthesis/place-and-route with ambitious goals for power, performance, and area• Working with cross-functional engineering teams to implement and validate physical design on the aspects of timing, area, power, testability, and reliability• Performing different floorplanning experiments to understand the microarchitectural feasibility for achieving high targets for performance, power and area• Performing different feasibility experiments for RTL innovations and improvements that drive the next generation high performance chips• Working on PD methodology customized for CPU architecture• Driving discussions with FE/BE designers in other IPs
  • Minimum BS and 10+ years of relevant industry experience
  • Experience with synthesis, PnR and clock flow, and PPA optimizations
  • The ideal candidate will have implementation experience on high-performance CPU designs
  • Deep knowledge of CPU microarchitecture including common critical loops for timing and understanding of low power microarchitecture and implementation techniques for CPUs
  • Understanding of static timing and critical path closure techniques
  • Experience with Power analysis tools
  • Understanding on technology, library, and macro design