Role at a glance
- Salary
- Not Disclosed
- Location
- Austin, Texas, United States
- Work arrangement
- On-site
- Employment
- Full-time
- Experience
- minimum 10 years of relevant experience
- Education
- BS degree in technical discipline
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Role Summary
The DDR Design Engineer will join Apple’s DDR PHY design team, which develops PHY designs for high-performance, low-power applications. The role spans the design lifecycle from concept studies and architecture definition through verification, silicon bring-up, and performance and power characterization.
What You'll Do
- Perform concept studies and provide direction on performance, gate count, and power for digital designs.
- Write detailed design specifications and test plans in collaboration with architecture, circuit design, and verification engineers.
- Develop RTL descriptions, including assertions, and use formal tools and static checkers to assess RTL quality.
- Support design verification, including functional and code coverage and timing closure.
- Support silicon bring-up, performance characterization, and power characterization.
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View full postingQualifications
BS degree in a technical discipline and a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience.
Required
- BS degree in a technical discipline
- Minimum 10 years of relevant experience
Preferred
- RTL design using Verilog or SystemVerilog
- Assertion writing
- Design of state machines, data paths, arbitration and clock domain crossing logic
- Logic synthesis and timing constraints
- Exposure to Design For Test and understanding of scan concept
- Writing DFT friendly RTL
- Unified Power Format for simulation, synthesis and electrical rule checking
- Equivalence checking
Original job description
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Original job description
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Summary
At Apple, we work to craft products that enrich people’s lives. If you’re passionate about taking on unsolved challenges, we have a great opportunity for a results-oriented and highly motivated DDR Design Engineer.
As a member of our dynamic group, you will have the rare and rewarding opportunity to craft upcoming products that will delight and inspire millions of Apple’s customers every single day. You will join the DDR PHY design team. We provide best-in-class PHY designs for high-performance, low power applications. As a logic design engineer, you will be involved in all phases of the design, from concept study, architecture definition, design and verification, to silicon bring-up and characterization.
Description
In this role, you will be responsible for performing concept studies and providing direction in terms of performance, gate count and power for various digital designs. You will be responsible for writing detailed design specification and test plans in close collaboration with architecture, circuit designers and verification engineers. You will provide high-quality RTL description, including assertions, for the design. Use formal tools and static checkers to guarantee RTL quality. You will also support design verification to insure bug-free first silicon. Responsibilities will include driving functional and code coverage as well as timing closure for your designs and supporting silicon bring-up, performance and power characterization.
Minimum Qualifications
BS degree in technical discipline with minimum 10 years of relevant experience.
Preferred Qualifications
RTL design using Verilog or SystemVerilog, assertion writing.
Design of state machines, data paths, arbitration and clock domain crossing logic.
Logic synthesis, timing constraints.
Exposure to Design For Test, understanding of scan concept and writing DFT friendly RTL.
Unified Power Format for simulation, synthesis and electrical rule checking Equivalence checking.
Prior experience in DDR PHY design and mixed-signal environment is a plus.
Application Deadline
Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.
About the company
Apple
Large Enterprise
Apple Inc. is a global technology company known for its innovative products and services, including the iPhone, iPad, Mac computers, and Apple Watch. Founded in 1976, Apple has continuously pushed the boundaries of design and functionality, earning a reputation for high-quality consumer electronics and software solutions like iOS and macOS. With a strong commitment to user experience and privacy, Apple also leads in digital services, offering platforms such as the App Store, Apple Music, and iCloud. The company's focus on sustainability and corporate responsibility further enhances its standing as a leader in the technology sector.
Apple Inc. is a global technology company known for its innovative products and services, including the iPhone, iPad, Mac computers, and Apple Watch. Founded in 1976, Apple has continuously pushed the boundaries of design and functionality, earning a reputation for high-quality consumer electronics and software solutions like iOS and macOS. With a strong commitment to user experience and privacy, Apple also leads in digital services, offering platforms such as the App Store, Apple Music, and iCloud. The company's focus on sustainability and corporate responsibility further enhances its standing as a leader in the technology sector.