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EDA Tools Keywords Synopsys PrimeTime timing closure

Synopsys PrimeTime ECO Engineer Jobs: Find Timing Fix Roles

Synopsys PrimeTime ECO engineer roles run the last timing loop, turning PrimeTime ECO patches into netlist fixes that sign off in ICC2 or Innovus.

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EDA Tools Keywords Cadence JasperGold formal verification

Cadence JasperGold Connectivity Verification Engineer Jobs

Cadence JasperGold connectivity verification engineer roles run the JCV app to prove SoC signal connections that simulation cannot fully reach.

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EDA Tools Keywords Synopsys VC Formal formal verification

Synopsys VC Formal Apps Engineer Jobs: Find Advanced FV Roles

Synopsys VC Formal apps engineer roles use CV, RV, DPV, and SPV apps to push formal coverage well past what simulation reaches.

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EDA Tools Keywords Cadence Innovus physical design

Cadence Innovus Congestion Engineer Jobs: Find PnR Routing Roles

Cadence Innovus congestion engineer roles clear routing hotspots so ASIC blocks close on the tapeout schedule instead of slipping.

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EDA Tools Keywords RF design mmWave

Ansys HFSS mmWave Engineer Jobs: Find 5G and Radar EM Roles

RF and antenna roles that use Ansys HFSS full-wave EM to design mmWave structures for 5G, radar, and satellite chips.

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EDA Tools Keywords formal verification hardware security

Siemens Questa Formal Security Engineer Jobs: Browse IC Security Roles

IC security verification roles that use Questa Formal to prove trusted and untrusted domains stay separated in silicon.

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EDA Tools Keywords Cadence Xcelium functional coverage

Cadence Xcelium Coverage Engineer Jobs: Find DV Roles

Cadence Xcelium coverage engineers own functional coverage and IMC sign-off; here is the work, who hires, and how to stand out.

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EDA Tools Keywords Synopsys DCG synthesis

Synopsys Design Compiler Graphical Engineer Jobs: Browse Roles

What Synopsys Design Compiler Graphical engineers actually do, who hires for DCG synthesis roles, and how to stand out.

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EDA Tools Keywords Siemens Calibre physical verification

Siemens Calibre LVS Engineer Positions: Browse Physical Verification Roles

Physical verification roles running Siemens Calibre LVS signoff, from mismatch debug to hierarchical tapeout checks.

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EDA Tools Keywords Cadence Virtuoso PLL design

Cadence Virtuoso PLL Design Engineer Jobs: Find Analog Clock Roles

Analog IC roles designing phase-locked loops in Cadence Virtuoso, from VCO schematic to Quantus-extracted signoff.

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EDA Tools Keywords Synopsys ICC2 floorplanning

"Synopsys ICC2 Floorplan Engineer Jobs: Find Back-End PD Roles"

"Early floorplan and power planning roles on IC Compiler 2, where the chip's physical shape gets decided."

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EDA Tools Keywords Cadence Allegro PCB design

"Cadence Allegro PCB Design Engineer Jobs: Find Hardware Roles"

"Board-level Allegro roles that build the EVBs and lab boards a new chip needs for bring-up."

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