DRAM Layout Designer

Job Title

DRAM Layout Designer

Role Summary

The DRAM Layout Designer translates circuit schematics into physical layout for fabrication reticles and ensures designs meet engineering and process criteria for assigned DRAM products. The role works within the DRAM Engineering Group and collaborates with design, process, verification, and product teams to prepare tape-outs and ensure manufacturability.

Experience Level

Mid-level. Years of experience not specified.

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include layout implementation, verification, and cross-functional coordination to prepare DRAM products for fabrication.

• Translate schematics into layout for mask/reticle generation and tape-out.
• Develop floor-planning, placement, and routing for digital and analog circuits.
• Perform parasitic modeling, verification, and simulation using industry-standard tools.
• Support design validation, reticle experiments, and tape-out revisions.
• Coordinate with Marketing, Probe, Assembly, Test, Process Integration, and Product Engineering to ensure manufacturability.
• Work with CAD, standards, modeling, and verification groups to improve design quality and processes.
• Contribute to design/layout optimization for Memory, Logic, and Analog circuits.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and responsibilities inferred from the posting.

• Experience implementing layout for digital and analog circuits and preparing mask/reticle data for tape-out.
• Familiarity with floor-planning, placement, routing, DRC/LVS flows, and mask generation techniques.
• Knowledge of parasitic extraction, modeling, and verification/simulation workflows.
• Understanding of fab processes and manufacturability considerations; ability to interact with cross-functional engineering teams.
• Ability to prioritize tasks, meet deadlines, and drive issue resolution in tape-out flows.

Education Requirements

Not specified.

About the Company

Company: Micron Technology

Headquarters: Boise, Idaho, USA

Micron Technology is a global leader in memory and storage solutions, dedicated to transforming how the world uses information. The company offers a diverse portfolio of high-performance DRAM, NAND, and NOR memory products under the Micron and Crucial brands. With a commitment to customer focus and technological innovation, Micron drives advancements in artificial intelligence, 5G, and other data-centric applications, empowering users to learn, communicate, and progress.