Layout Designer

Job Title

Layout Designer

Role Summary

Work within R&D Design and Technology Platform (DTP) to produce and verify physical layout for advanced-node SoC designs. The role focuses on layout production, quality verification, methodology development, and applying optimization techniques for speed, power, and area.

Experience Level

Mid-level. Years of experience not specified.

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include production layout work, verification, methodology development, and exploratory work on ML/AI to improve productivity and quality.

• Support layout production and quality verification for advanced nodes.
• Optimize layout for best speed, power, and area using layout techniques for advanced nodes.
• Develop methodologies to improve layout optimization, productivity, and quality.
• Explore machine learning / AI approaches to enhance layout quality and productivity.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and preferred experience.

• Must-have: Good knowledge of basic circuits and digital/logic design.
• Must-have: Proficiency with major custom-design EDA/layout tools.
• Preferred: Prior experience on layout projects.
• Preferred: Experience with advanced-node layout optimization and applying ML/AI to layout flows.

Education Requirements

Ph.D. or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering.

About the Company

Company: TSMC

Headquarters: Hsinchu, Taiwan

TSMC is the world’s leading dedicated semiconductor foundry, offering advanced process technologies, manufacturing capacity and design enablement services to global customers. Founded in 1987, it supports chip production and R&D across Asia, Europe and North America.