Mask Technology Scribe Engineer
Texas InstrumentsJob Title
Mask Technology Scribe Engineer
Role Summary
Member of the Advanced Technology Development (ATD) Mask Technology and Pattern Generation (MTPG) team supporting mask building, reticle generation, scribe array (KERF) generation, layout generation and verification methodologies.
Responsible for developing and maintaining tech- and fab-specific scribe recipes and reticle floorplan databases, supporting tapeout and mask data preparation across process nodes, and coordinating with process development, PDK, EDA and business teams to ensure correct data and methodologies.
Experience Level
Mid-level — typically 2–5 years of relevant hardware engineering or mask/data-preparation experience.
Responsibilities
Primary responsibilities include scribe layout and recipe development, support for mask data preparation, and cross-team coordination to complete tapeout processes.
- Develop and maintain tech-/fab-specific scribe recipes and reticle floorplan databases.
- Support scribe layout (KERF) development across multiple process nodes.
- Understand and incorporate ETEST structures, fab alignment structures, and photolithography requirements into scribe/layout flows.
- Collaborate with process development, PDK, EDA, and business units to ensure required information and data are available for tapeout.
- Implement and enforce consistent methodologies, best practices and quality standards for tapeout and mask data preparation.
Requirements
Must-have technical skills and tools experience.
- Practical understanding of layout and basic fabrication processes (FEOL/BEOL).
- Hands-on experience with Mask Data Preparation (MDP) tools such as Cadence Mask Compose.
- Familiarity with mask-data and layout tools (examples: Cadence Virtuoso, Pegasus designrev, Mentor Calibre).
- Strong scripting skills in one or more of: Perl, Python, Tcl, or Cadence SKILL; emphasis on layout automation and geometry processing algorithms.
- Attention to cycle time and quality; ability to deliver reproducible, production-ready recipes and flows.
Education Requirements
Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, or a related field. Typically supported by 2–5 years of hardware engineering or related work experience.
About the Company
Company: Texas Instruments
Headquarters: Dallas, Texas, USA
Texas Instruments is a global semiconductor company that designs, manufactures, and sells analog and embedded processing chips for various markets including industrial, automotive, and personal electronics. The company's innovations aim to make electronics more affordable and reliable, fostering advancements in technology through each generation of semiconductors.
