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Signal Electromigration (Signal EM): Violations, Examples, and Practical Fixes

  Hello Dear Readers,   Today in this post, I will provide some deep insight into the Signal Electromigration (Signal EM): Violations, Examples, and Practical Fixes. 1. Introduction: As technology nodes shrink into the deep‑submicron and nanometer regime (7nm, 5nm, 3nm and beyond), electromigration (EM) has become a first‑order reliability concern—not only for power/ground (PG) networks but also for signal nets. Signal EM failures are often underestimated because signal currents are transient and bidirectional. However, with higher switching activity, tighter metal pitches, thinner wires, and aggressive timing closure, signal EM can cause latent or early‑life failures if not addressed properly. This article explains: What Signal EM is and how it differs from PG EM Typical Signal EM violation scenarios Detailed, practical examples Root causes behind each violation Proven solutions and best practices to fix and prevent Signal EM issues 2. What is Signal Electromigration: El...

Field-Programmable Gate Arrays Engineer at Centum T&S

 Hello Dear Readers,

Currently, at Centum T&S vacancy for a Field-Programmable Gate Arrays Engineer role.

About the job:

Centum T&S is a Business unit of Centum Electronics Group offers a wide range of electronic and embedded systems design engineering services to Global Customers to help them realize complex products and sub systems. Centum T&S is an Electronics Design Center of Excellence, designing for mission critical projects in Aerospace/Space, Transportation, Medical Electronics, Defense Electronics etc. It has other design centers in the France, USA, Canada & Germany.

The ideal candidate is a self-motivated, multi-tasker, and demonstrated team-player. You will be responsible for the delivery of the items assigned to you with quality and should interact with cross functional team and resolve the problem. You should excel in working with global stakeholders and have outstanding communication and leadership skills and report to the Project Manager.


What You'll Do:

  • Design and implementation of FPGAs collaborating with peer engineers and global stakeholders
  • Participate in the architecture definition, implementation and verification phases
  • Provide reliable estimates for the work to be performed and identify technical risks
  • Ensure performance with expected quality and within schedule; achieve and surpass the productivity norms of the global organization, driving continuous improvement
  • Develop and implement block level RTL, perform synthesis and achieve timing closure.
  • Results-orientation: Focus on Customers, provide quality deliverables on time, within estimated effort with high quality
  • Characteristics for a design engineering services business: establish trust, responsive to change/adaptability; learn continuously, proactive, positive & joyful.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical OR Electronics Engg (or related field)
  • Signal processing, Experience in Network protocols like Ethernet, RCF*, UDP/IPMicro AFDX, ARINC664 or A664, Wireshark, PCI Express, 1G/10G Ethernet or SERDES high-speed serial links, AXI/AHB, I2C, SPI, RS422.
  • Strong knowledge in RTL(FPGA/SOC/IP) design architecture & design.
  • Coding experience in VHDL or Verilog (1+ years)
  • Experienced in PCI Express, 1G/10G Ethernet or SERDES high-speed serial links, AXI/AHB, I2C, SPI, RS422, ARINC 429/717/818, MIL 1553, etc.
  • Experience in memory control interfaces such as Flash, DDR2/3, etc.
  • Expertise in trouble-shooting and debugging FPGA implementations
  • Experience in building test benches and bus functional models for FPGA simulation
  • Experience in writing scripts to drive simulation and synthesis tools
  • Excellent documentation, reporting and communication skills.
  • Excellent analytical skills.
  • Hands-on experience on D0254 process is highly preferable 

If interested please share your profile to:dilipt@centumtns.com


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