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Physical Design/PDK methodology Engineer

Hello Dear Readers, At Applied Materials Bangalore, there is a vacancy for a Physical Design/PDK methodology Engineer role. Applied Materials is a global leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. We design, build and service cutting-edge equipment that helps our customers manufacture display and semiconductor chips – the brains of devices we use every day. As the foundation of the global electronics industry, Applied enables the exciting technologies that literally connect our world – like AI and IoT. If you want to push the boundaries of materials science and engineering to create next generation technology, join us to deliver material innovation that changes the world.  Key Responsibility: Expertise in PDK enablement and library  validation/automation. Hands-on experience with LVS/Parasitic extraction/standard cell characterization flows and methodologies Design/System level experience with DTCO and ...

What is Computer-Aided Design (CAD) Tools ? How it Help Us in the Integrated Circuit Production.

  Hello Dear Readers,   Today in this post I will provide some deep insight into Computer-Aided Design (CAD) Tools.  So let's start.   Computer-aided design (CAD) tools have advanced significantly during the past decade, and nowadays digital design is performed using a variety of software tools. Prototypes or even final plans can be created without discrete components and interconnection wires. Fig. 1 illustrates the steps in modern digital system design. Like any engineering design, the first step in the design flow is formulating the problem, stating the design requirements , and arriving at the design specification . The next step is to develop the design at a conceptual level, either at a block diagram level or at an algorithmic level. Fig. 1: Design Flow in Modern Digital System Design  Design entry is the next step in the design flow. Previously, this would have been a hand-drawn schematic or blueprint. Now with CAD tools, the design conceptualized in th...

The Microwind MOS Generator

  Hello Dear Readers, Today, I will explain how to use Microwind inbuilt MOS generator. My first post regarding  Microwind  got responses as expected so I will try to make complete series of the Microwind tutorial which makes you technically stronger. So Let's start with how to use Microwind to create our transistor layouts. Launch Microwind and examine the screen. The palette window appears. The top portion of the palette menu is shown in Fig.1. Notice the button which is a circle by a blue pen that looks like a FET circuit symbol. This provides access to the MOS generator routine in Microwind. When you click on it will be brought up on the dialog screen. Fig.1 MOS Layout Generator button The MOS Layout Generator has several options, all of which are controlled by the screen shown in Fig.2. The Channel length L is preset by the selected process. Normally the channel length will be left at the default value, but the designer adjusts the value of W according to the circui...