Job Description

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WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHING

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At AMD, our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences—from AI and data centers, to PCs, gaming and embedded systems. Grounded in a culture of innovation and collaboration, we believe real progress comes from bold ideas, human ingenuity and a shared passion to create something extraordinary. When you join AMD, you’ll discover the real differentiator is our culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world’s most important challenges—striving for execution excellence, while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. Join us as we shape the future of AI and beyond.  Together, we advance your career.

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Analog Design Engineer - SerDes

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THE ROLE:

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This job opening is for a DDR/Serdes/Analog circuit designer in a team responsible for high-speed/High Precision custom circuit blocks in AMD’s microprocessor designs. This team owns a wide variety of key IP in Digital and Analog/Mixed-Signal domains catering to products across multiple business units. With a good mix of experienced designers and recent college graduates from top Engineering institutions across the country, this team offers a very competitive atmosphere with excellent scope to learn and improve. Meticulous execution routine resulting in a solid track record, a strong focus on innovation and a balanced work-life distribution makes this one of the top-class teams in this space across the industry.

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THE PERSON:

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You have a passion for modern, complex processor architecture, high-speed analog & digital circuit in general. You are a team player who has excellent communication skills and experience collaborating with other engineers located in different sites/timezones. You have strong analytical and problem-solving skills and are willing to learn and ready to take on problems.

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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:  

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Complete ownership of individual circuit blocks in a DDR PHY design in cutting edge FinFet technology nodes.
Responsible for circuit design, layout quality, electrical and timing analysis, and reliability checks
Interface with cross-functional teams like SI/PI, RTL, Verification and Physical Design.

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PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

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Solid understanding of CMOS circuit design and general analog design concepts (Opamps, RC filters, bias circuits etc).
Strong hands-on experience in SerDes and DDR circuit designs in latest technology nodes, including Finfet.
Good technical knowledge of power-performance trade-offs in high-speed designs
Direct experience in all phases of design analysis including functional, static timing and electrical sign-off
Strong understanding of the impact of variation on design performance

Should have hands-on design experience on all or some of the below blocks

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PLLs (RO and/or LC)

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Serializer/ Deserializer
Transmitter Driver & Equalization (FFE)
Clocking circuits
Receiver Equalization (CTLE, VGA, DFE etc)
Bandwidth extension techniques (Tcoil etc).

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ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:  

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Bachelors or Masters degree in computer engineering/Electrical Engineering

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