Job Description

Job Title: Analog Design Engineer

Job Duties:

Conduct design and development of image sensor technologies, work on transistor level design of analog and mixed-signal circuits for CMOS Image Sensor such as asic_pixel array, column-amplifier, switch capacitor, comparator, ramp generator, ASRAM and XDEC by using Cadence Virtuoso. Work on whole chip floorplan design and pad frame. Work on analog and mixed signal circuits layout design by Cadence Virtuoso, such as column_array. Collaborate with layout engineer on whole chip layout integration and improvement by Cadence Virtuoso. Perform sub-blocks and whole image sensor readout circuit simulation by simulators such as Analog FastSPICE (AFS), Empyrean ALPS and NanoSpice. Perform design verification such as DRC, LVS, PERC check by using Siemens Caliber. Collaborate with Digital Engineer to define and design the analog to digital interface. Collaborate with verification, process, test, and application engineers to debug, characterize and optimize performance of fabricated image sensors. Propose innovative and creative solutions along with new circuit R&D and be ahead of current technology. Process the column readout data from the CMOS sensor using data processing software like Excel and MATLAB. Perform a performance check and conduct debug analysis based on the data results. Design the internal Discrete-time Circuits, Peripheral circuits and Timing control for a CMOS image sensor, including bias circuits, driver/level shifter, switched capacitor, logic gates and slew rate control.

Requirements:

Master’s degree or foreign equivalent degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineer, Electro-Optics, or a related field with graduate level course work of Analog IC Design, Data Converters, and VLSI Circuits and Technology.

Must possess the skills of:

Layout design and floor planning.
Testing and troubleshooting power IC.
Using lab equipment testing specific IC.
Photonic device manufacturing processes and principles, e.g. SPAD, CMOS sensors, Optical filters.
Matlab and Excel to do signal processing, imaging processing and data analysis.
Feedback, opamp, switched-capacitor circuits, layout and mismatch, and noise.
Data converter systems and circuits, including ADC and DAC architecture such as flash, two-step, pipelined, algorithmic, successive-approximation, R-2R DACs.
Analysis and design of modern digital circuits. Design and analyze CMOS digital circuit. Use commercial software Cadence.

Annual base salary for this role in California, US is expected to be between $156,853 - $160,000. Actual pay will be determined on a number of factors such as relevant skills and experience, and the pay of employees in the similar role.

About OMNIVISION

Founded in 1995, OMNIVISION has been at the leading-edge of technology, developing and delivering advanced digital imaging, analog, and touch & display solutions for multiple applications across several industries. With more than 3,000 employees worldwide and over 13 billion products shipped, OMNIVISION is a well-known global fabless semiconductor company. Our products can be found everywhere in people’s lives including mobile phones, security & surveillance, automotive, computing, medical, and emerging applications.

Across these segments, OMNIVISION’S award-winning technology enables a smoother human/machine interface in many of today’s commercial devices. In this way, OMNIVISION delivers solutions that put its customers at the leading edge of technology.

Whether it be developing the first mobile handset camera accessory in 2002, introducing the world’s smallest NTS camera in 2006 or launching PureCel CMOS image sensors in 2013, our dedication to providing reliable, innovative imaging and sensing solutions continue to be the primary aim. The company has recorded numerous industry firsts in its relentless quest for technology breakthroughs that deliver #InfiniteIngenuity:

• Guinness World Record for the World's Smallest Commercially Available Image Sensor (OV6948) in 2019. In 2021, it beat its own record with the new OH0TA OVMed®

• First to commercialize backside illumination technology in 2007 (OmniBSI™)

• Industry's 1st to deploy the most mature LED Flicker Mitigation (LFM) solution in mass production for multiple automotive applications

• Automotive industry leader with HALE, our HDR & LFM Engine combination algorithm

• Developer of Nyxel® near-infrared technology with by far the best quantum efficiency in CMOS near-infrared imagine

• Creator of CameraCubeChip™, the industry’s 1st wafer-level camera modules

• First and only global shutter image sensors with cybersecurity, for ADAS and autonomous vehicles

• First to introduce RBG-Ir technology to medical

Industry

Hardware & Semiconductors

Company Size

1,001-5,000 employees

Headquarters

Santa Clara, CA

Year Founded

1995

Website

ovt.com

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