At Apple, we work every single day to craft products that enrich people’s lives. Do you love working on challenges that no one has solved yet? Do you like changing the game? We have an opportunity for a visionary and uncommonly talented IC Designer. As a member of our dynamic group, you will have the rare and rewarding opportunity to craft upcoming products that will delight and inspire millions of Apple’s customers every single day.
In this role, the key responsibilities are the following: Involved in specifications of analog portions of IC. Behavioral modeling to validate architectures. Transistor-level feasibility studies for various blocks in ADC/DAC. Crafting blocks and documenting design towards formal design reviews. Drive mask design to implement layout view of designs. Top-level simulations to validate top-level integration. Defining production/bench-level test-plans. Taking lab measurements to validate analog designs. Driving/reviewing yield/lab test results to drive bug fixes. Design for ESD compliance.
Deep knowledge of ADC/DAC architectures and knowing which are suitable for given applications
Deep knowledge of band-gaps, bias, op-amps, switched-cap circuits, LDOs, feedback and compensation techniques
Proven expertise in the following areas:
Significant knowledge of low noise design techniques
Significant knowledge of high precision techniques in presence of device mismatch
Experience in C / Matlab / Verilog modeling
Strong device physics knowledge as it applies to analog IC designs
Proven working experience in using spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, signal generators, etc. to validate analog designs
Extensive experience working with production test engineers to firm up test plans and design for testability details
Minimum requirement of a bachelors degree.
We’re a diverse collective of thinkers and doers, continually reimagining what’s possible to help us all do what we love in new ways. And the same innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices — strengthening our commitment to leave the world better than we found it. This is where your work can make a difference in people’s lives. Including your own.
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