Coherent Interconnect Microarchitecture & Logic Design

Responsibilities

• Microarchitecture development and specification - from early high-level architectural exploration through micro architectural research and arriving at a detailed specification
• Development, assessment, and refinement of RTL design to target power, performance, area, and timing goals
• Validation - support test bench development and simulation for functional and performance verification
• Performance exploration and correlation - explore high performance strategies and validate that the RTL design meets targeted performance
• Design delivery - work with multi-functional engineering team to implement and validate physical design on the aspects of timing, area, reliability, testability and power

Requirements

• Thorough knowledge of large scale on-chip coherent or non-coherent interconnect/fabric architecture
• Knowledge of one or more on-chip network protocols: AMBA, AXI, CHI, ACE, Tilelink, APB or similar protocols
• Knowledge of cache coherent memory systems and interconnect
• Knowledge of system caches and directory snoop filter protocols
• Familiarity with different on-chip network topologies: mesh, ring, crossbar, etc
• Understanding of high performance and low power microarchitecture techniques and trade-offs
• Proficiency in SystemVerilog or Verilog RTL coding
• Knowledge of logic design principles along with timing and power implications
• Experience with simulators and waveform debugging tools

Education and Experience

• PhD, Master’s Degree or Bachelor’s Degree in technical subject area.