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Alif Semiconductor

Security-focused AI/ML-enabled 32-bit microcontrollers for IoT

Senior Digital Implementation Engineer

Electrical Engineering +1Confirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeIrvine, CA, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Significant experience with ASIC Synthesis Flow, Constraint Generation/Validation and Timing Closure.
  • Familiarity with DFT (Tessent) and back-end (Cadence) tools. Hands-on experience with digital logic synthesis for power and area optimization.
  • Experience in low power design issues, tools, and methodology including UPF power intent specification.
  • Proficient in Verilog/SV/Tcl/Perl/Python.
  • Highly motivated to debug and resolve CAD tool flow issues.
  • Self-starter with good analytical, problem solving and communication skills.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, a related discipline, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

  • Run complete synthesis flow.
  • Define and document synthesis (including DFT insertion) methodology and scripts/flows.
  • UPF flow for defining power intent (at block and chip level).
  • RTL and Netlist hand-off checks (LEC).
  • Interface with Physical Design for floor-planning and timing closure.
  • Assist with design partitioning and floorplan.
  • Analyze STA results and facilitate RTL changes and Timing ECOs with front-end and back-end teams.

Desired Qualifications

  • Strong expertise with Design Compiler or Genus.
  • Experience with IP integration.
  • Experience with Synthesis, LEC, DFT, BIST.
  • Experience with Cadence Timing and ECO Flow.
  • Experience with Clock Domain Crossing (CDC) Analysis.
  • Experience with timing corner selection and library models.
  • Proven track record of successful deep submicron technology node tapeout (including Silicon bring-up).
  • Detailed hands-on knowledge of all aspects of timing closure (including OCV, noise, crosstalk, IR-drop, power/voltage domains/UPF, DFT).

About the Company

Alif Semiconductor

Security-focused AI/ML-enabled 32-bit microcontrollers for IoT

Alif Semiconductor creates AI/ML-enabled 32-bit microcontrollers under its Ensemble family, designed for IoT devices. They combine high multi-core performance with extremely low power consumption and strong security features. The aiPM technology enables autonomous power management, turning on only the components that are needed at any moment to extend battery life and support sustained ML workloads on-device. The products also include security components like a Root of Trust, identity protection, cryptographic services, and over-the-air updates throughout the device life cycle. The company sells these microcontrollers and fusion processors to developers and manufacturers who build AI-powered, energy-efficient IoT devices. Their goal is to provide secure, efficient hardware that can run AI/ML workloads on-device while maximizing battery life for IoT applications.

Company size
51-200
Company stage
Acquired
Total funding
$340.9M
Headquarters
Pleasanton, CA
Founded
2007

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