Firmware Design Intern
About the job
- Good understanding of real-time operating systems.
- Knowledge of embedded programming in C or C++.
- Knowledge of Python.
- Ability to understand hardware block diagrams and schematics.
- Ability to troubleshoot, test, and debug.
- Analyze new product functional requirements to determine required data structures and behaviors.
- Work with the design and system teams to help devise algorithms for various applications.
- Design the firmware structure to meet the specified functional requirements.
- Write documentation for firmware.
- Design and implement firmware modules using C, C++, assembly-level software, and standard design patterns and techniques.
- Define test cases and write test automation to validate module design.
- Work with the Development Team to ensure interoperability between firmware components and hardware.
- Work with senior designers who provide mentoring and guidance throughout the internship term.
Location: Ottawa, ON.
Our Team:
Semtech’s Signal Integrity Products group designs high performance optical networking product platforms that enable hyperscale data center applications, enterprise networking, wireless infrastructure including 5G networks, and passive optical network/Fibre-to-the-X markets.
To put it simply, whenever you use your computer to browse the web or use your smartphone to make a video call, most likely, your data is passing through one of many high-speed analog chips designed by the Analog IC teams at Semtech. Our experience and expertise ensures we are always pushing the boundaries of networking speed, ensuring the best experience for our end users – you!
Join us, and together we will continue to build a faster, better, and more secure online world for everyone.
Job Summary:
As Semtech’s Firmware Intern, you will be involved with the firmware design, development, verification and characterization of our data communications or video products.
Our approach to internship is to make the successful candidate an integral part of our team. We understand that it is best to learn through direct involvement and we will provide you with tasks that enable you to learn and to be productive at the same time. The more you learn the more complex your tasks will become. The internship program is an important part of our recruiting strategy.
Responsibilities:
- Analyze new product functional requirements to determine required data structures and behaviors
- Work with the design and system teams to help devise algorithms for various applications.
- Design the firmware structure to meet the functional requirements specified
- Write documentation for firmware
- Design and implement firmware modules using C, C++, assembly level software and standard design patterns and techniques
- Define test cases and write test automation that effectively validate module design
- Work with the Development Team to ensure interoperability between firmware components and hardware
- Partner with Semtech’s dynamic team of senior designers who will provide mentoring and guidance throughout the internship term.
This position is for a 12 – 16-month student Firmware design internship at Semtech Canada with the Signal Integrity Products Group (SIP) in our Ottawa Design Centre.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Good understanding of real-time operating systems
- Knowledge of embedded programming in C or C++
- Knowledge of Python
- Ability to learn quickly and work independently or in a team environment
- Ability to understand hardware block diagrams and schematics
- Ability to troubleshoot, test, and debug
- Desired start date May 2027, 12 to 16-month term
Career Growth Philosophy
At Semtech, we seek innovation and leadership from each and every member of our team. Our goal is to ensure that our talented professionals are equipped with support, resources, and the opportunity to excel. Our pay-for-performance philosophy provides recognition and prestige coupled with a competitive compensation package.
The intent of this job description is to describe the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. Incumbents may be required to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically included in this description.
All duties and responsibilities are essential job functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.
We may leverage Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to enhance efficiency during candidate screening, assessment, and recruitment. Final hiring decisions remain with our Hiring Teams, not AI systems.
A reasonable estimate of the pay range for this position is $26 - $28.5 CAD per hr. There are several factors taken into consideration in determining base salary, including but not limited to: job-related qualifications, skills, education and experience, as well as job location and the value of other elements of an employee’s total compensation package.
About the company
Semtech makes high-performance semiconductors, IoT systems, and cloud connectivity for telecom, environmental monitoring, and audiovisual markets. Its XR60 5G Router Solution combines 5G and Wi-Fi 6 in a compact, durable device for demanding environments. LoRa enables wide IoT deployments for decarbonization and efficient data collection, while BlueRiver uses AV over IP chipsets to transmit uncompressed 4K HDR video with zero latency over standard Ethernet (SDVoE). The company earns from selling hardware, software, and connectivity services, differentiating itself with an integrated mix of semiconductors, LoRa IoT, and SDVoE video networking to serve niche networking, sustainability, and professional video needs, with a goal to enable reliable connectivity, monitor environments, and accelerate decarbonization and digital transformation.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Camarillo, California
Founded
1960
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Fiscal 2026 revenue hit $1.05 billion, up 15%, with $59.1 million free cash flow.
- September 2026 50G fronthaul entered full production for 5G-Advanced deployments.
- HIFU acquisition strengthens indium phosphide supply for 1.6T and 3.2T modules.
What critics are saying
- Broadcom and Marvell outscale Semtech in optics, threatening pricing and socket wins.
- Q1 2027 guidance embeds 52.8% gross margin despite HIFU ramp costs.
- A weak 50G PON rollout delays GN7153C revenue and leaves Semtech dependent on data-center optics.
What makes Semtech unique
- September 2026 GN7153C combines GPON, XGS-PON, and 50G PON in one SFP-DD.
- September 2026 AirLink plus Palo Alto Networks integrates edge routers with NGFWs.
- Semtech's linear optics and LoRa portfolios span data center, broadband, and industrial IoT.
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Benefits
- Hybrid Work Options
- Flexible Work Hours
Company News
Semtech's LoRa business is growing fast. LoRa-enabled net sales hit a record $58 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2027, up 31% from the previous quarter and 58% from a year earlier. Management expects third-quarter LoRa revenue to rise about 15% sequentially and 65% year over year. It now sees long-term growth above its previous 20% benchmark. Demand spans smart homes, security systems, and industrial monitoring. Its LoRa Gen 4 platform offers higher data speeds with low power use, and Amazon Sidewalk is expanding from the US to Canada and Mexico, with Europe, Australia, and Japan to follow. Semtech shares are up 92.2% year to date, against 38.4% for its industry. It trades at a forward price-to-sales ratio of 7.36.
Tower and Semtech secure SiGe capacity for AI optical interconnects. Tower and Semtech expand their multiyear SiGe manufacturing partnership to support AI optical interconnects, reserving capacity in the U.S., Israel and Japan. Semtech will invest in dedicated silicon germanium (SiGe) manufacturing capacity at Tower Semiconductor under an expanded multiyear agreement supporting AI data center interconnects. The arrangement extends a 20-year partnership and covers fabs in the United States, Israel and Japan. Financial terms, wafer volumes and a detailed capacity ramp schedule were not disclosed. The agreement supports Semtech's transimpedance amplifiers (TIAs), modulator and laser drivers, and linear equalizers as interconnects advance from 800G and 1.6T toward 3.2T. The companies also continue joint technology-roadmap development, linking manufacturing commitments with successive generations of high-speed analog components. Semtech's earlier 224 Gbps-per-lane portfolio illustrates the components involved. Its four- and eight-channel TIAs incorporate equalization, while its modulator drivers support silicon photonics, indium phosphide and thin-film lithium niobate transmitters. These devices address linear pluggable optics (LPO), linear receive optics (LRO), near-packaged optics (NPO) and co-packaged optics (CPO), with link monitoring and telemetry integrated into the signal chain. | Tower-Semtech: Key Points | | - Agreement | Multiyear dedicated SiGe capacity. | | - Geography | U.S., Israel and Japan. | | - Components | TIAs, drivers and equalizers. | | - Roadmap | 800G | 1.6T | 3.2T. | | - Disclosure | Investment amount and volumes undisclosed. | "Connectivity is now a primary factor in how far AI systems can scale," said Hong Hou, Semtech President and CEO. Analysis. The agreement highlights the manufacturing requirements behind faster optical links. Moving more processing out of a module does not remove the need for high-performance analog circuitry. Semtech's linear-optics portfolio still requires low-noise receive amplification, linear transmit drivers and equalization, with electrical characteristics matched to the optical technology and host interface. Its support for multiple transmitter materials also places the analog signal chain across several photonic implementations. Tower's SiGe and silicon photonics platforms address different parts of that chain. SiGe supports high-speed analog electronic circuits, while silicon photonics implements optical functions. Tower describes geographically separated, cross-qualified manufacturing for its major technology nodes. The editorial significance is that optical-interconnect scaling depends on both device performance and qualified production capacity; a faster demonstration alone does not establish the supply needed for deployment. | Company Profile - Tower Semiconductor | | Headquarters | Migdal Haemek, Israel | | CEO | Russell Ellwanger | | Founded | 1993 | | Status | Public company · Nasdaq/TASE: TSEM | | Business | Specialty analog semiconductor foundry providing process development, manufacturing and design enablement. | | Technologies | SiGe and silicon photonics; RF, mixed-signal CMOS, image sensors and power management. | | Website | towersemi.com | | Company Profile - Semtech | | Headquarters | Camarillo, California, USA | | President & CEO | Hong Hou | | Founded | 1960 | | Status | Public company · Nasdaq: SMTC | | Business | Semiconductors for data center connectivity and IoT applications. | | Optical Portfolio | TIAs, laser and modulator drivers, equalization and telemetry for high-speed optical links. | | Website | semtech.com | | Related Converge Digest Coverage | | September 21, 2026 · Dense Pluggable Optics ECOC: Semtech Joins XPO MSA with 200G/Lane Driver for 12.8T Optics Extends Semtech's analog portfolio into a higher-density pluggable ecosystem. | | September 9, 2026 · Optical Components Semtech Targets NPO and CPO with 224G Linear Optical Chipset Details the TIAs and modulator drivers supporting packaged optical engines. | | August 11, 2026 · Photonic Design Tower and OpenLight Target 1.6T, NPO and CPO with Cadence Shows Tower's complementary work on integrated photonic manufacturing and design tools. | | March 23, 2026 · Silicon Photonics Tower Semiconductor and Coherent Demo 400G/lane in SiPho Provides context for the next increase in per-lane optical bandwidth. | | February 11, 2026 · Foundry Capacity Tower Boosts Silicon Photonics Investment to $920M on 1.6T Demand Background on Tower's broader SiPho and SiGe expansion program. | Converge Digest is tracking the latest developments in optical networking. Follow its ongoing coverage at https://convergedigest.com/category/optical/ Help others discover this reporting. Editorial responsibility Jim Carroll. Editor & Publisher Every article published by Converge Digest is researched, curated, fact-checked and editorially reviewed by Jim Carroll, Editor & Publisher. AI-assisted drafting may be used to accelerate production, but all content is reviewed, refined and approved prior to publication. From the Technology Graveyard You just read about Optical. A technology from the archive that helped get Converge Digest here: SPARC / MIPS / PA-RISC served 1980-2021. What ultimately replaced it? On this day. October 13 From 25 years of the Converge Digest archive.
TSEM stock bucks market selloff on Semtech AI chip deal securing capacity across 3 regions. Published: Oct 13 2026, 06:00 PM IST * FB * TW * Linkdin * Whatsapp * GNFollow Us Tower CEO Russell Ellwanger said the companies are qualifying solutions ahead of anticipated demand for future generations of optical connectivity products. * Semtech will invest in securing dedicated silicon germanium capacity at Tower's facilities in the U.S., Israel and Japan. * The agreement is intended to support demand for optical interconnect components and connectivity technologies spanning 800G, 1.6T and 3.2T. * The companies will continue joint technology development, including work on optical components built using Tower's SiGe manufacturing technology. Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) on Tuesday announced that it was extending its 20-year partnership with Semtech (SMTC) with a multi-year agreement aimed at securing chip supply for AI data center connectivity products. The company said that Semtech would invest in securing dedicated silicon germanium (SiGe) manufacturing capacity at Tower to support strong design wins and rising demand for optical interconnect components used in AI data centers. It added that the capacity will span Tower's manufacturing facilities in the U.S., Israel and Japan, giving Semtech greater supply assurance and geographic diversification. TSEM stock rose as much as 2% in pre-market trade. On Stocktwits, retail sentiment around the company dipped to 'neutral' from 'bullish' territory over the past day. Meanwhile, SMTC stock fell over 3% with sentiment trending in 'bearish' territory, despite getting a price target hike from BMO Capital. Analyst Harsh Kumar raised the price target to $230 from $255 and reiterated an 'Outperform' rating on the shares ahead of the firm's analyst day later this week. Tower, Semtech target next generation of AI data center connectivity. Semtech CEO Hong Hou said the expanded agreement would help the company meet rising customer demand and support the next generation of connectivity products. "Meeting that demand requires long-term capacity planning and commitment with our manufacturing partners," Hou said, adding that the agreement would support copper and optical interconnects from 800 gigabits per second (G) and 1.6 terabits per second (T) through 3.2T and beyond. The agreement comes as AI data centers require faster connections to move increasing volumes of data between processors, servers and storage systems. Partnership covers manufacturing capacity, technology development. The companies said their collaboration extends beyond securing manufacturing capacity to joint technology development. Semtech recently received an Optical Component Innovation award at the European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC) 2026 for its 224-gigabits-per-second-per-lane transimpedance amplifier family for linear pluggable optics, which is built on Tower's SiGe technology. Tower CEO Russell Ellwanger said the companies were qualifying solutions ahead of anticipated market demand to prepare for the next generations of optical connectivity products. TSEM stock has gained over 70% this year, while SMTC stock has more than doubled, surging over 120%. Read also: Dan Ives Says Semiconductor Sell-Off Is 'Way Overdone' As AI Spending Fears Rattle NVDA, MU, SKHY, SNDK For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.< Stay updated with all the latest Business News, including market trends, Share Market News, stock updates, taxation, IPOs, banking, finance, real estate, savings, and investments. Track daily Gold Price changes, updates on DA Hike, and the latest developments on the 8th Pay Commission. Get in-depth analysis, expert opinions, and real-time updates to make informed financial decisions. Download the Asianet News Official App from the Android Play Store and iPhone App Store to stay ahead in business. 0 Comments / 0 New
Tower Semiconductor and Semtech expand SiGe data center partnership. October 13, 2026 October 12, 2026 Semtech Corporation, the developer of advanced semiconductors that drive AI data center networking, and Tower Semiconductor, which specializes in designing custom analog semiconductor solutions. It extends the 20-year old manufacturing relationship between the two, where Semtech will make direct investments to obtain dedicated SiGe foundry capacity within Tower. Power efficiency has become the key bottleneck due to the increase in scale of AI compute clusters across racks, server rows, and hyperscalers. Power consumption in transferring data among processing nodes has increased significantly, and since the transition of network throughput from 800G to 1.6T, with the goal of reaching 3.2T architectures, there has been an increasing demand for high-speed analog front-end components. Powering High-Speed Optical and Copper Interconnect Architectures Semtech's signal integrity lineup-comprising transimpedance amplifiers (TIAs), laser and modulator drivers, and linear equalizers-is fabricated on Tower's advanced SiGe process node. The platform serves multiple optical and copper interconnect standards, including: Fully Retimed Optics (FRO) Linear Pluggable Optics (LPO) and Linear Receive Optics (LRO) Near-Packaged Optics (NPO) and eXtra-dense Pluggable Optics (XPO) Active Copper Cables (ACC) and PCB-level linear equalization Highlighting the partnership's technical milestones, Semtech received the Optical Component Innovation (Chip/Wafer) award at the European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC) 2026 for its 224 Gbps per Lane TIA Family for Linear Pluggable Optics, developed on Tower's SiGe process. Geographically Diversified Manufacturing and Global Capacity The dedicated manufacturing agreement spans Tower's semiconductor fabrication facilities in the United States, Israel, and Japan, establishing multi-region supply chain resilience for Semtech's global customer base. "Connectivity is now a primary factor in how far AI systems can scale," said Hong Hou, Semtech President and Chief Executive Officer. "Our customers are scaling interconnect bandwidth quickly and at massive scale. Meeting that demand requires long-term capacity planning and commitment with our manufacturing partners. Tower has been a trusted partner to Semtech for 20 years, and we are very pleased with our partnership agreement that secures dedicated SiGe capacity across three regions to grow across copper and optical interconnects, from 800G and 1.6T today through 3.2T and beyond." "It is a source of profound satisfaction that our partnership with Semtech has grown so strong," said Russell Ellwanger, Chief Executive Officer, Tower Semiconductor. "Together, we are driving truly accretive, platform-level solutions that help advance their designs delivering best-in-class figures of merit across present-generation, next-generation and N+2 technologies. By qualifying these solutions well ahead of market need, we both stand fully prepared for immediate implementation as the market moves into these generations. In doing so, we are the key drivers of the technologies carrying the market forward, ensuring a continual expansion of our already leading market share in optical transceiver connectivity within this high-growth market."
A Zacks screen of more than 7,700 stocks for liquidity, efficiency and growth narrowed the field to eight. Four of them are Commerce.com, Motorsport Games, Semtech and Telos. Each stock has a current, quick and cash ratio between 1 and 3, above-average asset utilisation, a Zacks Rank of #1 (Strong Buy) and a strong Growth Score. Semtech's data-centre revenue reached $100 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2027, up 91% year over year. Motorsport Games' first-half 2026 revenue rose 74% to $7.6 million. Commerce.com plans to cut annual operating costs by $60 million to $80 million and approved a share buyback of up to $50 million. Telos raised its 2026 adjusted EBITDA guidance to $23.6-$28.6 million.