Design Intern - Advanced Integrated Circuits Research

Introduction

IBM Research takes responsibility for technology and its role in society. Working in IBM Research means you'll join a team who invent what's next in computing, always choosing the big, urgent and mind-bending work that endures and shapes generations. Our passion for discovery, and excitement for defining the future of tech, is what builds our strong culture around solving problems for clients and seeing the real world impact that you can make.

IBM's product and technology landscape includes Research, Software, and Infrastructure. Entering this domain positions you at the heart of IBM, where growth and innovation thrive.

Your role and responsibilities

In this role, you will join a world-class team of engineers and researchers and contribute to the development of innovative integrated circuits implemented in deep submicron CMOS (Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor) technologies. We focus on innovative circuit designs for a range of emering applications such as AI accelaration, high-speed communications, and chiplet-based integration approaches, among others. Specific responsibilities include :

Collaborate on architecture / system-level development. This will involve the analysis of trade-offs using system simulations and / or software and may also involve the analysis of measured data from existing / prior ICs

Peform design and / or synthesis of digital and / or mixed-signal circuit building blocks to meet a set of specfications

Perform co-simulation and verification of the designed circuits and sub-systems

Support physical design / synthesis and post-layout verification

Document design concept, simulation, and verification results

Required technical and professional expertise

Have experience with relevant industry-standard IC-development tools such as Cadence

Have experience with design using deep sub-micron CMOS technologies

Possess a track record of success in completing complex mixed-signal and / or digital IC designs

Successfully create and communicate technical ideas

Preferred technical and professional experience

Knowledge of AI-accelertor architectures

Knowledge of chiplet-based system implementation approaches and their assosciated communication interfaces

Applied knowledge of standard-cell digital design, custom digital design, and / or mixed-signal design for high-speed communications

Knowledge of common programming languages such as Python

Experience with hardware-software co-design

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