Product Engineer II -EMX

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Role Overview

Responsible for enabling Foundry PDK teams and Foundry Design Service teams to deliver accurate, signoff‑ready on‑chip electromagnetic (EM) modeling solutions using Cadence EMX™. This role focuses on EM extraction technology enablement, foundry‑qualified modeling assumptions, and scalable reference flow development for advanced nodes, large‑scale SoCs, and complex interconnect structures.

Key Responsibilities – Foundry PDK Team Support

• Support foundry PDK teams in development, validation, and qualification of EMX technology files and EM modeling setups.
• Collaborate with foundries to define EM modeling assumptions for BEOL interconnects, vias, MIM caps, inductors, and advanced process features.
• Support foundry requirements on frequency‑dependent R/L/C extraction, mutual coupling, and EM accuracy correlation.
• Enable EMX usage for foundry‑level qualification flows supporting SI, PI, IR‑drop, and EM signoff needs.
• Work with foundry extraction and modeling teams to ensure consistency between EMX models and downstream signoff tools (Quantus, Voltus, Tempus).
• Support PDK release readiness by validating EMX modeling settings against silicon data, reference designs, and correlation targets.

Key Responsibilities – Foundry Design Service Team Support

• Develop and maintain EMX‑based electromagnetic extraction reference flows for foundry design service teams.
• Support integration of EMX extraction results into digital, analog, RF, and mixed‑signal design flows.
• Provide guidance on EM extraction scope selection, solver configuration, and runtime trade‑offs for production designs.
• Assist design service teams in resolving EM‑related accuracy, convergence, and performance issues.
• Enable standardized, reusable EM modeling methodologies across multiple SoC and derivative design projects.
• Support multi‑die, 3DIC, and advanced packaging EM modeling requirements with EMX‑based flows.

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