Daniel Nguyen

Physical Design Engineer

Grenoble, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

About

Experienced in Physical Design (Backend section) Skills: + Physical Design experience for both Chiptop and Block level from RTL to GDSII. + Synthesize - optimize from RTL to Gate netlist. + Floor-planning, Timing optimization, CTS, Route and postRoute opt. + Using DC-G from Synopsys tool to optimize netlist and design with high density. + Knowledge and experience design skill for multi power/voltage domain (low power design). + Static Timing Analysis by PrimeTime. + Physical Verification by Calibre: DRC, Density, Antenna, LVS, LVL, ERC, ESD check. + IR drop/Power intergrity skill with Voltus. + Design skill for high-speed IP (1.6GHz and upper) to satisfy timing constraints and leakage power requirements. + Good analysis skill, optimization skill and debugging skill to solve timing violations, routing congestion and achieve high density design. + EDA tools: DC, ICCompiler, StarRC, PrimeTime, Formality, Calibre, Innovus, Tempus, Tweaker… Experience: + Good experience in Chiptop/Block/CPU IP Physical Design. + Joined in and taped out successfully several chips from MCU/CPU to SoC. + Well-experienced in 45nm, 40nm, 28nm, 16nm, 14nm GF, 12nm, 7nm, 6nm, 4nm, 3nm TSMC Foundry. + Ability to design high-speed, low-power, high-utilization CPU in layout such as: A7, A53... + Ability to debugging timing and CTS. Other + Good knowledge about Tcl, Awk + Good project planning, problem solving. + Well organized, self-motivated, and dynamic. + Good communication and team work skills. + Innovation mindset, workable under pressure individual as well as part of team + Flexible geographically. + Good at English and French: Both speaking and writing.

Experience

  • ASIC Physical Design Engineer at Kalray
    Apr 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 3 mos

  • Senior staff Physical Design Engineer at Faraday
    Nov 2019 - Jul 2024 · 4 yrs 9 mos

  • Senior Physical Design Engineer at MediaTek
    Oct 2016 - Oct 2019 · 3 yrs 1 mo

    All aspect of layout design from RTL to GDS2: High speed CPU IP, Synthesis with DC or Genus, Place and Route with Innovus, PV (DRC, LVS, IRdrop, EM) with Calibre and STA with PrimeTime and Tweaker.

  • Physical Design Engineer at Renesas Design Vietnam Co., Ltd.
    Jul 2013 - Sep 2016 · 3 yrs 3 mos

    Design full flow from RTL to GDS2 IP Floor-planning, CTS, P&R, Timing optimization, STA, physical verification. CTS and Timing debugging. Flexibly work with Synopsys tools: IC Compiler I, II, StartRC, Primtime. Cadence tool: Encounter, Innovus, QRC, Tempus. Calibre DRC/LVS

  • Analog design engineer at Altis Semiconductor
    Feb 2010 - Aug 2012 · 2 yrs 7 mos

    - Characterize and simulate the VCOs (Voltage Controlled Oscillator) - Design its test structure in technology RFCMOS 0.13µm by Cadence. - Correlation report between simulation et measures in the lab.