The growth path of IC design experts

September 22, 2019

First of all, as a beginner, you need to understand the basic flow of IC design. The following should be done:

Basic understanding of the system, front-end, back-end design and verification process, the relationship between IC design and semiconductor physics, communication or multimedia system design, understanding the basic design process of digital circuits, mixed signals, and clarifying the basic industries of ASIC, COT mode. Stealing this point is very important for cultivating interest and establishing a technical career plan for the future.

To learn basic design knowledge, it is recommended to read some of the design textbooks of Taiwan CIC, many of which are classic summaries.

Learning EDA technology: For IC designers, EDA tools are significant, and new design concepts can be learned through the introduction of EDA tools. Many IC designers in China are brought into the field of IC design from the perspective of EDA. Many designers also establish basic concepts through the promotion training of EDA manufacturers when they are not exposed to deep sub-micron processes. At the same time, it is also important for some difficult design, identification and selection tools.

If you want to have a high level of design, accumulating experience is a necessary process. The efficiency of experience accumulation is likely to increase. The following points can be referred to:

1. Learn from some classic designs, many of which are important to make your design a product. Some may be to adapt to changes in process parameters, some may be to speed up the switching process, and some may be to ensure the stability of the system. Careful observation of these details through simulation has both benefits and fun. Frequent communication between project teams, especially project team members, can avoid the same mistakes.

2. Checking the literature is a good method. It is also faster to work with the "master" to accumulate projects. If you have the opportunity to participate in some training with people with a good design background, it is best to be interactive and have a good harvest.

3. When you initially complete a design, you should do several checks: understand the process of the chip manufacturer, the changes in the device model parameters, and determine the scope of the parameter scan simulation accordingly. Understand the actual use environment of the designed product, and correctly set the input conditions and load model of the system simulation. Strict implementation of design rules and procedures can also be helpful in reducing design errors.

4. In addition, you need the exchange of knowledge, pay attention to the communication with the front end or the system, and deeply understand the constraints of the design. As a beginner, the system is often unclear. In addition to understanding the design task specification through design documentation and conference communication, communication with the system and the front end is essential for IC design. The so-called design skills are based on the constraints, the system or front-end design engineers can often give beginners a lot of guiding opinions.

5, pay attention to the communication with the back end and processing line: IC design complexity is too high, in addition to the use of EDA tool vendors to promote the concept to build concepts, IC designers should also actively take the upstream and downstream of the design link, as after Active communication and learning between engineers who design services or processing services and process engineers. For beginners, back-end processing manufacturers are often able to bring them some classic basic concepts, some basic mistakes that can not be made. Some good back-end service companies can not only provide very strict DesignKit, but also give very useful guidance on mixed-signal design to help beginners get off the road.

Knowledge of processing is critical to the "productization" of IC design.

6. Pay attention to verification and testing, and be a "paranoia": the risk of IC design is greater than that of board-level electronic design, so the opportunity for experimentation is very valuable. The spirit of "paranoia" is very good for the success of IC design. The essential. In addition to relying on the company's mature design environment, DesignKit and institutional specifications to ensure success, the emphasis and deep understanding of verification is a key part of an IC designer's ability to withstand stress and enjoy success. Since there are relatively few opportunities for streaming, it is an inevitable way for an IC designer to grow up by looking for opportunities to participate more in and understanding the test, and to carefully summarize and analyze the success and failure of the product.

The importance of peer communication and the working environment: the complexity of IC design and the rapid development of technology make communication between peers very important. It is also very beneficial to increase the level of participation in discussion groups and industry conferences that suit their own level. Through the exchanges between peers, you can also find out the important impact of the environment on the level of IC design.

The financial strength of the company, the direction of the product, and the difficulty of the project can largely affect the highest level a designer can achieve. Dialectically understanding the relationship between technological improvement and the environment will be a problem that domestic designers will encounter at a certain stage.

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