OMNIVISION

Analog Design Engineer

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Santa Clara, CA, USA

In-Office

157K-160K Annually

Entry level

Semiconductor • Manufacturing

The Role

Designs and develops transistor-level analog and mixed-signal circuits for CMOS image sensors, including pixel arrays, amplifiers, comparators, data converters, timing controls, and readout circuits. Performs chip floorplanning, layout, simulation, verification, testing, debugging, characterization, and optimization. Collaborates with digital, verification, process, test, and application engineering teams, using Cadence tools, MATLAB, and Excel for analysis and signal processing.

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Job Title: Analog Design Engineer

Job Duties:

Conduct design and development of image sensor technologies, work on transistor level design of analog and mixed-signal circuits for CMOS Image Sensor such as asic_pixel array, column-amplifier, switch capacitor, comparator, ramp generator, ASRAM and XDEC by using Cadence Virtuoso. Work on whole chip floorplan design and pad frame. Work on analog and mixed signal circuits layout design by Cadence Virtuoso, such as column_array. Collaborate with layout engineer on whole chip layout integration and improvement by Cadence Virtuoso. Perform sub-blocks and whole image sensor readout circuit simulation by simulators such as Analog FastSPICE (AFS), Empyrean ALPS and NanoSpice. Perform design verification such as DRC, LVS, PERC check by using Siemens Caliber. Collaborate with Digital Engineer to define and design the analog to digital interface. Collaborate with verification, process, test, and application engineers to debug, characterize and optimize performance of fabricated image sensors. Propose innovative and creative solutions along with new circuit R&D and be ahead of current technology. Process the column readout data from the CMOS sensor using data processing software like Excel and MATLAB. Perform a performance check and conduct debug analysis based on the data results. Design the internal Discrete-time Circuits, Peripheral circuits and Timing control for a CMOS image sensor, including bias circuits, driver/level shifter, switched capacitor, logic gates and slew rate control.

Requirements:

Master’s degree or foreign equivalent degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineer, Electro-Optics, or a related field with graduate level course work of Analog IC Design, Data Converters, and VLSI Circuits and Technology.

Must possess the skills of:

Layout design and floor planning.
Testing and troubleshooting power IC.
Using lab equipment testing specific IC.
Photonic device manufacturing processes and principles, e.g. SPAD, CMOS sensors, Optical filters.
Matlab and Excel to do signal processing, imaging processing and data analysis.
Feedback, opamp, switched-capacitor circuits, layout and mismatch, and noise.
Data converter systems and circuits, including ADC and DAC architecture such as flash, two-step, pipelined, algorithmic, successive-approximation, R-2R DACs.
Analysis and design of modern digital circuits. Design and analyze CMOS digital circuit. Use commercial software Cadence.

Annual base salary for this role in California, US is expected to be between $156,853 - $160,000. Actual pay will be determined on a number of factors such as relevant skills and experience, and the pay of employees in the similar role.

Skills Required

Master's degree or foreign equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electro-Optics, or a related field
Graduate-level coursework in Analog IC Design, Data Converters, and VLSI Circuits and Technology
Layout design and floor planning experience
Testing and troubleshooting power ICs
Experience using laboratory equipment for specific IC testing
Knowledge of photonic device manufacturing processes and principles, including SPAD, CMOS sensors, and optical filters
MATLAB and Excel skills for signal processing, image processing, and data analysis
Knowledge of feedback, operational amplifier, switched-capacitor, layout, mismatch, and noise concepts
Knowledge of data converter systems and circuits, including ADC and DAC architectures
Ability to analyze and design modern CMOS digital circuits
Experience using Cadence commercial software

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The Company

HQ: Santa Clara, California

1,448 Employees

Year Founded: 1985

What We Do

Founded in 1995, OMNIVISION has been at the leading-edge of technology, developing and delivering advanced digital imaging, analog, and touch & display solutions for multiple applications across several industries. With more than 3,000 employees worldwide and over 13 billion products shipped, OMNIVISION is a well-known global fabless semiconductor company. Our products can be found everywhere in people’s lives including mobile phones, security & surveillance, automotive, computing, medical, and emerging applications. Across these segments, OMNIVISION’S award-winning technology enables a smoother human/machine interface in many of today’s commercial devices. In this way, OMNIVISION delivers solutions that put its customers at the leading edge of technology. Whether it be developing the first mobile handset camera accessory in 2002, introducing the world’s smallest NTS camera in 2006 or launching PureCel CMOS image sensors in 2013, our dedication to providing reliable, innovative imaging and sensing solutions continue to be the primary aim. The company has recorded numerous industry firsts in its relentless quest for technology breakthroughs that deliver #InfiniteIngenuity: • Guinness World Record for the World's Smallest Commercially Available Image Sensor (OV6948) in 2019. In 2021, it beat its own record with the new OH0TA OVMed® • First to commercialize backside illumination technology in 2007 (OmniBSI™) • Industry's 1st to deploy the most mature LED Flicker Mitigation (LFM) solution in mass production for multiple automotive applications • Automotive industry leader with HALE, our HDR & LFM Engine combination algorithm • Developer of Nyxel® near-infrared technology with by far the best quantum efficiency in CMOS near-infrared imagine • Creator of CameraCubeChip™, the industry’s 1st wafer-level camera modules • First and only global shutter image sensors with cybersecurity, for ADAS and autonomous vehicles • First to introduce RBG-Ir technology to medical