Location: Bengaluru/Noida/Hyderbad

Experience: 2–5 Years

Employment Type: Full time

Job Overview

We are looking for a PDK Validation Engineer with 2–5 years of experience in PDK validation, physical verification, and DRC rule checking, with strong hands-on experience in Calibre and SVRF rule decks.

The role involves validating and debugging PDK/technology collateral, DRC rule decks, and physical verification flows to ensure robust and accurate PDK releases for advanced semiconductor technologies.

Key Responsibilities

- Validate PDK releases and physical verification flows across semiconductor technologies.
- Perform and debug DRC rule checks using Calibre.
- Work extensively with SVRF rule decks for DRC validation and debugging.
- Analyze DRC violations and determine whether issues originate from:
- Design rules
- SVRF rule decks
- Technology files
- PDK components
- Layout/design implementation
- Develop and execute DRC test cases to validate individual rules and rule-deck functionality.
- Validate PDK/DRC rules across different process variants, configurations, and technology nodes.
- Perform LVS/ERC and other physical verification checks as required.
- Support regression testing and qualification of PDK releases.
- Debug rule-deck issues and work with PDK, CAD, Technology, Foundry,



and Design teams for resolution.
- Maintain validation collateral, test cases, scripts, and regression suites.
- Automate validation and regression activities using Python, Tcl, Perl, SKILL, or Shell.
- Document issues, validation results, and release qualification status.

Must-Have Skills
- 2–5 years of relevant semiconductor experience.
- Hands-on experience in PDK Validation / Physical Verification / Design Enablement.
- Strong hands-on experience with Calibre DRC.
- Good understanding and hands-on exposure to SVRF rule decks — Mandatory.
- Experience in DRC rule checking, debugging and validation.
- Understanding of CMOS layout and semiconductor design rules.
- Exposure to LVS/ERC validation.
- Experience with Linux/Unix environments.
- Scripting experience in Tcl / Python / Perl / SKILL / Shell.

Good to Have
- Experience in PDK development or qualification.
- Experience with SVRF rule-deck development/modification.
- PCell and technology-file exposure.
- Calibre LVS/PEX.
- Synopsys ICV/PVS exposure.
- Advanced-node experience such as FinFET/RibbonFET.
- Experience with PDK regression automation.
- Exposure to foundry PDK releases and technology enablement.

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