Analog IC Design Intern - Ph. D

Marvell•Westlake Village, CA

47d•$28 - $54

About The Position

Marvell's semiconductor solutions are the essential building blocks of the data infrastructure that connects our world. Across enterprise, cloud and AI, automotive, and carrier architectures, our innovative technology is enabling new possibilities. At Marvell, you can affect the arc of individual lives, lift the trajectory of entire industries, and fuel the transformative potential of tomorrow. For those looking to make their mark on purposeful and enduring innovation, above and beyond fleeting trends, Marvell is a place to thrive, learn, and lead. Our world class group leverages our core competencies in advanced circuit design to solve the world's ever-increasing desire to transmit more data for less power with fewer errors. We are continually first to market in Data Center, Metro and Long-Haul applications. As a member of the design group, the candidate will be responsible for design and validation of FET and BiCMOS circuits for high-speed broadband ICs that serve these applications. Marvell is seeking an Analog Design Engineer Intern to contribute to the development of multi-tens of GHz Transimpedance Amplifiers TIAs. These optical interface chips are tightly coupled with our high-performance equalizers. The results of our innovative designs have made our TIAs best in class for coherent long-haul and metro systems as well as PAM4 data center systems.

Requirements

Currently enrolled in a MSc. degree or Ph.D degree in Electrical Engineering with a focus on Analog Circuit Design
Solid experience using EDA CAD tools and performing Analog Custom Layout
Deep understanding of fundamentals, including detailed transistor level design, device physics, control/Feedback loop stability analysis
A team-player, strong communication, presentation and documentation skills.

Nice To Haves

Proven experience in analog IC design including chip tape-out, and lab measurement is a plus.
Experience in at least one of the following areas is a plus: Transimpedance amplifier stages.
Variable Gain Broadband amplifiers
Matched Transmission line drivers.
CTLE design
AGC loop design
High precision analog circuits (Including linear regulators, current sensors, bandgaps and DAC/ADC)
Experience in using different technologies. (SiGe BiCMOS is a plus)

Responsibilities

Active circuit design and verification of High-performance broadband analog circuits for optical front-end receivers.
Working with various other analog circuits including linear regulators, AGC loops, current/voltage sensors, bandgaps etc. Working with various technologies including SiGe BiCMOS and CMOS.
Working in a team to deliver full-chip TIA solutions.
Developing transmission line structures and other millimeter wave structures to enable higher performance than would normally be achievable.