Analog/Mixed Signal IC Design Intern (Summer 2025)

At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.

The Cadence Silicon Solutions Group (SSG) develops industry-leading Digital IP (Intellectual Property), from RISC-V processor cores to DSPs to Memory Controllers and IO solutions. Our configurable and extensible IP solutions are poised to meet the demands of next-generation applications such as intelligent IoT Devices and ML/AI edge inference. Essentially, all leading semiconductor providers can be counted as Cadence customers.

The Cadence SSG Team is hiring students to join our R&D teams in San Jose or Austin. This is an amazing opportunity to work at a world leader in computational software, semiconductor design IP, and system verification hardware. Our customers are the world's most innovative companies, delivering extraordinary electronic products from chips to boards to complete systems for the most dynamic market applications, including hyperscale computing, 5G communications, automotive, mobile, aerospace, consumer, industrial, and healthcare.

We aim to make you an integral part of the team by providing training, mentorship, and encouragement of your creative talents. Our goal is to equip students with practical work experience. We understand that it is best to learn by doing. We will provide tasks that enable you to learn while making meaningful technical contributions.

Come be part of this great SSG Team where your contributions can make a visible impact. Your work will be integral to our success and the advancement of our industry.

Description:

• The student Intern will work with a talented team developing a wide range of wireline transceivers to enable fast Chiplet communication. The intern will work with the analog design team to optimize the PPA to enable next generation of IP's.
• The Intern will get an opportunity to work on designing IP's on one of the cutting-edge foundry technology nodes to deliver the best-in-class PPA per technology node.
• This position will give the intern the opportunity to get experience with tools, skills, insights, and tradeoffs which are fundamental for successful IC design.

Position Requirements:

The student intern should have completed foundational coursework in Analog/Mixed signal IC design. Experience with Virtuoso design tools including Schematics, ADE, and Layout is expected. The intern should be able to conduct research/literature review of the state-of-the-art and suggests innovative approach to the existing problems. Proficiency in one or more programming languages (Matlab, Octave, Python, VerilogA) is a plus.

• Currently enrolled in MSEE or equivalent
• Background in Analog/Mixed signal design
• Experience with high-speed designs (> 2 GHz)
• Basic knowledge on wireline transceivers
• Strong communication skills
• Scripting language experience a plus

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