First, chip design talent
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The demand for talent in the field of chip design is diverse and can be divided into the following categories:
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Chip design needs EDA software research and development talents, which is really very few in China. The mainstream EDA software is from abroad, including EDA products from foreign companies such as cadence, synopsys, mentor, etc. In this aspect, theoretical research talents in various mathematical and physical calculations are needed, and a lot of software development talents are needed. Overall, the development of EDA software is extremely difficult.
Semiconductor device model development talent, this talent is mainly in the field of chip manufacturing foundry will have a lot of demand, here it is classified in the chip design talent needs, because all kinds of devices need to establish accurate models to provide PDK for chip simulation design. The corresponding university major of this kind of talent is the direction of microelectronics professional devices.
Chip system and algorithm talent, this kind of talent is mainly engaged in the relevant system architecture or specific algorithm research work, in order to achieve specific functions or performance need architecture and algorithm innovation, especially sensor class, processor chip products and AI artificial intelligence era chip products. Such talents correspond to a wide range of university majors, including mathematics, physical electronics, computers, microelectronics, integrated circuits, electronic engineering, communication engineering, automation, optoelectronic information, and so on.
RTL logic designers, that is, digital front-end engineers, need to be familiar with verilog language, mainly responsible for the implementation of chip logic functions. Talents from various electronic majors in the university can enter this job.
Circuit design talent, this type of talent is mainly engaged in analog circuit design work, including analog circuit, radio frequency circuit, digital-analog hybrid circuit design, analog circuit design and digital circuit design process is very different, basically is a manual work, the entry requirements are higher, the need to have a solid circuit theory and semiconductor related theoretical basis. The corresponding source of talents is also the university of electronic related majors, including microelectronics, integrated circuits, electronic engineering, communication engineering, optoelectronic information and so on.
Digital verification talents, such talents are mainly engaged in the verification of complex digital chip systems, including algorithm function, performance verification, SOC system function and performance verification, etc., need to master various verification methodologies such as UVM, and use a lot of scripting languages. The source of talents also corresponds to the electronics related majors of the university.
Layout design talent, divided into analog circuit layout and digital circuit back-end layout design, the difference between the two jobs is still very large, analog and digital layout design process is completely different, the use of tools are not the same. Layout design work is relatively easy to get started, but it is not easy to achieve the ultimate layout.
Package design talent, this kind of talent is mainly to carry out the chip package design work, including the simulation evaluation of various package structures, etc., mainly docking with the sealing and testing plant.
Second, chip manufacturing talent
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Chip manufacturing talent We can be divided into three categories, one is wafer manufacturing talent, one is semiconductor manufacturing equipment talent, one is wafer processing process talent.