neo_chip said:This discussion really gives me confidence......
I always wanted to be in backend........... but now Iam working as a verification engineer.
Whenever I come across openings in backend, they ask for tapeout experince..........
If this is the case how a guy can move frm frontend to backend
Interesting topic.cdic said:actually front-end contains two categories, 1. high level: architecture, 2. low level: RTL designer. ....As to verification job, it's even worse, I don't see any difference between verification engineer and software alpha test engineer, game tester. pure labour except for simple simulator/hdl/design knowledge.
cdic
salma ali bakr said:hi guys,
really interesting topic indeed
well, I just want to ask about the skills and qualifications a verification engineer should have, and the chances of getting such a job in the mean time? and in which applications mostly
thanks,
Salma
laglead said:Hi,
I am a BE. I think the best career development is from BE to FE.
As everyone knows, IC is basically silicon. Every designer should have a profound understanding of semiconductor physic. As the clock is speeded up signal and power integrity becomes critical problem. Of course successful avoidance should require knowledge of electromagnetics. SOC is constructed on the complex network of silicon and metal. Familiar with these backend knowledge is obsolute necessary for a robust SOC artchitecture. But understanding design from FE perspective is a final goal. Moving from BE to FE with deep understanding of BE can only make final success.
omara007 said:laglead said:Hi,
I am a BE. I think the best career development is from BE to FE.
As everyone knows, IC is basically silicon. Every designer should have a profound understanding of semiconductor physic. As the clock is speeded up signal and power integrity becomes critical problem. Of course successful avoidance should require knowledge of electromagnetics. SOC is constructed on the complex network of silicon and metal. Familiar with these backend knowledge is obsolute necessary for a robust SOC artchitecture. But understanding design from FE perspective is a final goal. Moving from BE to FE with deep understanding of BE can only make final success.
But don't you think that this is against the design flow nature ??
I mean te design flow itseld starts from FE down to BE .. this means that you can't learn backend unless u have a FE stuff to work on .. so, logic says that u need to know what is in the FE and what does it pass to the BE in order to do the BE .. don't you agree ?:idea:
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