The good thing is that I’m never bored and I’m constantly learning. Different technologies, demanding product definitions and groundbreaking innovations always keep me on my toes. Whatever the end product may be, no two projects are alike – and for me that’s both a highlight and a challenge. If that happens, you have a genuine reason to celebrate. We are always hoping for a “first silicon success” – that’s when no design modifications are needed and our work goes straight to production. It’s thrilling to see an idea worked out in reality. There are so many! Always a special highlight is when we get the first silicon model of a design from the lab. What are the challenges in your job? How do you deal with them? During the design phase, before I release the final circuit schematic, I run simulations either on my own or in cooperation with a Verification Engineer. The mask, in turn, is used in the fab to produce my gate driver, ultimately in silicon. The next step is to combine all of the circuits to see if they are communicating with one another properly and if the final design behaves as it should.Īlong the way I cooperate a lot with our Layout Engineers, because they are the ones who transfer my circuit schematic design into a mask set for the mask house.
I then have to think about a suitable circuit solution, so I go into the details: I examine every single transistor and translate each functionality, or requirement, into a circuit. My task is to lower current consumption as much as possible in every circuit.įor me the process starts with a design concept from a Concept Engineer. As in other sectors, power efficiency is becoming a key aspect in this market.
ANALOG CIRCUIT DESIGN SOFTWARE DRIVERS
I work on gate drivers for products in the home-appliance market segment – for air-conditioners, washing machines and vacuum cleaners, for example.