PHY/SERDES Lead
Volantis · Volantis is a semiconductor manufacturing company that designs and manufactures AI chips optimized for high-performance computing needs.
Hybrid Remote/SF Bay Area/Austin/Boston (Remote)1-10 employeesPosted 87 days ago
Undisclosedraised 45 days agoled by Alumni Ventures, Unpopular Ventures, 7percent Ventures
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<p><strong>What We’re Looking For:</strong></p>
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<p>We’re looking for a PHY/SERDES Lead to own and lead the development of our semi-custom optical PHY layer. </p>
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<p><strong>Ideal Background:</strong></p>
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<li>Multiple successful tapeouts of SERDES or PHY macros (not necessarily only chiplet interfaces, SERDES also counts here)</li>
<li>Deep understanding of tradeoffs between XSR/VSR/LR class SERDES and different operating regimes and challenges</li>
<li>Understanding and ownership of end to end link definition and architecture</li>
<li>Experience with bringup of PHYs</li>
<li>Understanding of the integration of PHYs into the system level</li>
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<p><strong>Strongly Preferred:</strong></p>
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<li>Deep knowledge of and hands-on with chiplet interfaces like UCIe or BoW </li>
<li>Deep knowledge and hands-on execution of optical interconnect PHY layers</li>
<li>Knowledge of re-driven and re-timed PHY interfaces</li>
<li>Experience with customization of PHYs</li>
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