SAKSHI NEMA
Bangalore | +91 9739411677 | sguptanema@gmail.com | LinkedIn
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PHYSICAL DESIGN ENGINEER
Master of Microelectronics Engineering graduate from BITS Pilani with 6 years of experience in Microprocessor design in
deep submicron technology. Involved with tool development and documentation in the digital signoff domain; solved critical
routing, timing challenges using optimized SD techniques; enabled flow automation through programming scripts;
converged strategic designs with efficient timing closure and optimized power consumption.
Areas of expertise:
Synthesis & APR Flows – Block ownership with placement, routing and timing closures
IR Drop Analysis – Power optimization and efficiency enhancement
Reliability Verification – Design robustness and reliability metrics compliance
Automation – Design convergence through automation scripts
Customer Training & Course Development – Digital Design Signoff tools documentation, customer interactions
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Cadence Design Systems, Bangalore
Technical Education Consultant July.16 – Present
Key Roles and Responsibilities
Developing and delivering technical courses for Cadence Customers worldwide
Conducting customer webinars on advanced technology and tool concepts
Enhancing the customer experience with online video demonstrations
Providing support to the customers for their tool related queries (i.e Voltus and Tempus)
Intel Technology Private Limited, Bangalore
Graphics Hardware Design Engineer Jan.12 – Jun.16
Project Description
Skylake, a high-speed Windows 10 compatible microarchitecture built at 14nm process with 2.5 times faster processing
speed caters to the ultra-low power devices (Tablets/ Ultrabooks), high performance mobiles as well as traditional desktop
CPUs. KabyLake, the 14 nm successor to the Skylake, features improved performance in 3D graphics & 4K video playback.
Key Achievements
Successfully converged timing, routing and power of multiple blocks with ~1.5M gate-count in Skylake project
Led design closure on RTL issues with early identification and resolution to achieve seamless synthesis execution
Key Roles and Responsibilities
Collaborated with internal teams for enabling 4K improved performance in HD Graphics in Skylake
Converged multi power design on Reliability Verification (EM, SH, IR drop)
Executed ECO flows to minimize database perturbation in LV domain and achieved faster ECO to tape-in cycle
TECHNICAL SKILLSETS
Tools – PT, ICC/DC, Innovus, Tempus, Voltus, RedHawk, Tavor, ModelSim, Silvaco
Flow - APR (Automatic Place and Route), Timing Signoff, Power & Rail Analysis
HDL/Scripting Languages – Verilog/Perl, TCL, SHELL
Operating System - UNIX
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INTERPERSONAL SKILLSETS
Involved with co-curricular activities at Cadence Cultural Fest
Led “Great Place to Work” program across multiple teams at Intel
Led Student Council facilitating planning and discipline initiatives at SGSITS annual festivals
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EDUCATION
Master of Microelectronics Engineering, BITS Pilani (Pilani Campus, Rajasthan) Jun.12
Bachelor of Electronics & Communication Engineering, SGSITS (Indore, Madhya Pradesh) Jun.10