Master Thesis - Advanced Pin Placement Methodology for ASIC Implementation (f/m/div)

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Your Role

Key responsibilities in your new role

• Algorithm Integration: Extend existing pin placement methodologies by integrating state-of-the-art optimization and reinforcement learning algorithms
• Algorithm Comparison and Investigation: Investigate and compare multiple algorithmic approaches including classical optimization methods, metaheuristic algorithms, reinforcement learning techniques, and hybrid approaches
• Metric Development: Develop evaluation metrics and objective functions that capture key physical design goals (wirelength, congestion, timing)
• Framework Development: Develop/extend an automated framework for intelligent pin assignment
• Performance Benchmarking: Benchmark the developed approaches against traditional pin placement methods
• Methodology Validation: Validate the methodology on industry-standard benchmarks and real-world designs

Your Profile

Qualifications and skills to help you succeed

• Study field: Pursuing master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Computer Engineering or similar
• Experience: Experience with digital design implementation tools such as OpenROAD, Cadence Innovus, Synopsys ICC2, or similar tools and experience with reinforcement learning frameworks
• Interests: Knowledge of physical design challenges (congestion overflow, timing closure, signal integrity) and background in machine learning for electronic design automation
• Personality:
  • Self-motivated and independent: Ability to propose creative solutions and take ownership of research direction
  • Proactive problem-solving: Initiative to identify challenges and develop novel approaches independently
• Language skills: Very good English skills, both written and spoken

Please attach the following documents to your application:

• CV in English
• Certificate of enrollment at university
• Excerpt of the study regulations for the thesis (if applicable)
• Latest grades transcript (not older than 6 months)
• Bachelor’s grade report
• High school report

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