Author Archive: Lisa

Senior CAD Engineer

FMC is a Ferroelectric Hafnium Oxide memory company developing emerging Non-Volatile Memory solutions for stand-alone and embedded applications. We are an innovative startup founded in 2016 as spin-off from TU Dresden/NaMLab. With our novel and ground-breaking memory technology, based on ferroelectrics, we serve the needs of the rapidly growing IoT market for current and future technology nodes.

To strengthen our ambitious and international team, we are hiring asap a Senior CAD Engineer (m/f/d) for our headquarter in Dresden.

Your future job:

  • Responsibility to install and maintain the design tool environment that consists of technology related files (PDK), tools to run simulations for both analog and digital flows and tools for physical verification.
  • Provide and optimize the optimal configuration setting of different tools (e.g. to achieve best performance and accuracy of simulations while reducing run times)
  • Write scripts to automize specific tasks.
  • Add DRC and/LVS checks to perform dedicated checks based on design team requirement.
  • Install PDK received from foundries, maintain communications with them and with EDA vendors to ensure most up-to-date versions is used

Your profile:

  • MSc. Degree in the field of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or similar
  • +6 years of professional experience as CAD Engineer
  • Proficient in one or more of Analog, mixed-signal, digital and phsycal verification design flows
  • Knowledge of design and layout tools (Cadence® DFII, Mentor Graphic, Synopsys)
  • Excellent programming skills in languages such as Skill, Tcl, Perl, Python, Makefile, Unix Shell scripting
  • Working experience in code development to create/improve automation tools to be used by design engineer
  • Fluent in English, verbal and written
  • Strong hands-on mentality and team player

Period: Planned starting date ASAP

Location: Dresden (Germany)

We offer:

Perks includes inspiring work environment, flat hierarchies, opportunity for personal and professional growth (including complimentary training opportunities), multi-cultural team, regular team events, Urban Sports Club membership, free public transportation ticket or fuel voucher, lunch allowance, healthy office refreshments, and a competitive salary in a semiconductor environment.

For further questions or to apply please contact:

Lisa Leinemann
HR & Office Manager

Tel.: +49 351 271 88347

career@ferroelectric-memory.com

Working Student – IT

FMC is a memory company developing emerging Non-volatile Memory solutions for stand-alone and embedded applications using hafnium oxide based ferroelectric films. We are an innovative startup founded in 2016 as spin-off from TU Dresden/NaMLab that has grown to >30 people.

FMC IT covers a wide range of responsibilities: IT and lab infrastructure (servers, testers, probers, endpoints, networking components), user support, and support of testing of FMC technology.

FMC IT works on mission-critical tasks whose execution is often urgent. In addition, many productivity-enhancing tasks do not require immediate action – they are well suited for a personality who wants to learn and grow together with our company.

Sounds interesting? We want you as Working Student in our headquarter in Dresden!

Your objectives as Working Student:

As an IT Student Assistant at FMC, your tasks will be:

  • Assistance in implementation of authorization gateway for local services
  • Assistance in implementation of self-service password reset for local Active Directory
  • Optimization of existing IT services and workflows

FMC is looking for a person interested in growing with, and contributing to, these tasks in close collaboration with IT management. Even though primary responsibility for task execution will initially rest with the student’s supervisor, more responsibility can be transferred with experience and interest.

Your profile:

  • Enrolled as a student: electrical engineering, information technology or similar
  • Basic knowledge in operating systems (Windows or Linux), shell scripting (PowerShell or bash) and software development knowledge
  • honest, loyal, reliable, helpful, disciplined, adaptable, resilient
  • fluent in English (B2) to efficiently communicate with our international team of engineers

What to expect:

As a working student you can benefit from the opportunity of personal and professional growth in an inspiring work environment with flat hierarchies in a multi-cultural team. Other perks are regular team events, healthy office refreshments and a competitive salary in a semiconductor environment.

For further questions or to apply please contact:

Lisa Leinemann
HR & Office Manager

Tel.: +49 351 271 88347

career@ferroelectric-memory.com

Working Student – Electrical Test of Memory Materials and Integrated Chips

FMC is a memory company developing emerging Non-volatile Memory solutions for stand-alone and embedded applications using hafnium oxide based ferroelectric films. We are an innovative startup founded in 2016 as spin-off from TU Dresden/NaMLab that has grown to >30 people.

Fabless companies as well as semiconductor manufacturers are nowadays looking for disruptive Non-volatile Memory (NVM) solutions like ours. With our novel and ground-breaking memory technology, based on ferroelectrics, we serve the needs of the rapidly growing IoT market for current and future technology nodes.

Sounds interesting? We want you as Working Student in our headquarters in Dresden!

Your objectives as Working Student:

To pursue our technology development, FMC develop ferroelectric capacitor stacks in collaboration with academia, tool vendors and fabs. Devices range from simple capacitor structures via shortloop vehicles to integrated arrays on 300 mm wafers. The electrical tests are performed on state-of-the-art test equipment and analyzed using Python-based scripts. As a working student at FMC, your tasks will be:

  • Plan and schedule measurement tasks assigned to you
  • Prepare Python scripts and samples for tests on probe stations
  • Analyze the results and discuss next steps with your supervisor
  • Familiarize step by step with further test equipment and routines

We are looking for a student who wants to stay for 12 months or longer. As your experience level and skill set progresses, the topics can be expanded according to FMC’s focus and your interests, e.g. towards reliability or failure mode analysis. Moreover, we will be happy to offer opportunities for future project work or thesis topics.

Your profile:

  • Enrolled as a student: electrical engineering, physics, nanoelectronics or similar
  • First experience with electronic lab instruments (oscilloscopes, semiconductor tester, I-V/C-V meters probe stations…); Programming skill & will to use Python measurement scripts to operate the testers
  • Good technical comprehension, reliable and thorough worker with the motivation to grow with us
  • Team player fluent in English (B2) to efficiently communicate with our international team of engineers

What to expect:

As a working student you can benefit from the opportunity of personal and professional growth in an inspiring work environment with flat hierarchies in a multi-cultural team. Other perks are regular team events, healthy office refreshments and a competitive salary in a semiconductor environment.

For further questions or to apply please contact:

Lisa Leinemann
HR & Office Manager

Tel.: +49 351 271 88347

career@ferroelectric-memory.com

Electronic Laboratory Engineer

FMC is a Ferroelectric Hafnium Oxide memory company developing emerging Non Volatile Memory solutions for stand-alone and embedded applications. We are an innovative startup founded in 2016 as spin-off from TU Dresden/NaMLab. With our novel and ground-breaking memory technology, based on ferroelectrics, we serve the needs of the rapidly growing IoT market for current and future technology nodes.

To strengthen our ambitious and international team, we are hiring asap an Electronic Laboratory Engineer (m/f/d) for our headquarter in Dresden.

Your future job:

You will be responsible for receiving, storing, filing and preparing coupon and silicon-wafer samples to be electrically characterized via ATE (automated Test Equipment), planning test, testing, collecting and reporting results of their tests.

As your expertise grows you will be assigned more responsibilities pertaining the laboratory maintenance and equipment usage planning, as well as equipment maintenance and periodical/extraordinary maintenance and calibration/diagnostic.

You shall also become responsible of the Laboratory supplies and manage its inventory.

Your profile:

  • Completed education/training or study degree – preferably in the field of electrical engineering
  • Relevant professional experience in an electric lab would be a plus
  • Familiarity with laboratory instrumentation and computerized equipment.
  • Basic programming knowledge
  • Knowledge of electrical circuits would be a plus
  • Fluent English skills
  • Good technical comprehension and attention to detail and good organizational
  • Structured, process-oriented and methodical working style

Period: Planned starting date ASAP

Location: Dresden (Germany)

We offer:

Perks include inspiring work environment, flat hierarchies, opportunity for personal and professional growth (including complimentary training opportunities), multi-cultural team, regular team events, Urban Sports Club membership, free public transportation ticket or fuel voucher, lunch allowance, healthy office refreshments, and a competitive salary in a semiconductor environment.

For further questions or to apply please contact:

Lisa Leinemann
HR & Office Manager

Tel.: +49 351 271 88347

career@ferroelectric-memory.com

Senior Analog IC Design Engineer

FMC is a Ferroelectric Hafnium Oxide memory company developing emerging Non-Volatile Memory solutions for stand-alone and embedded applications. We are an innovative startup founded in 2016 as spin-off from TU Dresden/NaMLab. With our novel and ground-breaking memory technology, based on ferroelectrics, we serve the needs of the rapidly growing IoT market for current and future technology nodes.

To strengthen our ambitious and international team, we are hiring asap a Senior Analog IC Design Engineer (m/f/d) for our headquarter in Dresden.

Your future job:

  • Design and develop emerging NVM memory devices based on Hafnium Oxide technology
  • Support the design team in defining specifications and integrating the designed blocks into the memory
  • Responsible for the design of analog circuits for NVM memories: sense amps, decoders, bandgap, HV regulators, ADC, LDO, Charge Pumps, etc.
  • Run PVT circuit verification including parasitic extraction
  • Work closely with layout engineers to ensure block robustness and area optimization
  • Perform post silicon verification

Your profile:

  • Master Degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering or a similar study course
  • Minimum 6 years of professional experience in analog/mixed-signal CMOS IC design
  • NVM design experience would be a plus
  • Familiarity with industry-standard design and simulation tools (e.g., Cadence® DFII, Virtuoso, Spice simulator, Verilog-A)
  • Good knowledge of CMOS technology
  • Strong problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work in team

Period: Planned starting date ASAP

Location: Dresden (Germany)

We offer:

Perks include inspiring work environment, flat hierarchies, opportunity for personal and professional growth (including complimentary training opportunities), multi-cultural team, regular team events, Urban Sports Club membership, free public transportation ticket or fuel voucher, lunch allowance, healthy office refreshments, and a competitive salary in a semiconductor environment.

For further questions or to apply please contact:

Lisa Leinemann
HR & Office Manager

Tel.: +49 351 271 88347

career@ferroelectric-memory.com

FeRAM / DRAM Design Engineer

FMC is a Ferroelectric Hafnium Oxide memory company developing emerging Non Volatile Memory solutions for stand-alone and embedded applications.

Your future job:

  • Responsible for the design and development of emerging Ferroelectric Hafnium Oxide memory products
  • Define memory chip architecture with the best Power-Performance-Area tradeoff
  • Design and development of analog circuits for NVM memories such as sense amps, decoders, data path, etc.
  • Work with Product Engineers to implement the desired test features to guarantee proper device testability

Your profile:

  • M.Sc. / Ph.D. in electrical engineering
  • 10 years of experience in FeRAM or DRAM design
  • Familiarity with industry-standard design and simulation tools (e.g., Cadence® DFII, Virtuoso, Spice simulator, Verilog-A)
  • Good knowledge of CMOS technology
  • Strong problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work in team
  • Interest in working in a start-up environment

Period: Planned starting date ASAP

Location: Milan (Italy) or Dresden (Germany)

We offer:

Inspiring working environment, support and encouragement to develop both personally and professionally, regular team events, ticket for public transport, lunch allowance, employee support, a competitive and equal salary in a semiconductor startup environment and more…

For further questions or to apply please contact:

Lisa Leinemann
HR & Office Manager

Tel.: +49 351 271 88347

career@ferroelectric-memory.com

IC Layout Engineer

FMC is an innovative semiconductor startup driven by its ambitious, young team and our goal is to pave the way for next generation highly scaled NVM. We are hiring asap an IC Layout Engineer (m/f/d) for our headquarter in Dresden.

Your future job:

  • Layout of emerging NVM memories based on Hafnium Oxide technology using the most advanced sub-micron technologies
  • Design full custom layout for analog and mixed signal blocks for NVM memories
  • Provide pre-layout block size and schedule estimations
  • Apply best layout practice such as device matching, signal integrity, ESD and Latch Up prevention, etc.
  • Run DRC, LVS and parasitic extraction
  • Work with circuit designers to evaluate critical layout aspects of the block under design

Your profile:

  • Bachelor or Master degree in electrical engineering
  • 5 year experience in IC analog layout
  • In-depth knowledge of sub-micron technologies and related design rules
  • Familiarity with industry-standard design tools (e.g., Cadence® DFII, Virtuoso XL, Pegasus)
  • Good knowledge of sub-micron CMOS technology
  • Strong problem solving skills
  • Ability to work in team

Period: Planned starting date ASAP

Location: Dresden (Germany)

We offer:

Inspiring working environment, support and encouragement to develop both personally and professionally, regular team events, ticket for public transport, lunch allowance, employee support, a competitive and equal salary in a semiconductor startup environment and more…

For further questions or to apply please contact:

Lisa Leinemann
HR & Office Manager

Tel.: +49 351 271 88347

career@ferroelectric-memory.com

FMC @ International Symposium on Applications of Ferroelectrics (ISAF) in Tours, France

Our Lead of Stack Development, Dr. Tony Schenk, was offered to give an invited talk at the Joint ISAF-PFM-ECAPD 2022 taking place end of June in Tours, France. The International Symposium on Applications of Ferroelectrics (ISAF) is the most renowned international conference on ferroelectrics. It is an honor for FMC to get invited to present there. We are looking forward to welcoming you to the talk and to discussions evolving from it.