Sindhu Bijjal

[email protected] +918277100277 Bengaluru, India, 560016
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/sindhu-bijjal/

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Seasoned AMS Layout professional with 13+ years of experience in delivering high quality AMS layouts across multiple nodes, owning critical IP blocks through full tape out and sign-off, leadership exposure with a keen eye for cycle time reduction. Seeking an involving role that leverages my technical expertise & supports continued leadership growth.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Senior AMS Layout Engineer / Team Lead
07/2018 - Present
Texas Instruments Pvt Ltd
Analog Layout Lead for ARM Cortex based MCUs in TI
Responsible for area optimization, IP hands-on execution, scheduling, resource management, layout reviews and signoff for analog IPs along with guiding junior engineers
Primary interface with global TI teams; ensured analog IP deliverables alignment across design, DFT, PD,DV and system groups, handle IP integration related issues
Built from scratch of IPs like split cap based 4MSPS SARADC, SDADC, COMPs, Power Management Units, PLL, SYSOSC, LCD, ADC-VREF, LDO etc in 32MHz, 80MHz & 160MHz MCUs
Responsible for analog block placement & chip level routings for multiple M0 and M33 MCUs, flagged multiple RTL bugs
Flagged DRC ruledeck bugs w.r.t substrate isolation/yield & extraction bugs thus saving $$ in respins/test cost
Created analog IP handoff checklist for SoC integration (there by leading to quality related automations in PD team)
Lead Layout Engineer for SDADC TestChip
07/2018 - Present
Texas Instruments Pvt Ltd
Planned and executed 84dB/4ksps SDADC testchip layout for energy meter front end, leading a team of 3
Proposed & built custom PCELL (ZTCR + metal cap) reducing IP area by ~6% by co-ordinating with PCELL team
Achieved first-pass silicon success with strong matching, layout symmetry, fast cycle time & critical RC constraint & with first time interns as resources
Senior AMS Layout Team Lead
01/2015 - 12/2017
Sankalp Semiconductor Pvt Ltd , Toronto, Canada
Represented Sankalp semi in Toronto,Canada onshore for Intel’s advanced-node pilot program & won the customer
Successfully delivered the Intel 14 nm FINFET pilot layout, meeting technical and quality expectations in blocks such as TX & RX
Led technical discussions, early risk identification,daily coordination & design clarifications with Intel teams
Built and guided a 3-member layout team in India while based in Canada
Developed PCELL to optimize layout metal fill
IP owner | LPDDR4 I/O Cell – Bidirectional Driver
01/2015 - 12/2015
Sankalp Semiconductor Pvt Ltd
Owned layout of single-ended bidirectional LPDDR4 I/O driver, including IP and sub-block integration
Executed early top-level routing and multiple iterations of area estimation to gain most efficient BBOX with verification, zero BA inputs & ESD closure
Analog Layout Engineer
01/2012 - 12/2014
Sankalp Semiconductor Pvt Ltd
Worked on building analog blocks &handle Analog IP deliverables for TI-LPRF team
Responsible for analog IP deliverables to the PD,DFT,DV teams
Senior AMS Layout Engineer
07/2017 - 01/2018
Mindlance Technologies
Supported analog/mixed-signal layout tasks with ADI & ON-semi customers
Delivered high-quality layout blocks, documentation and verification support

EDUCATION

B.E., Electrical & Electronics Engineering
01/2008 - 01/2012
BVBCET, Hubballi, Karnataka, India , Hubballi, Karnataka, India GPA: 83.5%
PUC
Chetan College, Hubballi, Karnataka, India , Hubballi, Karnataka, India GPA: 88% (CET rank: 1447)
SSLC
Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Hubballi, Karnataka, India , Hubballi, Karnataka, India GPA: 92%

SKILLS

PROJECTS

SDADC TestChip Layout
Technologies: PCELL, Layout Design
Planned and executed 84dB/4ksps SDADC testchip layout for energy meter front end, leading a team of 3
Proposed & built custom PCELL (ZTCR + metal cap) reducing IP area by ~6% by co-ordinating with PCELL team
Achieved first-pass silicon success with strong matching, layout symmetry, fast cycle time & critical RC constraint & with first time interns as resources

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