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Company
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited, TSMC
Location
Taiwan
Job Category
R&D
Job Type
Engineer / Admin
Employment Type
Regular
Posted
Aug 03, 2023
Established in 1987 and headquartered in Taiwan, TSMC pioneered the pure-play foundry business model with an exclusive focus on manufacturing its customers’ products. In 2023, the company served 528 customers with 11,895 products for high performance computing, smartphones, IoT, automotive, and consumer electronics, and is the world’s largest provider of logic ICs with annual capacity of 16 million 12-inch equivalent wafers. TSMC operates fabs in Taiwan as well as manufacturing subsidiaries in Washington State, Japan and China, and its ESMC subsidiary plans to begin construction on a fab in Germany in 2024. In Arizona, TSMC is building three fabs, with the first starting 4nm production in 2025, the second by 2028, and the third by the end of the decade.

RD Integration starts with the definitions, including transistor architecture and design building blocks, of a new technology node. Then, a manufacturable process flow is developed for evaluations and further improvements. The tasks may involve multidiscipline technical knowledge bases and project management skills. The job will require a lot of collaborations, so frequent communication should be expected. Test structure are designed in order to evaluate the manufacturing processes. Test vehicles will be built, and real chips will be validated through yield, performance, and reliability learning cycles. The goal is to deliver an optimized semiconductor technology that will meet the required chip performance, power, area-per-function, costs, and time-to-market (PPACt) for our customers.
Job Responsibilities
【TCAD engineer】

1. Conduct TCAD and SPICE model development in the field of emerging memory devices.
2. Provide simulation support to the experimental and circuit design teams.
3. Location: Hsinchu, Taiwan.
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【Analog/RF TCAD engineer】

1. Simulate active and passive devices: RF transistor figures of merit, noise, and RLC (EM simulation).
2. Analog and mixed-signal simulation : noise, matching, parasitic bipolar and varactor.
3. Support Analog/RF and mixed-signal TCAD simulation and work with RF/mixed-model team for wireless modeling and device characteristics.
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【Device and transport simulation TCAD engineer】

1. Develop and apply fundamental quantum physics simulations to calculate band structure and carrier transport in nano-scaled devices.
2. Using quantum transport models and simulations (e.g.,NEGF) to guide continuum TCAD model development.
3. Transport and carrier scattering in device modeling.
4. Support new material and nano-device device simulation and co-work with device team to provide direction in nano-scaled device technologies.
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【Module and equipment modeling TCAD engineer】

1. Device and process simulations and analysis of advanced nanometer semiconductor technology. Provide simulation analysis of data and insights to define device structures and specifications and guide improvement directions.
2. Develop methodology and perform multi-physics modeling of equipment chamber, CFD, thermal, plasma, EM and light.
3. Support module for process and equipment optimization.
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【Application TCAD engineer】

1. Adopt TCAD process/device simulations in advanced logic technologies for device analysis and improvement evaluation, interacting and collaborating with Program Device/Integration teams.
2. Guide device structure/target definition, standard cell level power/performance analysis, process risk assessment, and experimental split and improvement recommendation.
3. Device and process simulations and analysis of advanced nanometer semiconductor technology. Provide simulation analysis of data and insights to define device structures and specifications and guide improvement directions.
Job Qualifications
【TCAD engineer 】

1. Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or Material Science/Engineering
2. Hands-on experience and knowledge in the following areas:

    (1) Good knowledge of semiconductor or solid-state device physics
    (2) Programming skills: Python/Matlab/Perl (required), C/C++/CUDA (optional)
    (3) (preferred) good knowledge of IC fabrication process
    (4) (preferred) good understanding of emerging memory devices

3. Good English written and verbal communication skills.
4. Good teamwork attitude, self-driven and pro-active.
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【Analog/RF TCAD engineer 】

1. Ph.D. in Physics, EE or relevant fields
2. Prefer Analog/RF, EM simulation background and experience
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【Device and transport simulation TCAD engineer】

1. Ph.D. in Electrical Engineer, Physics and Material Science or relevant fields
2. Prefer empirical/ab initio band structure calculation, NEGF, semi-classical transport, quantum transport background and experience
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【Module and equipment modeling TCAD engineer 】

1. Ph.D. in chemistry, physics, mechanical and relevant fields
2. Prefer background and experience in multi-physic model development and familiar with related software
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【Application TCAD engineer】

1. Master's degree or Ph.D. in Physics, EE or relevant fields
2. Device carrier transport TCAD model understanding and familiar with device and process TCAD simulations with semiconductor device and process background
3. Prefer academic or industrial experience in nanometer semiconductor technology

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) reflects TSMC’s core values and business philosophy and is essential for our future success. Our commitment to DE&I allows us to create an environment where every employee, regardless of gender, age, disability, religion, race, ethnicity, nationality, political affiliation, or sexual orientation, can bring their unique perspective and experiences to work, enabling us to drive profitability, increase productivity, and unleash innovation. To strive to create a workplace that is equitable and accessible to all employees, we also provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. We are committed to fostering an inclusive culture where every employee feels valued and empowered to contribute to our mission and provide excellent service to our global customers.