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IC Layout designer

AvicenaTech

AvicenaTech

Design
Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Posted on Nov 13, 2025

Avicena is a privately held company developing microLED based ultra-low power high bandwidth interconnects for chip-to-chip communications. This technology will revolutionize High-Performance (HPC) and Cloud computing, as well as other industries where low power interconnects are critical like camera sensors, autonomous vehicles, and aerospace. Avicena is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California with a development center in Edinburgh, Scotland. The company was founded in 2019 by leading technologists from the optical networking industry with a track record of delivering breakthrough products. (www.avicena.tech)

Responsibilities:

  • Delivering the entire chip layout to the committed timeframe and within the required design requirements.
  • Being responsible for the entire chip Tapeout and physical verification.
  • Complete layout and verification of analogue and mixed-signal designs using industry-standard CAD tools.
  • Be responsible for floor planning, custom layout and verifying against design rules.
  • Work closely with design engineers to achieve optimal circuit performance and produce high-quality layout designs.
  • Ability to solve layout design problems and provide innovative solutions.
  • Contribute to complex IC development projects and prepare documents for knowledge sharing.
  • Proven record of completing tasks on time or ahead of schedule while maintaining quality.

Qualifications:

  • Minimum of 10 years of relevant mask design/layout experience in mixed signal CMOS IC layout design at block & chip top level, including chip floor planning and integration.
  • Must have experience in handling full chip layout and integration using state-of-the-art IC layout tools like Cadence Virtuoso.
  • Must have experience with FINFET process.
  • Must have a deep understanding of analogue circuit layout concepts in submicron CMOS technologies, device matching, shielding, etc.
  • Experience with EM & IR Analysis and fixing for the layout closure.
  • Experience in DRC, LVS, ERC, Antenna, and post layout extraction using Pegasus/Calibre verification tools.
  • Knowledge of foundry command deck, PDK, fabrication & mask process.
  • Must have design management techniques to ensure quality and deliver on schedule.