Vivek Barnwal

Product Engineer

Bangalore, Karnataka, India7 yrs 9 mos experience

Most Likely To Switch

Key Highlights

Expert in power analysis and optimization strategies.
Proven track record in delivering high-performance IP solutions.
Strong automation skills enhancing team productivity.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Semiconductor Power Engineer with expertise in automation and power optimization.

Contact

Skills

Core Skills

Power AnalysisAutomationPower EstimationModelingPower Optimization

Other Skills

Python (Programming Language)Shell ScriptingTCLMicrosoft ExcelLow-power DesignptpxVerilogperlTime ManagementPersonal DevelopmentEnglishcsh

About

ASIC Power engineer with strong automation skills. I hold a Master of Technology (M.Tech.) in Microelectronics and VLSI from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur after securing an All India Rank of 151 in GATE 2016 (EC). As a highly motivated Power Analysis and Optimization Engineer, I have a proven track record of delivering high-performance IP solutions with optimal power efficiency. My expertise lies in IP power analysis, deep-dive investigations, and power optimization strategies, ensuring teams achieve best-in-class power results.

Experience

Google

Low Power Engineer

May 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 10 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

Worked on gate-level and RTL-level power estimation and power analysis for two
IPs.
Automated the runs, debugging, and analysis to reduce the turnaround time in
each category.
Worked with the stakeholders to provide timely feedback based on the
results.
Wrote many Python, Shell, and TCL-based scripts for automation, and | also
shared the scripts with the team to increase the team's overall productivity.
Wrote a script to get the rail-based dynamic power across SSWRPS for better
correlation with post-Si power measurements.
Wrote a script to get the rail-based memory leakage across SSWRPS.
Wrote a script to analyze the whole design based on the toggle rate across cell
categories viz. Combinational, Register, Sequential, etc
Wrote a script for glitch power profiling, significantly improving team awareness and optimization efforts

Python (Programming Language)Shell ScriptingTCLAutomationPower Analysis

Nvidia

Senior ASIC engineer

Mar 2021 – May 2023 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

I work on architectural power estimation and modelling of GPUs to analyze dynamic and leakage power of pre-Si chips. My responsibility includes developing power models to estimate chip power under product driven use-cases. I also work on improving the flow and methodology used. Good in debugging skills.

Python (Programming Language)Microsoft ExcelPower EstimationModeling

Intel corporation

SoC Design Engineer

Jun 2018 – Mar 2021 · 2 yrs 9 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Responsible for meeting power KPIs by implementing low power techniques on designs for sign-off.
Automated the flow which can run ptpx using single script for following
vector-less or vector-based run
vector-less with different toggle rates
FSDB based or SAIF based
different tool versions
Written many scripts to debug and analyze the ptpx results.

Microsoft ExcelLow-power DesignPower OptimizationAutomation