kranthi kumar

Software Engineer

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India16 yrs 8 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Expert in ASIC and Functional Verification methodologies.
  • Led multicore verification teams for high-speed SerDes projects.
  • Proven track record in developing innovative verification methodologies.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Semiconductor Verification Engineer with expertise in ASIC and Functional Verification.

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Skills

Core Skills

AsicFunctional Verification

Other Skills

VerilogSystem VerilogOVMUVMSerDesVerification MethodologyData AnalysisVerification ScenariosCheckersMonitorsFormal VerificationAMS SimulationsVManagerVPLANRegister Verification

About

Specialties: Languages : Verilog,System Verilog, Methodologies: OVM,UVM Tools :Cadence:Ncsim,IMC,ICCR,VManager, Vplanner

Experience

16 yrs 8 mos
Total Experience
3 yrs 3 mos
Average Tenure
5 yrs 4 mos
Current Experience

Intel corporation

SoC Design Engineer

Jan 2021Present · 5 yrs 4 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

VerilogSystem VerilogOVMUVMASICFunctional Verification

Marvell semiconductor

Functional Verification Engineer

Dec 2016Dec 2020 · 4 yrs · Greater Bengaluru Area

  • Verification of complex SerDes features which includes leading multicore verification team from 56G and 112G LR projects.
  • Mentoring new team members in HSS verification.
  • Responsibility of verification for the various algorithms and features in 112G XSR core.
  • Proposed new methodology to verify asynchronous reset v/s statemachines using Functional verification methodology and verified the core accordingly
  • Reproduced multiple Lab failures in verification environment and propsed a solution to catch more such issues
  • Created scripts to do data-analysis on Equalization algorithms and dataflow tests which was recognized across the teams
SerDesFunctional VerificationUVMVerification MethodologyData AnalysisASIC

Globalfoundries (from techvulcan)

Member Of Technical Staff

Dec 2016Aug 2017 · 8 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

  • Verification of complex SerDes Rx algorithms which involves coding the verification scenarios, checkers, monitors for the algorithms.
  • Mentoring Junior team Members in verification.
SerDesVerification ScenariosCheckersMonitorsFunctional Verification

Cadence ams design systems

Lead Design Engineer

Jul 2015Dec 2016 · 1 yr 5 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

  • Multi-protocol Test Chip:
  • Verification of Multi protocol Test chip which includes developing VPLAN, bringing up test-chip environment and driving the task to the completion on time. Also Mentoring people to setup Formal verification Apps for the core.
  • DIGIRF Controller:
  • Bringing up and Architect of UVM verification environment for the DIGIRF core and responsible for the Register verification using UVM_REG package.
  • UPHY_UDP_PHY:
  • Architect of verification environment which includes planning and development of verification Environment.
  • Analysis of Code and Functional coverages for USB TYPE-C using formal and VManager.
  • AMS simulations and debug.
  • Connectivity and Registers verification by using Jaspergold.
UVMFormal VerificationAMS SimulationsVManagerFunctional Verification

Ibm

2 roles

Functional Verification Engineer

Jul 2011Jun 2015 · 3 yrs 11 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

  • 14nm – PCIE-PHY core verification:
  • Verification of PLL, RX, and TX registers using UVM_REG package.
  • Verification of the Decision Feedback Equalizer part of the core – H-coefficients.
  • Development of Channel model for the core. • Analysis of Register Coverage.
  • 32nm – HSS 28G Low Power Core Verification:
  • Verification of Macro tests and automatic checkers development to check Analog Digital Boundary.
  • Verification of the Decision Feedback Equalizer part of the core – Developed UVC's and test cases for the Variable Gain Amplifier, PRBS7offset and Integrator calibrations part of the core.
  • Code/Functional Coverage Analysis for RX portion of the core.
  • 32nm – HSS 15G Back Plane Core Verification:
  • Developed and verified the complete registers suite using RGM package.
  • Responsible for complete Channel Model Setup in the Environment.
  • Responsible for the complete successful verification of PLL.
  • Developed and Verified SAS protocol style for the Core.
  • Responsible for the complete AMS model setup and its verification in the environment.
  • Verification of Eye metrics (wave form Mode).
  • Developed Regression results collection script and responsible for complete regression management between 10 people.
  • Development and Analysis of Functional Coverage, Code coverage (Expression, Block, Toggle).
  • 32nm – HSS 15G Chip to Chip Core Verification:
  • Developed and maintained Test cases on the PLL portion of the core.
  • Received praise for the work for setting up unified AMS model (TX/RX/PLL) setup for
  • the core.
  • Functional Coverage analysis of the Core.
  • 32nm – PCIE3phy Verification:
  • Development and verification of Eye metrics for the first time in IBM in Verification environment.
  • Developed and maintained better Regression system.
  • Involved in development and analysis of Functional Coverage.
UVMAMS ModelsChannel ModelFunctional CoverageFunctional Verification

Techincal Intern

Jan 2011Jul 2011 · 6 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

  • Setting up AMS models and Verification for those models (PLL,Rx Tx) for HSS cores
  • Scopemode Verification (EYE Metrics) for PCIE3 core
  • AMS simulations and debug.
  • Coverage Analysis Using IMC and ICCR
  • Regressions
AMS ModelsCoverage AnalysisRegressions

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Lab asistant

Jul 2009Dec 2010 · 1 yr 5 mos · Pune Area, India

  • Incharge of LAB.
  • Installing Cadence tools.

Education

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Bachelor of Technology (BTech) — Electronics and Communications Engineering

Jan 2004Jan 2008

SREE VIDYANIKETHAN ENGINEERING COLLEGE

Btech — ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

Jan 2004Jan 2008

Intermediate Vikas Junior College

S.S.C. Chaithanya High School

Jan 2002Jan 2004

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