Kiran Chinni

Director of Engineering

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India14 yrs 4 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Over 13 years of experience in Physical Design.
  • Expert in managing PnR and Signoff engineers.
  • Proficient in advanced technology nodes from 28nm to 2nm.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Semiconductor Physical Design expert with extensive experience in advanced technology nodes.

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Skills

Core Skills

Physical DesignSocStatic Timing AnalysisTiming Closure

Other Skills

PNRsignoffdesign compilerLECPhysical Verificationformalityicc2PrimetimecalibreFusion comptempusTCLperlpythonMicrowind

About

• 13+ Years of overall experience in Physical design, Synthesis, Static timing Analysis, Power-signoff(EM/IR), Physical verification, and Formal Verification. • Handled multiple tape-outs on RF, power management and LP3xDDR from long channel to cutting edge tech nodes(28 nm to 2nm) consisting of multi-million gates. working knowledge on SOC,NOC and AI chips. • Capable of managing and leading PnR and Signoff engineers across various programs. • Proficient in developing new methodology to improve the design/flow quality. • Experience in IP Integration for SOC and collaboratively work with DFT and DV teams in improving test time quality and validating timing. • Working with RTL teams on constraints develepoment. • Worked on multiple IPs across automotive and processor domains. • Quick learner with good analytical and problem solving skills. Specialties: - Place and Route - Synthesis - Static timing analysis - EM/IR and Signal Integrity Analysis - Formal verification - Physical Verification Tools : - ICC, ICC2, Fusion Compiler and Innovus - Synopsys Design Compiler, DC-topo - PrimeTime and Tempus - Synopsys formality, Library manager, milkyway env - Redhawk and Redhawk-SC - Mentor Calibre

Experience

14 yrs 4 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs
Average Tenure
3 yrs 9 mos
Current Experience

Alten

3 roles

Associate Director-Physical Design - AlphawaveSemi

Promoted

Mar 2026Present · 3 mos · On-site

SOC PD Manager (Alphawave client)

Nov 2024Apr 2026 · 1 yr 5 mos · On-site

  • Working on AI SOC sub system for tsmc 4 nm
SocPNRsignoffPhysical DesignSOC

SOC- PD Manager(Samsung Semiconductor India Research )

Aug 2022Oct 2024 · 2 yrs 2 mos · On-site

  • Working for Samsung client for 4nm/2nm
Physical Designdesign compilerStatic Timing AnalysisLECPhysical Verificationformality+3

Amd

Member Of Technical Staff, Physical Design

May 2020Aug 2022 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Bangalore · On-site

  • Worked in 7nm,6nm,5nm and 3nm PnR activities, timing closure, and PV for CPU, Memory and GPU blocks
formalityFusion compicc2tempusPrimetimecalibre+2

Sankalp semiconductor

Senior Physical Design Engineer

Jul 2019Apr 2020 · 9 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • 1. 7 nm, multivoltage, low power CPU block design using synopsis tools.
  • 2. Full block PD, STA, formality, IR, Basic PV checks.
  • 3. Power optimization of block using power switches.
  • 4. LEC and PV checks.
  • 5. Library maintainance as per the design requirements.
  • 6.Proficient with Intel PD FLOW.

Wipro limited

Senior VLSI Engineer

Jun 2018Jul 2019 · 1 yr 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • 1. Working on 16nm FFC DSL to Ethernet interface for NXP Semiconductors.
  • 2. Hardening 3 blocks(Processor, PEBM and flexspi) starting from Synthesis,STA,PV, IR and lec checks.
  • 3. Good and proficient in using Synopsys icc2, formality,primetime and apache Redhawk.
  • 4. Timing closure of the blocks including tran and cap fixes.
  • 5. Reference library preparation.
  • 6. Executing the PD chalenges and debugging.

Tata consultancy services

Design Engineer

Jun 2016Jun 2018 · 2 yrs · Bangalore

  • 1. Block level Design for Rolls Royce aerospace.
  • 2. Worked on 28nm tech node.
  • 3. Hardening of the DSP block all the way from Synthesis to GDS using Synospis icc2.
  • 4.Worked on LEC and formality checks.
  • 5. Worked on corsstalk and cleaning the timing of the block.

National institute of technology silchar

Teaching Assistantat NIT Silchar

Aug 2014May 2016 · 1 yr 9 mos · Silchar, Assam, India

  • Pursued masters in VLSI Design and Micro Electronics and Worked as a Teaching Assistant at NIT Silchar during my Masters for the undergraduates for the VLSI Design and DSP Labs.

Tata consultancy services

3 roles

Systems Enginner

Promoted

Jul 2013Jun 2014 · 11 mos

  • Software Developer

Assistant Systems Engineer

Jul 2012Jun 2013 · 11 mos

  • Software Developer

Assistant Systems Engineer Trainee

Jul 2011Jun 2012 · 11 mos

  • Software Developer

Education

National Institute of Technology Silchar

Master of Technology (M.Tech.) — Microelectronics and VLSI Design

Jan 2014Jan 2016

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) — Electronics and Communications Engineering

Nalanda Mahila Kalasala Vijayawada

Board of Intermediate Edducation

Aditya High School

SSC — Maths and science

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