PhD Analog/Mixed-Signal SerDes Design Intern/Co-op

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On-site
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Salary
$91,520–$137,280 / yr
Employment
Intern
Posted
21 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Sep 11, 2027

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Below market

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Similar $180k
This role $114k
$75k most similar roles pay here $244k

This role pays less than 77% of similar roles. Most pay $131,500–$227,500 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $114k versus about $180k for comparable roles.

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AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) is a semiconductor company that develops high-performance processors, graphics cards, and adaptive computing solutions for gaming, data centers, and embedded markets. Industry: Semiconductors

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TL;DR · PhD Analog/Mixed-Signal SerDes Design Intern/Co-op

The 2027 PhD Analog/Mixed-Signal SerDes Design Intern/Co-op joins a world-class team to develop high-speed communication and optical interconnect technologies. In this role, the individual will define circuit architectures optimized for high-bandwidth electrical and optical links while performing link-level simulations to validate proposed designs. Daily responsibilities include modeling on-die RF passive components like inductors and capacitors, as well as designing key building blocks such as DACs, SAR-ADCs, sample-and-hold circuits, analog front ends, PLLs, reference generation circuits, and clock distribution networks in advanced FinFET technologies. The candidate will work with MATLAB, SPICE, and industry-standard CAD tools to address complex technical challenges in wireline and optical transceiver systems. This position focuses on the specific engineering problems of high-speed SerDes architectures and silicon-photonics transceivers within the broader high-speed communication infrastructure.

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