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The CPU Performance Architect, Platform Architecture joins the CPU Architecture and Performance Team to drive advanced exploration for next generation iPhone, iPad, and Mac CPU architectures. This role focuses on CPU micro-architecture, specifically pushing boundaries in branch prediction, code and data prefetchers, novel prediction schemes to improve latency, and CPU pipeline optimization. The architect will collect data and measurements to identify bottlenecks in single-threaded and multi-threaded workloads, collaborating with designers to refine ideas into implementable RTL. Key responsibilities include taking concepts to C/C++ simulator implementations and maintaining simulation environments. Required skills include CPU micro-architecture knowledge, performance bottleneck analysis, and scripting in Perl or Python. The work involves solving timing and power efficiency challenges while ensuring designs fit within specific system constraints.
Research and develop novel branch prediction, prefetching, and pipeline optimization schemes.
Collect and analyze data measurements to validate or rule out performance improvement ideas.
Assess the feasibility of micro-architecture ideas through modeling with RTL and design teams.
Analyze single-threaded and multi-threaded workloads to identify performance bottlenecks.
Implement performance concepts into C/C++ simulator environments.
Refine architectural ideas to meet specific timing, power efficiency, and system constraints.
Maintain and improve the CPU simulation environment to enable data-driven decision-making.
What we're looking for
Experience with CPU architecture and micro-architecture
Experience conceiving novel performance ideas using micro-architecture knowledge and performance bottleneck analysis on relevant workloads
Experience working with design and implementation teams to iterate on ideas to solve timing and power efficiency challenges and fit them into system constraints
Experience in performance and/or power simulation environments, such as taking ideas from concept to C/C++ simulator implementation
Experience in scripting languages such as Perl or Python
20+ years of relevant industry experience (preferred)
MS or PhD in Electrical or Computer Engineering or Computer Science (preferred)
CPU Architecture
Micro-architecture
C++
Python
Perl
RTL
SIMD
Vector Architectures
Branch Prediction
Data Prefetchers
Compiler Technologies
OS Internals
Data Structures
Algorithms
Software Design Patterns
CPU Architecture
Micro-architecture
C++
Python
Perl
RTL
SIMD
Vector Architectures
Compiler Technologies
OS Internals
Data Structures
Algorithms
Software Design Patterns
Branch Prediction
Prefetchers
Power Efficiency
CPU Architecture
Micro-architecture
C
C++
Python
Perl
SIMD
Vector Architectures
RTL
Data Structures
Algorithms
Software Design Patterns
OS Internals
Compiler Technologies
Branch Prediction
Prefetchers
CPU Architecture
Micro-architecture
C
C++
Python
Perl
SIMD
Vector Architectures
RTL
OS Internals
Compiler Technologies
Data Structures
Algorithms
Software Design Patterns
CPU Architecture
Micro-architecture
C
C++
Python
Perl
SIMD
Vector Architectures
RTL
Data Structures
Algorithms
Software Design Patterns
OS Internals
Compiler Technologies
Branch Prediction
Prefetchers
CPU Pipelines
CPU Architecture
Micro-architecture
C
C++
Python
Perl
SIMD
Vector Architectures
RTL
Data Structures
Algorithms
Software Design Patterns
OS Internals
Compiler Technologies
Branch Prediction
Prefetchers