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About Arm Holdings
Arm Holdings plc is a leading British semiconductor and software design firm, established in 1990 and recognized for developing energy-efficient processor architectures that power nearly all smartphones and a vast range of IoT and computing devices.
Arm Holdings currently has
113 open roles
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Listed pay typically runs
$208,450–$282,050
across 112 roles with salary data.
The CPU Performance – Principal Microarchitecture Exploration Engineer joins the CPU Performance team to define the microarchitecture for next-generation Cortex-X and Neoverse CPUs. This role involves driving innovations in CPU design by developing performance models, analyzing workloads, and shaping architecture to optimize performance, power, and area efficiency. Key responsibilities include proposing microarchitectural innovations using cycle-accurate and functional simulators, estimating design trade-offs, and correlating simulation results with performance data. The successful candidate will utilize skills in computer science or electrical engineering, specifically focusing on high-performance CPU microarchitecture and performance modeling infrastructure. Proficiency in C++, Python, and performance profiling is preferred. The work addresses the technical challenge of balancing power and area while meeting future performance requirements for diverse computing and connectivity applications across billions of devices.
CPU Architecture
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Software Design Patterns
OS Internals
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Branch Prediction
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CPU Architecture
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Vector Architectures
RTL
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OS Internals
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CPU Pipelines
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CPU Performance Architecture
Micro-architecture Design
C++
C
Python
Perl
Performance Modeling
RTL
CPU Performance Simulator
Performance Analysis
OS Internals
Compiler Technology
Performance Benchmarks