Skill
Clock Tree Synthesis
Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Civil and Environmental)
Clock Tree Synthesis (CTS) is a step in digital integrated circuit design where a balanced network of buffers and wires is built to distribute a clock signal to all sequential elements (like flip-flops) on a chip with minimal skew and latency. It's performed by chip design engineers using electronic design automation (EDA) tools during the physical design/backend stage of the ASIC or SoC design flow. Proper CTS is critical for ensuring reliable timing and synchronization across a chip's circuitry.
Clock Tree Synthesis in the job market
Last checked October 28, 2026
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Open roles requiring Clock Tree Synthesis (5)
Sr. Staff Physical Design PPA Engineer
Samsung Semiconductor
Full-time · Austin, TX · $180,200 – $270,400
Samsung seeks a senior physical design engineer to lead power, performance, and area optimization initiatives across their GPU and custom semiconductor IP. This role suits experienced design implementation professionals who excel at problem-solving, understand chip design flows deeply, and can drive methodology improvements across synthesis, place-and-route, and signoff.
Listed on Samsung Semiconductor’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Senior Physical Design Methodology Engineer, Innovus Flows
NVIDIA
$168,000 – $310,500
NVIDIA is seeking a senior physical design engineer to develop and optimize chip design methodologies across their product line, with focus on power, performance, and area efficiency on advanced semiconductor nodes. This role combines deep expertise in EDA tools and physical design flows with emerging opportunities to apply machine learning to accelerate design cycles.
Listed on NVIDIA’s careers site · Apply there ↗
EDA Tools Hardware Engineer
Intel
Full-time · $141,910 – $269,100
Intel is hiring a hardware engineer to develop full-chip physical design implementation flows, including placement, routing, clock synthesis, and power grid planning for advanced semiconductor designs. This role suits experienced engineers with a background in physical design and knowledge of EDA tools like Innovus.
Listed on Intel’s careers site · Apply there ↗
ASIC Implementation Engineer PD
Broadcom Inc.
San Jose, CA · $121,900 – $195,000
Broadcom seeks a physical design engineer to lead chip floorplanning and top-level integration for AI and PCIe switch products, from RTL through tape-out. This role suits experienced engineers with deep expertise in hierarchical floorplanning, clock trees, and cross-functional coordination across design and package teams.
Listed on Broadcom Inc.’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Senior Staff Engineer, Physical Design (Floorplanning)
Samsung Semiconductor
Full-time · Austin, TX · $180,200 – $270,400
Samsung is seeking a Senior Staff GPU Physical Design Engineer to lead floorplanning and power-grid implementation for next-generation high-performance GPU and system-level designs. This role suits experienced physical design engineers who can drive methodology innovation, mentor others, and deliver silicon across advanced technology nodes.
Listed on Samsung Semiconductor’s careers site · Apply there ↗
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