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Engineer, DRAM RET Design

Micron Technology
Boise, ID Full Time
POSTED ON 3/1/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/25/2025

Our vision is to transform how the world uses information to enrich life for all.

Micron Technology is a world leader in innovating memory and storage solutions that accelerate the transformation of information into intelligence, inspiring the world to learn, communicate and advance faster than ever.

Department Intro :

Join the Advanced Mask Development team in the Technology Development department at Micron. We develop innovative Resolution Enhancement Techniques (RET) and Optical Proximity Corrections (OPC) to enable Micron's next generation DRAM products.

Position Overview :

As a DRAM RET engineer, you will develop reticle solutions in collaboration with Process Integration and Photolithography teams to advance our memory products. You will also work closely with critical internal partners including our mask shop and OPC recipe and tool development and production OPC teams to meet our deliverables.

Responsibilities :

  • Build OPC model to validate and to predict wafer patterning for both R&D pilot chip and production parts.
  • Develop and optimize recipes for OPC and Sub-resolution Assist Feature (SRAF), applying them to full chip scales.
  • Improve RET strategies, including modeling, OPC, illumination, SRAF, reticle blanks, design rules, and layout.
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to build robust and manufacturable layouts for process development and yield improvement.
  • Document Best Known Methods based on wafer learning, detailing thought processes and supporting data.

Qualifications & Skills :

  • 0-3 years of experience in reticle development within the semiconductor industry, with a proven track record of improving printability through design and layout data correction.
  • Proficiency in photolithography simulation packages (e.g., Sentaurus Litho, ProLith) and EDA software (e.g., Synopsys, Siemens, ASML Brion, Cadence).
  • Strong understanding of photolithography theory, including optics, diffraction, phase shifting, and resist modeling. Experience with 248 nm, 193 nm, and 193 nm immersion lithography.
  • Excellent computer skills, including Windows, Linux, UNIX, and programming languages (e.g., Perl, C, C , TCL, Python).
  • Outstanding communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills for effective collaboration across groups.
  • Education and Experience :

  • M.S. or Ph.D. in engineering or relevant sciences (e.g., Physics, Optics) is required.
  • As a world leader in the semiconductor industry, Micron is dedicated to your personal wellbeing and professional growth. Micron benefits are designed to help you stay well, provide peace of mind and help you prepare for the future. We offer a choice of medical, dental and vision plans in all locations enabling team members to select the plans that best meet their family healthcare needs and budget. Micron also provides benefit programs that help protect your income if you are unable to work due to illness or injury, and paid family leave. Additionally, Micron benefits include a robust paid time-off program and paid holidays. For additional information regarding the Benefit programs available, please see the Benefits Guide posted on micron.com / careers / benefits.

    Micron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

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    Micron Prohibits the use of child labor and complies with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, and other international and industry labor standards.

    Micron does not charge candidates any recruitment fees or unlawfully collect any other payment from candidates as consideration for their employment with Micron.

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