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title: "Tannu Sharma - Principal Design Engineer in Fremont | Tal"
description: "Meet Tannu Sharma, Machine Learning and Software Engineer with 15+ years of experience in EDA tool development. Expertise in timing optimization, ASIC flow automation, and PCB design. Passionate about leveraging AI to enhance chip design based in Fremont."
image: "https://tal.club/meet/tannu-sharma/share-image"
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# Tannu Sharma on Tal

## Headline

Machine Learning and Software Engineer with 15\+ years of experience in EDA tool development\. Expertise in timing optimization, ASIC flow automation, and PCB design\. Passionate about leveraging AI to enhance chip design

## About

Ph\.D\. graduate in Computer Engineering from the University of Utah with quality experience in Electronics Design and Automation industry as an Application Engineer\. Specialties: \* Machine learning in EDA \* Relative Timed Design Flow Expert \- Synopsys Design Compiler, PrimeTime, IC\-Compiler, Modelsim\. \* Expert in the usage of application extension languages and experienced in providing solutions using them \- TCL, SKILL, C\+\+, python\. \* Understanding of Library Design and ASIC Flow \- Virtuoso, NCSIM, RTL Compiler; VERILOG\. \* Expertise in PCB Design Flow and Cadence PCB Tools \- Allegro PCB Editor, Allegro Package Designer, Constraint Manager, Specctra, SigXP, PCB Librarian, Allegro Design Entry HDL, OrCAD \- Allegro Design Entry CIS, PSPICE 10\.5, OrCAD Layout \* Understanding of Virtuoso to PCB Flow \- to concurrently design chip, package, and PCB\.

## Location

Fremont

## Work experience

Principal Design Engineer at Multigig startup, Jun 2025 \- Present · 1 yr 1 mo, San Jose, California, United States

Sr Principal Solutions Engineer at Cadence Design Systems, Jul 2023 \- Feb 2025 · 1 yr 8 mos

Sr\. R&D Engineer at Synopsys Inc, Jan 2020 \- Jul 2023 · 3 yrs 7 mos, Hillsboro, Oregon, Software development in python, ML, tcl, C/C\+\+\. Adding svf support for DW in FC and DC\.

Sr\. Design Engineer at Marvell Semiconductor, Oct 2019 \- Dec 2019 · 3 mos, Boise, Idaho Area

Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant at University of Utah, Jan 2014 \- Sep 2019 · 5 yrs 9 mos, Salt Lake City

## Education

Doctor of Philosophy \(PhD\), Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Utah

M\.Sc, Electronics, University of delhi

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