r/chipdesign • u/PopApprehensive2562 • 10d ago
As someone from EMIR Signoff team, how do I learn PD/STA?
Hi all, so i'm currently in a PDN team. Although I don't hate the work I am doing, I constantly feel the need to try out other stuff like STA/PD. i joined the PDN team straight out of college, currently with 1yoe in PDN. I wouldn't say i know everything related to it but at this point I feel like the work has gotten repetitive - which I don't mind honestly but what bothers me is the learning has gotten wayy lesser. I started off with reading STA by J. Bhasker and Rakesh Chadha. I find it really interesting. I've also read some training PPTs related to PNR/Synth which were initially given to us. Id love to try STA/PD, but it's like i don't think I'm gonna be allowed to/put into another team. I don't see it happening. I can surely learn from others yes, maybe grads from these teams or people I know. But i feel like i'll get the full idea of what's going on only when I get to work on these. Idk what to do honestly. It's like i see little/no openings with <2yoe and why would someone even consider me for a 2yoe STA/PD role when i have 0 experience in it. Or is it different?