2025 Fall Intern, Memory Subsystem Modeling

Lab Overview:

The Samsung SOC Lab vision provides innovative SoC architecture, bus / memory subsystem, multimedia subsystems and key IP blocks for future Samsung Galaxy products (Smartphones, tablets and future devices). We are defining the high performance SoC architecture development for various Galaxy device lineups. This lab collaborates with Samsung's strategic SoC partners, Samsung MX headquarter team, and key R&D teams around the globe to innovate and reinvent technology that will positively impact millions of people around the world via the Galaxy flagship products.

Position Summary:

We are looking for an intern to help build Memory Subsystem Architecture models for analysis of new SoC architectures and features for next generation mobile products. An architecture foundation in soc architecture, Memory Subsystem and performance modelling experience is desired for this intern.

Position Responsibilities:

• Build Memory Subsystem architectural models in SystemC/platform architect of existing and new architectures.
• Perform performance modeling and analysis of various applications, benchmarks, and uses cases.
• Analyze system-level architectural trade-offs Fabric, System cache and DRAM controller.
• Develop SoC performance models to help evaluate PPA (power, performance, area) targets.
• Develop performance models of Fabric, System cache and DRAM controller – particularly around mobile platforms.
• Leverage Industry standard tools and/or create in house tools to speed up performance evaluation and analysis.

Required Skills:

• Pursuing or completed PhD degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering preferably specializing in soc memory architecture, or related discipline.
• Understanding of memory controller architecture, memory scheduling, prioritization and QoS.
• Background in memory systems and computer architecture to understand the tradeoffs among memory bandwidth, latency, performance, power, SoC area.
• Proficient in C/C++ and understanding of architecture model development using SystemC.
• System-C based performance modeling or some experience with Platform Architect.
• Experience creating or integrating simulation models of multi-core SoC subsystems at different levels of abstraction (e.g., cycle-accurate and TLM).

Additional Information

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Essential Job Functions

This position will be performed in an office setting. The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, and frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers.

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