Summary
Xiangyu Xu is a Senior CAD Engineer with a PhD in Electrical Engineering and 12 years of experience specializing in VLSI physical design, routing algorithms, and end-to-end RTL2GDS flows. He has driven tooling and design-enablement work across top semiconductor companies, delivering ASIC content for Intel 18A/14A PDKs, contributing to Innovus optimization engines at Cadence, and building automated RTL2GDS frameworks in industry settings. Based in Richardson, TX, Xiangyu blends research-grade rigor with hands-on engineering to solve timing and physical verification challenges at scale. Colleagues value his ability to translate advanced routing theory into practical CAD tools that accelerate tapeout readiness.
12 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Electrical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Electrical Engineering at The University of Texas at Dallas
Communications Systems Design Engineering, Communications Systems Design Engineering at University of California, Irvine