
SEMIFIVE is a leading custom silicon design partner, positioning itself as the new global hub for custom silicon. Founded in 2019 in Seoul, South Korea, the company leverages over 20 years of Korean semiconductor design expertise. SEMIFIVE offers comprehensive design solutions, including SoC Platforms, Idea Hand-off ASIC Design, Design and Engineering Services, and Turnkey Manufacturing. Their innovative SoC Platform enables low-cost, high-efficiency System-on-Chip (SoC) design, catering to diverse applications such as AI inference, AIoT, and HPC. SEMIFIVE is an official Samsung Foundry's SAFE Design Solution Partner (DSP), facilitating seamless access to Samsung Foundry's advanced process nodes. With a team of over 350 experts, the company has demonstrated significant growth, achieving over KRW 100 billion in revenue in its first five years, with a 57% year-over-year growth rate. Key offerings include: - SoC Platform: Facilitating rapid and minimal effort SoC design. - Idea Hand-off ASIC Design: Managing the entire design process from concept to manufacturing. - Engineering Services: Providing front-end or back-end design augmentation. - Turnkey Manufacturing: Offering wafer fabrication, packaging, and testing services. The company emphasizes making custom silicon accessible and efficient, working with global innovation leaders to shape future SoC designs.

SEMIFIVE is a leading custom silicon design partner, positioning itself as the new global hub for custom silicon. Founded in 2019 in Seoul, South Korea, the company leverages over 20 years of Korean semiconductor design expertise. SEMIFIVE offers comprehensive design solutions, including SoC Platforms, Idea Hand-off ASIC Design, Design and Engineering Services, and Turnkey Manufacturing. Their innovative SoC Platform enables low-cost, high-efficiency System-on-Chip (SoC) design, catering to diverse applications such as AI inference, AIoT, and HPC. SEMIFIVE is an official Samsung Foundry's SAFE Design Solution Partner (DSP), facilitating seamless access to Samsung Foundry's advanced process nodes. With a team of over 350 experts, the company has demonstrated significant growth, achieving over KRW 100 billion in revenue in its first five years, with a 57% year-over-year growth rate. Key offerings include: - SoC Platform: Facilitating rapid and minimal effort SoC design. - Idea Hand-off ASIC Design: Managing the entire design process from concept to manufacturing. - Engineering Services: Providing front-end or back-end design augmentation. - Turnkey Manufacturing: Offering wafer fabrication, packaging, and testing services. The company emphasizes making custom silicon accessible and efficient, working with global innovation leaders to shape future SoC designs.
Director- Physical Design
About Semifive
Founded in Seoul in 2019, SEMIFIVE is basing its foundation on Korea’s semiconductor design competency that was amassed for more than 20 years. With expertise spanning front-end to back-end design, SEMIFIVE has become the fastest growing silicon design company that offers the most comprehensive design solutions. SEMIFIVE’s core business is its innovative SoC Platform that enables low-cost and high-efficiency SoC design, and also provides full turnkey design services for global customers through its diverse network.
As the cost of developing an SoC and the demand for customized silicon continue to grow rapidly, SEMIFIVE’s SoC Platform will play a key role in turning innovative ideas into silicon. SEMIFIVE, hand in hand with global innovation leaders, is growing as a leading partner for future SoC designs, and thereby becoming: The New Global Hub of Custom Silicon.
Semifive India Design Centre, headquartered in Bangalore, is our rapidly growing capability centre that plays a pivotal role in delivering complex SoC programs for global customers. The India team is at the forefront of RTL-to-GDS design execution, IP creation, and turnkey silicon delivery, working closely with worldwide teams to bring next-generation SoCs to production.
Key Responsibilities
Qualifications
Why Join Us?
At Semifive, you will be part of a fast-growing global semiconductor solutions company that is redefining how custom SoCs are designed and brought to market. Joining our Bangalore team means leading state-of-the-art physical design execution for next-generation chips that power tomorrow’s innovations.
You will work directly with world-class engineering teams and customers across continents, influence the methodology, architecture, and execution strategy, and shape the growth of Semifive India’s backend design capability.
We offer a collaborative, agile, and empowering environment that values innovation and ownership. Your leadership will directly impact the delivery of complex silicon programs and the growth trajectory of Semifive in India.