Bluespec, Inc. is a hardware design startup based in Waltham, Massachusetts that is building the next generation of Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools. Bluespec's toolset, which is based on functional programming technology, delivers a high-level design and verification environment to current Verilog and VHDL designers of ASICs and FPGAs. Bluespec is the first high-level synthesis product that accelerates the design cycle and reduces verification costs while retaining the ability to deliver no-compromise hardware. Bluespec's technical team includes the noted programming-language luminaries Rishiyur Nikhil and Joe Stoy. Join Bluespec and be part of what's next in silicon design! For further details, please visit our website: www.bluespec.com Internship duration Full-time (40 hrs/week) during the summer of 2005. Roles and responsibilities Potential internship projects include: - Developing new language and tool features for the Bluespec synthesis engine, simulator and/or source-level GUI debugger - Creating hardware design benchmarks for synthesis and simulation - Designing and validating hardware design flows that include Bluespec and third-party EDA tools Interns will learn about cutting-edge approaches in hardware design and verification and will also gain experience with functional programming in a commercial context. Requirements - Currently enrolled in a BS/MS/PhD program with Computer Science or Electrical Engineering as a major - Strong programming background with a wide variety of languages (languages of specific interest include Haskell, C, Tcl/Tk and Perl) - Functional programming experience strongly preferred - Hardware design experience strongly preferred - Working knowledge of Linux/UNIX/Windows - Excellent communication, leadership and interpersonal skills - Knowledge of Verilog/VHDL/SystemVerilog/SystemC is a plus - Knowledge of current EDA products is a plus The number of internship slots is limited so applicants should send resumes to skp@bluespec.com (Sathyam Pattanam, VP Engineering) or careers@bluespec.com (Human Resources) as soon as possible. Thank you, - Ravi Nanavati