Nadav Niv
Senior Director of Verification at NextSilicon
Tel Aviv
Summary
Nearly two decades of experience in verification, in both corporate and startup settings. Throughout my career, I consistently demonstrate expertise in leading cutting-edge verification processes for multiple large SoCs. Extensive hands-on experience and deep understanding of verification methodologies.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages
Work History
Senior Director of Verification
NextSilicon
06.2022 - Current
Leading NextSilicon verification team of around 60 engineers, split into 4 teams: SoC, RISC-V, Grid and NiC in different locations: Israel, Serbia, Hungary
Verification Manager
NextSilicon
01.2021 - 05.2022
- Leading RISC-V verification team
- Enabling NextSilicon FPGA prototype
- Leading NextSilicon first Gen. Post Silicon validation
Senior Design Verification Engineer
NextSilicon
04.2020 - 01.2021
SV/UVM IP verification owner, Fullchip verifcation lead
Verification Team Lead
Apple
01.2018 - 04.2020
Leading ANS IP verification
Verification Engineer
Apple
09.2012 - 04.2020
Hands on verification of multiple IP's, including PCIe, USB, AXI , NVMe
VLSI Engineer
Tessera - DigitalOptics Corporation
02.2012 - 09.2012
ASIC Engineer
Broadcom US
03.2010 - 08.2011
H264 video encoder development, design and verification
ASIC Engineer
Broadcom US
06.2009 - 03.2010
H264 video encoder development, design and verification
ASIC Engineer
Broadcom
04.2006 - 05.2009
H264 video encoder development, design and verification
Education
B.Sc. - Electrical and Computer Engineering
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
01.2002 - 01.2006
Skills
Leadership
Verification
System Verilog, UVM
undefinedTimeline
Senior Director of Verification
NextSilicon
06.2022 - Current
Verification Manager
NextSilicon
01.2021 - 05.2022
Senior Design Verification Engineer
NextSilicon
04.2020 - 01.2021
Verification Team Lead
Apple
01.2018 - 04.2020
Verification Engineer
Apple
09.2012 - 04.2020
VLSI Engineer
Tessera - DigitalOptics Corporation
02.2012 - 09.2012
ASIC Engineer
Broadcom US
03.2010 - 08.2011
ASIC Engineer
Broadcom US
06.2009 - 03.2010
ASIC Engineer
Broadcom
04.2006 - 05.2009
B.Sc. - Electrical and Computer Engineering
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
01.2002 - 01.2006
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