On-Wafer Standards (CHIPS Funded Project)

Overview

This PREP position focuses on developing traceable on-wafer standards for 5G, 6G, and beyond.
The position requires finite element simulations, programming, network analysis, dimensional
metrology, web-based programming, and other skills. The position will use on-wafer methods to
develop standards for mmWave industry to validate the authenticity of integrated circuits.

Qualifications

• A PhD degree in Materials Science Engineering, or a related field.
• 2 years of relevant experience with microelectronic fabrication.
• Familiarity with programming in MATLAB and Python.
• Experience with finite element simulations in ANSYS or COMSOL.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• U.S. Citizen Preferred

Research Proposal

Key responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• The PREP student will coordinate all stakeholder engagement to understand industries need and coordinate regular updates to solicit feedback.
• The PREP student will design, simulate, and assemble on-wafer electronics for mmWave test and measurement.
• With the measurement systems integrated, the PREP student will perform all measurements and analysis on the data.
• In coordination with NIST researcher, the PREP student will develop and carry out on-wafer metrology.