PhD: Compact Modelling of mm-Wave Devices
Department/faculty: Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science
Level: Master degree
Working hours: 38 uur per week ()
Contract: Four years
Salary: €2042 to €2612 per month gross

About us

The faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science (EEMCS) is known world wide for its high academic quality and social relevance of its research programs. The faculty’s excellent facilities accentuate its international position in teaching and research. The faculty offers an interdisciplinary setting for its 500 employees, 350 PhD students and 1700 undergraduates. Together they work on a broad range of technical innovations in the fields of sustainable energy, telecommunications, microelectronics, embedded systems, computer and software engineering, interactive multimedia and applied mathematics.

The Laboratory of Electronic Components, Technology and Materials (ECTM) is part of the Department of Microelectronics and offers a multi-disciplinary research environment that interacts strongly with the industry.

The vacancy is in the semiconductor device modeling research group. This group focuses on semiconductor device modelling and hosts the industrial world standard compact model Mextram.

Job description

The position is a 4-year PhD student position, to be completed by writing and defending a PhD thesis about an aspect of bipolar transistor modelling, culminating, if successful, in a PhD degree.

The research work in general will consist of a balanced combination of experimental work, performing measurements in our advanced electronics laboratory, and analysis of experimental data. These activities will result in an improved understanding and models that will actually be used in the semiconductor industry.

Bipolar transistors are the active devices of choice for advanced radio frequency applications, such as upcoming telecommunication generations and radar systems. In these applications, the most advanced bipolar transistors will be applied. The study of these advanced electronic devices suggests a myriad of topics in semiconductor device physics. The focus of the research will be on understanding and modelling advanced bipolar transistors for future mm-wave applications. The project will contribute to the continuous development of the industrial world standard compact model for bipolar transistors Mextram (mextram.ewi.tudelft.nl).

In this project, we shall closely cooperate with NXP-Semiconductors; see e.g: www.nxp.com/models. In the course of the project, the candidate will spend part of his/her time at NXP-Semiconductors so as to exchange knowledge and results.

Requirements

The candidate has an academic MSc degree in physics, applied mathematics, electrical engineering, or an equivalent field. The candidate has an affinity for semiconductor device physics and for the combination of experimental work and mathematical analysis and modelling. The candidate should have an open personality and good English language skills in order to closely cooperate with colleagues and students as well as write project documents.

Conditions of employment

TU Delft offers an attractive benefits package, including a flexible work week, free high-speed Internet access from home, and the option of assembling a customised compensation and benefits package (the 'IKA'). Salary and benefits are in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities.

Information and application

More information about the Mextram model can be found at e.g. mextram.ewi.tudelft.nl.

For more information about this position, please contact Dr. Ramses van der Toorn, e-mail: R.vanderToorn@tudelft.nl.

To apply, please e-mail a detailed CV along with a letter of application before 20 September 2010 to peno-ewi@tudelft.nl. As a part of the selection procedure, a half-day of interviews at NXP Research, Eindhoven, the Netherlands, will be scheduled. When applying for this position, make sure to mention vacancy number EWI2010.10.