Assistant Researcher - Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences - Berkeley Device Modeling Center

The Berkeley Device Modeling Center (BDMC) in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at the University of California, Berkeley welcomes applications for an Assistant Researcher to conduct creative and impactful research in the field of compact modeling of semiconductor devices. BDMC was established in 2012 and its faculty co-directors are Prof Chenming Hu and Prof. Sayeef Salahuddin, both of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences. The Center's mission is to support the research of graduate students and postdocs to develop compact models for advanced and emerging electronic devices. The Center's research results are required for designing advanced and future integrated circuits and have been a critical part of the global Electronic Design Automation ecosystem and used widely by the semiconductor industry. The center is funded by corporate sponsors' membership fees. Current members include leading semiconductor manufacturing, design and EDA companies.

Responsibilities:

The candidate will conduct independent creative and impactful research in the field of compact modeling of semiconductor devices, develop compact models for FinFET, GAA (Gate-All-Around), FDSOI (Fully-Depleted Silicon-on-Insulator), high voltage MOSFET, NCFET (Negative-Capacitance Field-Effect-Transistor), ferroelectric/anti-ferroelectric capacitors, etc., assure the accuracy and quality of the developed models, coordinate the introduction of new Silicon Integration Initiative standard compact models, collaborate with industrial users of the models and international research groups, disseminate research results through lead-authored publications in refereed conference proceedings and/or journals and participation in conferences and standard workgroups, and mentor graduate students and postdocs.

Labor Contract: https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/labor/bargaining-units/ra/index.html

PhD or equivalent international degree at time of application

• PhD in Electrical Engineering or Microelectronics
• Experience in introducing Silicon Integration Initiative standard compact models
• Experience in developing compact models of FinFET, GAA, FDSOI and/or NCFET
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Record of peer-reviewed publications

• 3 required (contact information only)

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