PhD position (f/m/d) on BEOL integration of memristive devices for neuronal activity detection

Work group:

Functional Oxides for Energy-Efficient IT

Area of research:

PHD Thesis

Job description:

Reference No. QM 2021/5

The Institute Functional Oxides for Energy-Efficient IT is looking for

PhD position (f/m/d) on BEOL integration of memristive devices for neuronal activity detection

Ta

• CMOS back-end fabrication of memristive devices, particularly conductive bridge and oxide resistive switching devices
• Standard DC and pulsed electrical characterization of memristive devices and arrays.
• Evaluation of different device architectures and optimization of device parameters for signal processing of pre-recorded neuronal signals.
• Circuit design for programming of small memristive arrays.
• Collaboration with experts for CMOS MEA circuit design, device compact model development and biological characterization for neurons.
• Presentation at international conferences and scientific publications of experimental results

Requirements

• Completed Master Degree in Electrical Engineering or Physics with excellent academic record and interest for device and circuit co-development
• Research experience in nanodevice fabrication
• Experience with electrical characterization such as CV/IV bench tests, pulsed IV measurements
• Experience or knowledge in analog or digital circuits
• Experience working in cleanroom and morphological characterization such as SEM, AFM would be beneficial
• Good written and spoken skills in English
• High motivation for research, zeal to learn, and open mind for cooperative work as well as a team-oriented and communicative work ethic

Further Information

Dr. Veeresh Deshpande

+49 30 8062 42491

veeresh.deshpande@helmholtz-berlin.de

Closing Date: 19.05.2021

This research center is part of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centers. With more than 42,000 employees and an annual budget of over € 5 billion, the Helmholtz Association is Germany's largest scientific organisation.