PhD Student positions - High speed baseband electronics for communication

Information about the project and the research groups
Chalmers is a leader in research on high speed photonics and electronics for high datarate fibre/wireless communication, and electronics for millimeterwave imaging and sensing. Supported by the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF), we now expand and strengthen our efforts to develop integrated circuits and packaging solutions for wireless and fibre communication for datarates exceeding 100 Gigabit per second. We therefore seek a PhD student for research on the following technologies:

- Mixed signal integrated circuits design for high datarate wireless and optical communication, including circuits for syncronization, transimpedance amplifier, equalizer, predistorsion, and AD/DA converters.

The laboratories involved are the Microwave Electronics Laboratory and the Photonics Laboratoryat the Department of Microtechnology and Nanoscience (MC2). We have a long tradition of high-level research in THz-electronics, and high speed electronics, opto electronics, and optical communication. Our resources include comprehensive sets of numerical tools for device and circuit design, a state-of-the-art cleanroom facility (the Nanofabrication Laboratory) with all the equipment needed for device fabrication and laboratories with extraordinary resources for device and circuit characterization and THz measurements. We are among the leading groups worldwide in high speed ultra-broadband electronics, THz-electronics,  high speed datacom lasers, and advanced modulation formats for very high capacity fibre optical communication.

Major tasks and responsibilities
The PhD student will develop new generations of analog baseband electronics for wireless high datarate electronics, and in addition power efficient driver and receiver circuits for high speed optical datacom transmitters and receivers, using various CAD tools and circuit technologies (SiGe BiCMOS, InP DHBT). After fabrication at foundries, the circuits will be experimentally evaluated using a variety of high frequency measurement techniques. The work also involves integration with radio frontend electronics, lasers (VCSELs) and photodetectors in order to demonstrate high speed transmitters and receivers.

Your major responsibilities as PhD student is to pursue your own doctoral studies. You are expected to develop your own scientific concepts and communicate the results of your research verbally and in writing. The positions also include departmental work, mostly as a teaching assistant, corresponding to about 10% of working hours.

Position summary
Full-time temporary employment. The position is limited to a maximum of five years.

Qualifications
By the starting date, the applicants must have a Master of Science degree in Engineering Physics, Applied Physics, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent. Solid knowledge in the areas of high speed electronics including analog and/or digital circuit design in Cadence or ADS is required. Any experience from semiconductors, signal processing, device design, device fabrication, device or circuit characterization, and/or optical transmission measurements is a merit. A good command of English is required.

Chalmers continuously strives to be an attractive employer. Equality and diversity are substantial foundations in all activities at Chalmers.

Application procedure
The application should be marked with Ref 20150233 and written in English. The application should be sent electronically via Chalmers webpage.


Application deadline: August 15, 2015

For questions, please contact:
Professor Herbert Zirath,
Department of Microtechnology and Nanoscience,
herbert.zirath@chalmers.se,
+46 31-7721852

Professor Anders Larsson,
Department of Microtechnology and Nanoscience,
anders.larsson@chalmers.se,
+46 31-7721593, +46 703-088626

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