Aug 2, 2010

Open Ph D scholarship in semiconductor device modeling

We offer one scholarship for a Ph D student position in the Department of Electronic Engineering in the Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV), in Tarragona, Spain.


The duration of the grant will be for four years. The monthly salary will be about 1000 Euro/month. The position will start in January 2011.

The candidate should have a Bachelor or Master degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Telecommunication Engineering or Physics. A good background in Semiconductor Physics, Semiconductor Devices, or Integrated Circuit Design will be highly appreciated.

The work to be done by the candidate will be focused on the development of new techniques of characterization and modeling of novel advanced semiconductor devices, in particular nanoscale MOSFETs or III-V devices. It will be related to several European projects in which the hosting group participates, in particular the COmpact MOdelling Netwok (COMON), that is led by the hosting group (the so-called NEPHOS group)

The NEPHOS group at URV is one of the most powerful teams in Europe in the area of compact modeling of semiconductor devices.


Required documents for applicants


Applicants are required to send to the address specified below the following documents (in English or Spanish):

1) a full Curriculum Vitae (as complete as possible) with passport number

2) Copy of their diploma

3) copy of their passport

4) Academic certificate including their marks (it is important that the number of hours or credits of each subject appears). It is also very important that the document specifies what is the minimum mark for passing a given subject and what is the maximum mark that can be awarded.

Candidates are requested to send their documents by e-mail to:

Prof. Benjamin Iñiguez
Department of Electronic, Electrical and Automatic Control Engineering

Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV)

Avinguda Països Catalans, 26
43007
Tarragona (Spain)
Email: benjamin.iniguez@gmail.com
Tel: +34977558521 Fax:+34977559610


Deadline: August 21 2011

You can contact Prof. Benjamin Iñiguez (Benjamin.Iniguez@gmail.com) for more information

Tarragona is a medium city (100000 inhabitants) with a Mediterranean climate and many recreation opportunities (nice beaches, theme parks, nature preserves, mountain hiking, touristic resorts and facilities). It is located 100 km Southwest of Barcelona, and it is very well connected by train, bus, highways and even low cost flights from its own airport. Additional information about the University and the department can be found at: www.urv.cat and sauron.etse.urv.es



Jul 30, 2010

IEEE SCV EDS: upcoming talks

Aug 10th
3-D ICs: Motivation, Performance Analysis, Technology and Applications
Dr. Krishna Saraswat, IEEE Fellow

Sept 14th
LDMOS - Technology and Applications
Shekar Mallikarjunaswamy, Alpha Omega Semiconductor

Oct 12th
Is it the End of the Road for Silicon in Power Management?
Dr. Alex Lidow, CEO Efficient Power Conversion Corporation

For details visit http://www.ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/eds/

Jul 28, 2010

30 free programming eBooks [UPDATED]

Software engineering is an important element of the compact/spice modeling. Learning a new programming language always is fun and there are many great books legally available for free online. Here’s a selection of 30 of them:

Lisp/Scheme:
How to Desing Programs
Let Over Lambda
On Lisp
Practical Common Lisp
Programming in Emacs Lisp
Programming Languages. Application and Interpretation (suggested by Alex Ott)
Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
Teach Yourself Scheme in Fixnum Days
Visual LISP Developer’s Bible (suggested by skatterbrainz)

Ruby:
Data Structures and Algorithms with Object-Oriented Design Patterns in Ruby
Learn to Program
MacRuby: The Definitive Guide
Mr. Neighborly’s Humble Little Ruby Book (suggested by @tundal45)
Programming Ruby
Ruby Best Practices
Ruby on Rails Tutorial Book (suggested by @tundal45)

Javascript:
Building iPhone Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
Eloquent Javascript
jQuery Fundamentals

Haskell:
Learn You a Haskell for Great Good
Real World Haskell

Erlang:
Concurrent Programming in Erlang
Learn You Some Erlang for Great Good

Python:
Dive into Python
How to Think Like a Computer Scientist – Learning with Python

Smalltalk:
Dynamic Web Development with Seaside
Pharo by Example (based on the next book in this list, suggested by Anonymous)
Squeak by Example

Misc:
Algorithms
The Art of Assembly Language
Beginning Perl
Building Accessible Websites (suggested by Joe Clark)
The C Book
Compiler Construction
Dive Into HTML 5 (suggested by @til)
Learn Prolog Now!
Objective-C 2.0 Essentials
Programming Scala

Of course there are many more free programming eBooks, but this list consists of the ones I read or want(ed) to read. This is far from comprehensive and languages that are completely missing are mostly left out on purpose (e.g. PHP, C++, Java). I’m sure somebody else made a list for them somewhere.

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MEMUNITY Workshop "Reliability, Testing, and Characterization of Micro Systems"

Registration for the MEMUNITY Workshop "Reliability, Testing, and Characterization of Micro Systems" is now open! To register, please send an email with the names of all participants and company contact information to info@memunity.org by August 31st.

The workshop will take place on Wednesday, September 15th, 2010 from 9 am to 5 pm at IVAM e.V. Fachverband für Mikrotechnik in Dortmund, Germany (Emil Figge Str. 76, 44227 Dortmund, Germany). Technical presentations and discussions will be held by industry experts including Fraunhofer ENAS, IMEC, Cascade Microtech, Inc., Polytec, IMMS, aixACCT, Agilent, Solidus Technologies, Process Relations, Fraunhofer IWMH, ELMOS, and IHP. The full agenda can be downloaded from www.memunity.org or www.ivam.de. Please note, the workshop is free of charge!

For further information contact Frank-Michael Werner

Jul 27, 2010

SPICE and FastSPICE, Podcast from DAC

In case you didn’t visit DAC 47 in Anaheim, California to see the SPICE and FastSPICE panel session, you can still listen to Daniel Payne moderating the three panelists:
  • Pierluigi Daglio – STMicroelectronics, Agrate, Italy
  • Aaron Barker – Oracle, Broomfield, CO
  • Jin-Qin Lu – Atheros Communications, Inc., Santa Clara, CA
(from left to right) Daniel Payne, Aaron Barker, Jin-Qin Lu, Pierluigi Daglio
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