Postdoctoral Marie Curie Fellowship on Compact Modeling

The European (7th Framework Programme) Call for Postdoctoral Individual Marie Curie Fellowships is open until August 17 2010.

I am looking for one or two candidates to work in my research group at the Universitat Rovira i Virgili (Tarragona, Spain) in the field of compact modeling of advanced semiconductor devices. Therefore, I would like to receive CVs from potential applicants. Once I have selected the candidates, we will make the application.The candidates must have a Ph D in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Physics or Telecommunication Engineering.

There are two open Calls: the one forIntra-European Fellowships and the one for International Incoming Fellowships. Therefore, candidates from European countries can apply for an Intra European Fellowship and candidates from outside Europe can apply for an International Incoming Fellowship.These felowships can be for one or two years. Salaries are extremely good and the prestige of having this type of fellowship is very high. For this reason, there is a tough competition to get these fellowships.I am looking for candidates for these Marie Curie Grants, both from Europe and outside Europe. Candidates must have a good CV (preferably with more than 4 publications in international journals, in order to have chances).

In order to fit the Marie Curie requirements, their age should be below 35.

If successful, the postdoctoral researchers will work on the characterization of compact modeling of any of the advanced semiconductor devices targeted by our research European projects: nanoscale MOSFETs, SOI and Multi-Gate MOSFETs, strained-Si/SiGe MOSFETs, Schottky-Barrier MOSFETs, nanowire FETs, III-V HEMTs and organic TFTs.The specific device/s in which the postdoctoral researcher will work will depend on his/her preference and background.

Candidates must send me by e-mail (to benjamin.iniguez@gmail.com) a CV or resume by AUGUST 14. Successful applicants will be informed by August 15, and then we will start to make the application. The successful candidates will be informed on the steps to do.

Tarragona is a small city (110000 inhabitants) on the Mediterranean coast, about 100 Km south from Barcelona, and very well connected to Barcelona and the main Spanish cities by rail and highway. Tarragona is a very old city, very important during the Roman Empire, and with a lot of historical landmarks.The quality of life in Tarragona is excellent. Mediterranean and mild climate the whole year. Wonderful beaches around the city (even at the city). Mountains close to the city (even the Pyrenees are not far). Besides, the city is very quiet, but with an intense nightlife.

My research group in the Department of Electronic Engineering, Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV) is one of the strongest groups in compact modeling in Europe. We are leading one European project on compact modeling (in which a total of 15 European universities and companies participate). We also participate on two other European projects (one about nanoscale MOSFETs and another one about organic Thin Film Transistors). I am looking forward to receiving excellent applications!
Benjamin Iñiguez
Department of Electronic EngineeringTarragona,
SPAIN
Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV)
E-mail: benjamin.iniguez@gmail.com

[mos-ak] Final Program MOS-AK/GSA Workshop in Seville

Please visit the MOS-AK/GSA/ESSDERC/ESSCIRC Seville web site with the
final workshop program:
http://www.mos-ak.org/seville and
http://www.mos-ak.org/seville/posters.php

* Venue and Recommended Hotels:
Sept.17, 2010 Barceló Renacimiento Hotel Seville
http://www.barcelorenacimiento.com/

* Free On-line Registration Form:
http://www.essderc2010.org/registration.html
or send an email directly to <seville@mos-ak.org>

Your might also note that, it will have a series of important compact
modeling (CM) events is Spain:

• Sept. 9-10: CMC Q3 Meeting with the COMON project presentation
• Sept. 13: ESSDERC CM tutorial
• Sept. 16: ESSDERC CM session with the regular conference papers
• Sept. 16: COMON CM Project Meeting
• Sept. 17: MOS-AK/GSA CM Workshop

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For more options, visit www.mos-ak.org or its email group at:

http://groups.google.com/group/mos-ak?hl=en.

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

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/

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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