SHUBHAJIT MUKHERJEE
**** ***** **** ******, *** # 389, Tel: 832-***-****
Houston, TX 77054 abntrk@r.postjobfree.com
OBJECTIVE
Seeking an intellectually challenging graduate position to apply and enhance my technical and analytical skills.
SUMMARY
Excellent grasp of device characterization, applied mathematics, integrated circuit EDA and synthesis concepts
Great exposure to firmware development with 8-bit microcontrollers and IDEs as SDE in Embedded Systems
Specialties – Characterization (Data Analysis), C/C++ (Embedded), RTL Coding (Verilog), IC EDA (Cadence)
EDUCATION
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering CGPA – 3.7/4.0
Cullen College of Engineering, University of Houston, TX Expected Aug 2009
Specialization – Microelectronics, Minor – Computer Engineering
Thesis – Negative Bias Temperature Instability oxide degradation mechanism in sub-micron p-MOS devices at
elevated temperature or high electric field conditions and special treatments that may reduce defect generation
Advisor – Dr. Leonard Trombetta, Associate Professor, Dept of ECE
Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Telecommunication 1st Class (3.7/4.0)
RAIT, University of Mumbai, India July 2005
Major – Electronics Circuit Design, Minor – Communication Systems
Project – Microcontroller-based automatic scanning fault-detection system for PSTN lines (at GTL, Mumbai)
MS Course-Work:-
* Advanced Microelectronics (EDA) * Advanced Digital Design (HDL) * Advanced MOS Devices
* Stochastic Processes (Probability) * Nanofabrication (Lithography) * Solid State Physics (QM)
BE Course-Work:-
* Electronics Circuits and Design * Microprocessors (x85/x86) * Programming Languages
* Digital Signal Processing * Engineering Mathematics * Numerical Techniques
* Wireless Systems (GSM, CDMA) * Applied Mathematics * Computer Networks
MS Academic Projects:-
Nanofabrication – Intensity pattern modeling for optical & electron-beam lithography techniques for
different mask reticle geometries, focal length and light incidence configurations (Matlab simulation)
Adv Microelectronics – 130 nm technology gate-level design, simulation, layout, extraction and
verification of an 8-bit ALU (ripple carry mode bit adder-subtracter-multiplier unit) using standard
CMOS logic gates following n-well fabrication process (using Cadence Virtuoso, Digsim and Ngspice)
Adv Digital Design – RTL description of bit detector with up-down counters on Altera Cyclone2
interfaced with keypad input and seven-segment display (Verilog on Silvaco Silos and Quartus2)
Standardized Examinations:-
International: - GRE: Quantitative – 800/800, Verbal – 550/800, Analytical – 4.5/6.0
TOEFL: Total – 280/300, Analytical – 5.5/6.0 (Computer Based)
National Std: - 88% in Higher Secondary Certificate (95/100 in Mathematics {approx 98%ile})
87% in Senior Secondary Certificate (93/100 in Mathematics {approx 97%ile})
Performances in Indian National Talent Search Examinations: -
Cleared Homi Bhabha National Science Talent Search Examination {in top 5%}
Cleared Discovery of India inter-high school GK Quiz Competition {consolation, rank 8/450}
Indian Centralized Post-Graduate Entrance Examinations: -
90+ percentile scores in CAT 2006 (for IIMs, MBA) and GATE 2006 (for IITs, M Tech, ECE dept)
CAT Quantitative Analysis – 48/100 {95%ile}, CAT Data Interpretation – 44/100 {92%ile}
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Programming/Description Languages – C/C++, Embedded C, Assembly (x85), Basic, Verilog HDL
IDEs – Kiel Embedded Studio, Microchip PIC Mplab, GCC Bloodshed Dev C++, Visual Studio, Borland C
Analog/Digital EDA Software – Cadence Virtuoso, PSpice A/D, Silvaco Silos, Altera Quartus 2
Mathematics/Analysis Software – Matlab, MathCad, NI LabView, Silvaco VWF*, IBM SRIM
Operating Systems – MS Windows 2000/NT/XP/Vista, Linux/UNIX, Sun Solaris 9, MAC OS X
Software Packages – MS Office (Word, Excel, PPT), MS Visio, Visual Source Safe, Outlook, My-SQL
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SHUBHAJIT MUKHERJEE
2250 Holly Hall Street, Apt # 389, Tel: 832-***-****
Houston, TX 77054 abntrk@r.postjobfree.com
WORK EXPERIENCE
University of Houston (Dept of ECE), Houston, TX http://www.egr.uh.edu/ece/
Graduate Research Assistant Feb 2008 – Present
Research Group – Semiconductor Device Physics
Responsibilities – Characterization (Analysis), Microfabrication and Simulation
a. Fabrication of silicon-based MOS structures and masks using semiconductor process equipments.
b. Electrical characterization (measurement) of MOS structures using LCR meter (with LabView).
c. Data analysis, comparison and curve-fitting of measured data using MS Excel, Matlab and C++.
d. Simulation and modeling of He ion bombardment on MOS surface using IBM SRIM and VWF*.
Advisor – Dr. Leonard Trombetta, Associate Professor, Dept of ECE (Microelectronics)
Research funded by USAF (Kirtland Air Force Base) Research Lab, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Software – NI LabView 8.5, IBM SRIM, Silvaco Virtual Wafer Fab*, Matlab R2007b, Dev C++.
Equipments – Precision LCR meter, Probe-Station, Metal Evaporation PVD unit, UV Lithography
tool, Ellipsometer, Oxidation/Annealing furnace, RTP furnace, Alpha-Step profilometer etc.
SoftDEL Systems, Mumbai, India http://www.softdel.com
Embedded Software Engineer Sep 2005 – Jul 2007
Responsibilities – Firmware Development and Testing
Programming languages – C and Assembly (x85)
Development environments – Kiel IDE, Mplab IDE, Bloodshed Dev C++, Visual Studio, Borland C
Processors/Controllers – Philips/Atmel 8051/8951 family, PIC 16F/18F series, Z-80/Intel 8085
External Hardware – RF Transreceivers, ADC/DAC, EEPROM, SD Card, LCD, 7-Seg, T-9 Keypad
Industry knowledge – Software Development Life Cycle, QA Standards (SEI-CMM level 3)
Projects undertaken (as Graduate Engineer Trainee and Software Engineer) –
* Firmware design for OTEK Corp multi-band transreceiver IA4420 for industrial RF communication
* Reverse engineering of Moisture On-Line Analyzer THERMO-ELECTRON Corp MOLA 7200 A
* Configuring programmable thermostat of CARRIER Corp HVAC unit with SD card and EEPROM
EXTRA-CURRICULARS
Associations – IEEE (RAIT-Ch), CLRA Society (Maths), RPL Racquetball Circuit, Okinawa School of Karate
Honors – UH Graduate Tuition Fellowship, EIL Govt of India Engineering Award, NIIT Science Scholarship
Leadership – Head Prefect in high school, Sports Secretary in RAIT, Fresher Mentoring at SoftDel Systems
Hobbies – Outdoor Sports, Pencil Sketching, Reading Encyclopedias, Trekking/Travelling, Cooking etc.
REFERENCES
Dr. Leonard Trombetta
Associate Professor, Dept of ECE, Cullen College of Engineering, University of Houston, TX
(Associated with Texas Centre for Superconductivity at UH and Texas Instruments Inc, Dallas)
Relation: MS thesis advisor and ECE graduate course faculty at University of Houston
E-mail: abntrk@r.postjobfree.com Tel: +01-713-***-****
Mr. Suresh Upadhyay
Senior Project Manager, Embedded Product Development, SoftDel Systems Limited
3rd Floor, Acropolis Tower, Military Road, Andheri (East), Mumbai, India
Relation: Project Manager in two full-cycle projects at SoftDel Systems
E-mail: abntrk@r.postjobfree.com Tel: +91-22-429*-**** Ext-16
OTHER DETAILS
LinkedIn Public Profile – http://www.linkedin.com/pub/shubhajit-mukherjee/5/91/11b
Visa Status – F1 (International Student with 29 months OPT)
Availability – August 25, 2009 onwards
Relocation – Anywhere within United States
Salary – Negotiable
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