Thin Film/ Process Engineer

Rajesh Bikky

713-***-**** **** Linkwood Dr #***, Houston, TX 77025 ***********@*****.***

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

PVD, DC/RF Sputtering, Thin-Film Deposition; Testing, Characterization & Analysis; Experience in a fully functional fab facility with class 10, 100 & 1000 Clean Rooms; SEM, High-Vacuum Chambers, Photolithography; R&D, Process Design, Execution & Troubleshooting

HIGHLIGHTS

2+ years experience in ground breaking research at Integrated Micro Sensors (associated with University of Houston) as a research assistant. Worked on a NSF funded project on developing novel ultra high-K capacitor materials

Recipient of research fellowship from University of Houston (August 2009 – December 2010)

Recipient of ‘AVS-57 Dorothy M. and Earl S. Hoffman Grant’

Diverse expertise in semiconductors, control systems and communications engineering backed with strong academic and professional experience

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

RESEARCH ASSISTANT, Center for Advanced Materials, University of Houston, TX November 2008 – Present

Conducted extensive research on design and development of novel ‘Embedded Capacitors’ demonstrating in-depth knowledge of concepts and applications. Published thesis on ‘Fabrication and Characterization of Polymer-Based High-K Nanodielectrics for Embedded Capacitor Applications’

Accomplishments:

Single handedly designed and implemented the complete fabrication process of nanodielectric capacitors from scratch and optimized it for industry replication

Provided training and authored standard operating procedure (SOP) of above process

Expertise in thin-film PVD in high vacuum chambers on masked and unmasked 2, 3 and 4 Si, Sapphire and Pyrex wafers; Expertise in polymer film deposition through spinning

Expertise in Titanium and Aluminum layers deposition. Experience in growth of Boron-nitride, Boron-oxynitride, Zirconium-nitride thin films through ion gauge assisted e-beam PVD

Conducted electrical and thermal characterization tests on the fabricated devices through Labview I-V, LCR meter and SEM studies

Key contribution to funding proposals through write-ups, graphical results and future scope

Delivered outstanding results through implementation of the DOE principles; improved quality of fab process by documenting and analyzing results using statistical tools

Demonstrated exceptional understanding of vacuum science concepts; assembled and tested a complete vacuum system including the chamber and a variety of related electronics

Published a paper with the findings from the design and simulation of nanodielectrics using Matlab coding and ‘Finite element method’ (FEM)-based software ‘COMSOL Multiphysics’

Synthesized and characterized gold and gold-silica core-shell nanoparticles

Maintained inventory responsibly, provided trouble-shooting support, made vendor calls and follow-ups as needed

ALTERNATE SPONSORED FELLOW, Pacific North-West National Labs, Richland, WA December 2010 (Temporary Assignment)

Deposited thin-films of ZrO2, FeTiO3, Pt, Al and Cr using a cutting-edge technology multi-source high-vacuum deposition system with DC/RF sputter, effusion cell and e-beam sources

Patterned films for micro-fluids application through photolithography and DRIE

Created, edited and maintained recipes to run automatic and manual depositions

EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS

MS Electrical Engineering: University of Houston, TX (CGPA 3.3) December 2010

BS Electronics and Communications Engineering, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological

University, Hyderabad, India (73% with Distinction) May 2008

PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

Principal author of ‘Core-Shell Nanodielectrics through Wet Chemistry for Embedded Energy Storage Capacitors’; presented a talk at AVS 57th conference, paper to be published in JVST 2011

Principal author of ‘Effective Medium Theory of Nanodielectrics for Embedded Energy Storage Capacitors’; presented a talk at COMSOL 2010 conference, paper published by COMSOL 2010

Poster on ‘Artificial Nanodielectrics for Embedded Energy Storage Capacitors,’ University of Houston energy conference, 2010

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Software: Minitab, Labview, COMSOL Multiphysics, Origin Pro, Smart Draw, Matlab, Scalp layout, Cadence, Microsoft Office suite, Dreamweaver, Auto CAD, ProE, Mutisim and Pspice

Equipment: Mask-Aligner, optical and contact Profilometer, FIB, AFM, Spinner, Ellipsometer, Centrifuge, Annealer, Wafer-Bonder, RIE, Nano-Imprint Lithography and Rapid Thermal Annealer

Memberships: AVS student member, IEEE, Chairman of Indian Society for Technical Education college chapter (2007-2008), active participant in online professional groups

Other Skills: Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills, attention to detail, strong mathematical and analytical skills, quick learner, fast adaptability to new environments, effective team-player with proven individual contribution and leadership skills

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