Research & development - Leuven | More than two weeks ago
Chemical Mechanical Polishing (CMP) is an enabling technology for the nanoelectronics industry. CMP uses a chemical formulation that contains abrasive nanoparticles to polish wafers to remove unwanted dielectric or metallic material and planarize its surface. As feature scaling in IC manufacturing continues, chemical and design-related device failure phenomena like corrosion are becoming a challenging topic in many CMP processes. Wafer grinding – mainly used in 3D applications – thins down the wafer and can leave post-grinding defects that negatively impact device performance. The aim of this position is to strengthen these specific research activities in CMP and wafer grinding towards fundamental understanding and as such be able to implement solutions at design and processing level.
You will be a member of the CMP and Wafer Grinding team at imec that is responsible for developing processes that help build devices for imec’s Logic, Memory, Interconnect, Life Sciences... program activities. The team currently consists of ~14 people with whom you interact on a daily basis. However, you will also work in a dynamic multidisciplinary environment in close cooperation with other researchers, scientists, hardware engineers, device and process experts, equipment vendors, industrial assignees and operators.
As a specialist in your field, you will be responsible for developing, optimizing, maintaining and documenting high-end CMP and grinding processes on state-of-the-art equipment. In this position, you are the first point of contact for customers for collecting documentation and transferring information, besides setting up dedicated experiments.
More specifically, your tasks include:
You will be coached on-the-job by senior colleagues and the CMP team supervisor.
We offer you the opportunity to join one of the world’s premier research centers in nanotechnology at its headquarters in Leuven, Belgium. With your talent, passion and expertise, you’ll become part of a team that makes the impossible possible. Together, we shape the technology that will determine the society of tomorrow.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer and proud of our open, multicultural, and informal working environment with ample possibilities to take initiative and show responsibility. We commit to supporting and guiding you in this process; not only with words but also with tangible actions. Through imec.academy, 'our corporate university', we actively invest in your development to further your technical and personal growth.
We are aware that your valuable contribution makes imec a top player in its field. Your energy and commitment are therefore appreciated by means of a market appropriate salary with many fringe benefits.
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