Postdoc on Plant sensing using RF

• PhD Degree in Electrical Engineering
• Background in analog integrated circuits and electromagnetics
• Experience in using Cadence, Spectre, ADS/Momentum, Matlab, CST
• Highly motivated person, eager to discover and explain new phenomena
• Passion for improving performance of analog integrated circuits and passive structures operating at high frequencies
• Fast learner, autonomous and creative, highly motivated, persistent and dedicated
• Good communication skills and willing to work with different people
• Fluent in English, both spoken and written

Professional environment - IC Design Group

The research area of the group is advanced purely-analog and mixed-signal IC design (RF/IF/LF), applied to frontends, especially for wireless RF transceivers and sensors. In this context, frontends are defined as the functional blocks that process and translate analog signals (communication signals, sensor signals) to digital signals (bits), and vice versa, see the figure below. This includes on the one hand system, concept and algorithm level design, and on the other hand circuit block design (antenna-matched low-noise amplifiers, sensor amplifiers, power amplifiers; oscillators, mixers, modulators, detectors; data converters). At all these levels, we strive to implement smartness (autonomous calibration, adaptivity, error correction, reconfiguration, etc.). As regards performance, we focus on improvements in speed (up to THz), power-efficiency, and ultra-low-power. As regards the application domains, our current focus is on communication systems, sensor systems, and medical systems. As regards technology, we focus on advanced deep-submicron processing (CMOS, BICMOS), emerging technologies (organic electronics, metal oxides), and THz technology.