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Curriculum Vitae

Basics

Name Luca Fehlings
Label Scientist
Summary Device engineer researching memory devices and their integration into CMOS circuits

Work

  • 2024.01 - now
    PhD candidate
    University of Groningen
    Fabrication, electrical characterization on modeling of emerging memory devices for integration with neuromorphic CMOS systems in the course of the ERC starting grant MEMRINESS. Focus on integration of HfO2-based FeRAM with CMOS circuits to realise functional blocks for neurons and synapses with biological time-scales in spiking neural networks.
    • FeRAM
    • Neuromorphic VLSI
  • 2022.06 - 2023.12
    Scientist
    NaMLab gGmbH
    Fabrication, electrical characterization on modeling of emerging memory devices for integration with neuromorphic CMOS systems in the course of the ERC starting grant MEMRINESS.
    • FeRAM
    • CMOS
  • 2022.03 - 2022.05
    Engineer
    Black Semiconductor GmbH
    Continuation of the previous work on the development of graphene-based electro-optical modulators and photodetectors
  • 2020.11 - 2022.02
    Student assistant/Intern
    AMO GmbH
    Fabrication and optical/radio-frequency characterization of graphene-based electro-optical modulators and photodetectors. Process development for i-line lithography, reactive sputter deposition of optical materials. Development of a process flow to pattern, electrically contact and passivate graphene.
  • 2019.11 - 2020.09
    Student assistant
    Institut für Werkstoffe der Elektrotechnik I, RWTH Aachen
    Fabrication and electro-chemical characterisation of on-chip reference electrodes for biosensor applications. Development of a deposition process to increase the reliability of organic semiconductor-based electrodes

Education

  • 2022 - now
    PhD
    University of Groningen, The Netherlands
    Science and Engineering
    • Ongoing
    • Continued from TU Dresden
  • 2019 - 2022
    M.Sc.
    RWTH Aachen, Germany
    Electrical Engineering, Communication Technology and Computer Engineering
    • Focus topic: Micro- and Nanoelectronics
  • 2016 - 2019
    B.Sc.
    RWTH Aachen, Germany
    Electrical Engineering, Communication Technology and Computer Engineering
    • Focus topic: Micro- and Nanoelectronics

Awards

  • 2022.10.26
    Best Student Paper Award
    ICECS 2022
    Shared first author on the paper 'A Ferroelectric Tunnel Junction-Based Integrate-And-Fire Neuron'

Skills

Process Integration
Lithography (i-line, UV, e-beam),
Deposition (ALD, PVD) and Etching (ICP-RIE)
Metrology (SEM, Raman, AFM, GIXRD).
Electrical Characterization
NVM devices reliability and variability
Compact Modeling
physics-based Verilog-A device models for use in SPICE/Cadence Spectre

Languages

German
Native speaker
English
Fluent