PhD Student in Digital Integrated Circuit Design and System Development

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Description of the Organization

The position is located at the Department of Electrical and Information Technology, EIT, and the Division of Integrated Electronics Systems, IES, at Lund University, Lund University of Technology, LTH.

The research at the department balances system perspectives with circuit perspectives. We design integrated circuits, “ICs” (chips) in advanced nanometer silicon processes (primarily CMOS), e.g., radio frequency circuits, data converters, digital signal processors, and larger systems that contain both analog and digital functions.

Our team consists of professors, associate professors, researchers, and administrative staff, providing a rich intellectual environment that fosters collaboration. We offer a supportive work environment as a prerequisite for favorable professional development and an adequate balance between work and leisure. New employees have the opportunity to engage in highly relevant research projects, educational initiatives, and collaborations with companies, contributing to our overall mission to promote the latest developments in IC design and system design.

Being a PhD Student

As a PhD student, you are both admitted as a student and employed at Lund University.

As a doctoral student, you are trained in a scientific approach. This can be briefly described as gaining practice in thinking critically and analytically, solving problems independently using the right methodological choices, and developing a research ethical awareness. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to work on projects, develop your leadership skills, and your pedagogical abilities. Throughout your studies, you will be guided by supervisors. Doctoral studies conclude with a dissertation and a doctoral degree. More about being a PhD student at LTH on lth.se.

Subject and Project Description

Through ELLIIT (“Excellence Center at Linköping – Lund in Information Technology”), we are now offering a new PhD position. The employment is part of the ELLIIT environment, and the research is conducted in close collaboration with colleagues at both Lund University and Linköping University. The research area for the position is the design of digital integrated circuits and system development for “full-duplex repeaters” and massive MIMO systems, a key technology for the 6th generation mobile communication systems (6G). The main focus will be on efficient implementation of digital baseband processing utilizing algorithm-hardware design. More specifically, we will investigate low-complexity algorithms and hardware architectures for synchronization, management of hardware impairments, and interference reduction. Several PhD projects within “repeaters” will start simultaneously within ELLIIT, covering analog and radio frequency circuits, digital circuits, and system aspects, providing great opportunities for collaboration, visibility, and impact for the research. More about ELLIIT (elliit.se).

Job Responsibilities

You will primarily focus on your doctoral education, which includes participation in research projects as well as doctoral education courses, seminars, and conferences.

Your research will focus on the design of digital integrated circuits and system prototype development using FPGA (“Field Programmable Gate Arrays”) for the project described above. You will then develop new solutions at the circuit and architectural level, design and simulate circuits and processors.

You will collaborate with other ELLIIT researchers, especially with the corresponding PhD student in digital baseband processing at Linköping University, and also with researchers in analog circuits and wireless systems.

You will write scientific articles and present them at international conferences and in journals.

In addition, you will take doctoral courses to deepen your knowledge in integrated circuit design, CAD tools, wireless systems, and other relevant areas.

Your responsibilities will also include participation in teaching and other departmental work (maximum 20% of your working time).

Qualifications

To be admitted and employed as a PhD student, you need to meet the requirements below.

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