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Abdelmalek BENKOUIDER

SOUTHAMPTON

En résumé

Highly motivated and dedicated researcher possessing solid background in nanotechnology and semiconductor devices. Skilled in achieving high level of accuracy and problem solving, utilizing exceptional analytical abilities, and commitment to hard work.

• Comprehensive knowledge of semiconductor materials, techniques and products with extensive experience in system design, fabrication, characterisation and testing for complex micro and nano fabrication processes development and integration.
• Over 6 years of class 100 and class 1000 cleanrooms hands-on experience for semiconductor fabrication processes (molecular beam epitaxy, e-beam evaporation, plasma reactive magnetron sputtering, chemical vapor deposition, lithography, focused ion beam, rapid thermal processing, dry/wet etching, etc.), and analytical instruments (TEM, SEM, EDX, AFM, surface profiler, Hall effect measurement etc.).
• In-depth knowledge of microelectronic equipment, tools, and maintenance procedures.
• Strong background knowledge in semiconductor physics, photovoltaic, micro- / nano-electronic and memory devices.
• Excellent analytical and communication skills, fast learning, handling multiple tasks skills and work efficiently in a team environment.

Mes compétences :
Nanoparticules
Spectroscopie
Couche mince
Microscopie electronique
Photovoltaïque
Nanotechnologies
Semiconducteurs
Nanomatériaux
Programmation
Microélectronique

Entreprises

  • University of Southampton - Nanotechnology Expert - Research Fellow

    2016 - maintenant The project provides a breakthrough in the devices that can be fabricated in the fields of phase change memory, thermoelectric and infra-red detectors, by delivering a disruptive combination of feature size, device complexity, and materials quality, through advanced electrodeposition of semiconducting materials.

    • Design and nano-fabricate templates for materials characterisation, and sub 20 nm array structures using e-beam lithography or helium ion beam for functional proof-of-principle device operation.
    • Undertake characterisation of electro-deposited materials and devices using electrical measurements on ensembles of elements and scanned probe measurements on individual elements.
    • Lithographic process development in a class 100 cleanroom environment.
    • Novel scalable design for the fabrication of electro-deposited crossbar memory arrays at the nanometre scale.
    • Coordinate and collaborate with members involved in the project.
    • Report and publish relevant results to national and international journals and conferences.

  • Orsay Physics - Research and Development Engineer

    Suresnes 2016 - 2016 I worked with Orsay Physics' R&D team as an invited researcher on the development of a new configuration for the FIB Ga LMIS to improve its stability and insure long-time emission.

    • Performed direct observations on the stability behavior of previous state-of--the-art LMIS and profiled different particle experiments.
    • Designed and tested new Ga LMIS for their implementation in nanofabrication technologies, in particular focused ion beams, as well as other applications.
    • Maintained daily contact with my direct supervisors for technical issues to communicate goals, experiments progress and maximize performance.

  • TESCAN ORSAY HOLDING, a.s. - Research and Development Engineer

    2015 - 2016 My work mainly focuses on scanning electron microscopes (SEM), focused ion beam (FIB) and dual beam FIB-SEM instruments combined with other analysis and nano-fabrication tools.

    • Collaborate with TESCAN engineering, R&D, and product management on product improvements and issues.
    • Perform demonstrations, operator training, and sample evaluations on e-beam and FIB tools and provide application support to customers.
    • Develop new applications in cooperation with the Applications Department and coordinate with other R&D teams.
    • Coordinate and validate models predicting single and overlapped footprints on various target materials for FIB machining.
    • Study the effect of ion doses during the FIB processing and create new delayering strategies using Xe plasma FIB for failure analysis and semiconductor applications.

  • IM2NP Lab - Graduate Research Assistant

    2012 - 2015 The main objective of this work was to develop a bottom-up and a top-down -based process for the elaboration and the characterization of SiGe nanostructures. The work was founded on different theoretical and experimental studies covering focused ion beam, molecular beam epitaxy and other nanotechnology tools.

    • Conducted an extensive bibliography research, analysed the information, identified the solutions and reported results.
    • Upgraded experimental setup for the elaboration and analysis of semiconductor nanostructures.
    • Mentored and supervised undergraduate students in experimental research projects over several semesters, and assisted them in preparation of proposals and papers.
    • Interacted daily with the team members to synchronize completion of projects.
    • Published scientific papers in national and international journals.

  • IM2NP Lab - Junior Researcher

    2012 - 2012 Fabrication of ordered network of Au droplets by heterogeneous dewetting of Au layers and selective chemical deposition on nanopatterned Si substrate.

    • Maintained experiments and reported results to the research coordinator and conducted tests to validate solutions.
    • Captured related information and research (articles, reports and books) and documented the outcome of this work in presentations and reports.
    • Actively participated in the team meetings.

  • CNRS - Research Internship

    Paris 2011 - 2011 Deterministic fabrication of core-shell SiGe nanowires via molecular beam epitaxy growth and Ge condensation using the rapid thermal oxidation.

  • LATSI Lab - Undergraduate Research Assistant

    2010 - 2010 Study and fabrication of an opto-electromechanical device for retina's light--excitation and development of controlling software using Visual Basic and Matlab®.

Formations

  • Aix-Marseille University

    Marseille 2012 - 2015 PhD

    Thesis Topic: Fabrication and Characterization of SiGe-based Core-Shell Nanostructures.

  • Aix-Marseille University

    Marseille 2011 - 2012 Master

    This branch ensures in particular an advanced training to the fabrication, development, characterization and simulation tools of nanomaterials and ultimate devices used for micro and nanoelectronics.

  • Université De Provence

    Marseille 2010 - 2011 Maitrise

    The main objectives of the master of science & technology entitled ”Microelectronics & Nanoelectronics” (MINELEC) is to insure: (i) a high level of teaching, (ii) an initiation to the scientific research and (iii) an integration into the professional fields of micro- and nanoelectronics and nanotechnologies.

  • University Blida (Blida)

    Blida 2005 - 2010 Engineer's Degree

    Complete teaching and training program in the field of electronics in general and controlling systems in particular.

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