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Alexandre MEHDAOUI, PHD

PARIS

En résumé

• Professional in Micro/Nanotechnology (MEMS, Semiconductor) system design, fabrication, and testing
• Ability to work on several projects in parallel : physical, micro and nanotechnologies (Silicon/Glass microfabrication), materials (polyimide, PDMS)
• 8 years experiences of class 100 clean room for MEMS fabrication processes (lithography, RIE/ICP-DRIE plasma etch, PECVD, PVD, etc.) and metrology (SEM, Surface profiler, etc.) for complex micro fabrication process development and integration
• Expertise in simulation and modelling for virtual fabrication process (Semulator3D), MEMS (Coventor, ANSYS), and electronic devices (Cadence)
• Experience with RF and electrical testing system setup
• Good MEMS (MicroElectroMechanicalSystems) overview : RF MEMS , Optical MEMS, Sensors, BioMEMS
• MEMS Expert (design, modelling, simulation, fabrication, packaging)
• Fast learning, problem solving skills, and team spirit
• Provided team leadership and projects management for multiple projects


Mes compétences :
Ansys
Characterization
Comsol
Finite Element Analysis
Matlab
Matlab simulink
MEMS
microfabrication
Modeling
Nanotechnology
Packaging
Semiconductors
Sensors
Silicon
Simulation
Simulink
Thin films

Entreprises

  • AIIR

    maintenant

  • COVENTOR - Technical Project Manager

    2011 - maintenant - Manage European R&D projects regarding MEMS modeling/simulation (RF Switch, RF Tunable Capacitor, Accelerometer, Microphone)
    - Setup and lead projects on the development of MEMS process design kits in collaboration with worldwide leading MEMS foundries
    - Collaborate inside Coventor as well as with customers and project partners towards planning and implementing new modeling capabilities
    - Numerical simulation for MEMS design (FEM Coventor, Matlab/Simulink) and MEMS/IC co-design (FEM Coventor, Cadence);
    - Linear and nonlinear parameterized model order reduction

  • BURKERT - Research / Development Engineer

    2008 - 2010 - Development of Biosensors and MEMS chemical sensors platform for water analysis (chlorine detection, E-Coli…)
    - Designed, fabricated, tested on-line sensor for chlorine detection
    - Microfluidic MEMS sensors development (Lift-off process, evaporation deposition, PDMS)
    - Test equipement, instrumentation development for characterization of Microfluidic MEMS sensors applications.

  • University of Minnesota - Research Associate (PostDoc)

    2007 - 2008 In charge with the optimization of optical MEMS fabrication process
    (microbolometers)

    - Dry etching : ICP-DRIE, RIE process for Si Bosch Process, dielectric film (Si3N4, SiO2), metal films (NiFe), Wet etching KOH (Si)
    - Lift Off resist process
    - Thin film growth, evaporation and deposition: thermal oxidation, PVD (E-beam evaporation/DC sputtering for metals), PECVD ( Si3N4,SiO2 thin film)

  • EPFL - Research engineer

    2002 - 2007 Partnership with the Center of MicroNanoTechnology CMI (clean room class 100)

    - MEMS Tunable capacitor and inductor design, layout, simulation, fabrication.
    - Strong experience in a clean room environment such as conducting the fabrication process and steps for the MEMS and semiconductor manufacture (Silicon wet etching and bonding, surface micromachining, DRIE silicon micromachining, microstructural molding processes).
    - Mask layout design and photolithography: Layout design (L-edit), Cr mask fabrication, spin coating, mask aligner, contact printing photolithography process for positive and negative photoresist.
    - Fabrication Metrology and Testing for topology, electrical, RF properties: Surface profiler, SEM, ellipsometer, probe station (electric characteristics).
    - Modeling of MEMS tunable capacitor with electrostatic actuator, electro-thermal actuator using the FEA based micro system (ANSYS).
    - Collaboration / Involvement in European projects (MIMOSA) and networks of excellence AMICOM (LETI, LAAS, CSEM, Fraunhofer, STMicroelectronics, EPFL, IMT).

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