TCAD Design

• Pictured an optical waveguide based on a design by the University of Washington
•  Designed in Sentaurus Structure Editor
• Simulations performed NMOS devices in Sentaurus Device
• Device meshing and junction electron-hole transfer visualization in Sentaurus Visual

Device Availability

Availability: The probability a device will be able to perform a given function at a given time.

• Applied program which calculates the accumulated probabilities of a part during mission timeline. 
• Predicted when parts which have not been tested under radiation would become unavailable with certainty.
• Applied program create Fault Tree of the satellite by the University of Cadiz 

Device Characterization

•  Extreme Testing of diodes on MSP430 Microcontroller pictured on the left.
•  Configuration of Keithley instruments SMU and Switch to find IV characteristics of two and three terminal devices.

Ring Resonator TID Testing

•  Pictured is a simulated ring resonator from Lamboman2008 on wikipedia.
• Ring resonator is an optical device which can filter out a certain wavelength of light from an input.
• Working on a Cobalt 60 total ionizing dose test plan for the device.
• Designing a probe card to interface with electrical components on ring resonator.

Fun Projects

Cloud Chamber

• Design of the chamber shown on the right.
• Peltier plates are used to supercool the galvanized aluminum plate in the chamber
• Panels are designed to be laser cut plexiglass. 
• Currently in Progress.