41st Annual Microelectronic Engineering Conference at RIT

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This conference brings together students, faculty, alumni, friends and industry guests interested in Microelectronic Engineering. Key elements of the conference are: technical presentations by seniors on their capstone research and design projects, industry and alumni presentations, recognition of companies who have supported the program, review of program activities and achievements over the past year and industry feedback on student and academic program activities.

The technical session is from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. in the NTID Student Development Center (building 55) room 1300. The agenda includes invited speakers from Texas Instruments, ONSEMI, Edwards Vacuum, Wolfspeed and RIT in addition to all of the senior project presentations.

An off-campus reception follows at 5 pm at the RIT Inn and Conference Center with dinner starting at 6:30 p.m.

Registration is required (no charge) to determine meal orders.  

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Technical Program Agenda

 

8:00 – 8:30 a.m.       Registration NTID Student Development Center 55-1300

 

Morning Session AM-1

 

Session Chair: Dr. Robert Pearson, Associate Professor

 

8:30 a.m.        Opening Remarks, Karl Hirschman, Microelectronic Engineering Program Director

 

8:35 a.m.       “Novel High Performance Memory”, Dr. Kai Ni, RIT

 

9:15 a.m.        “IGZO Crystallization Using a Ta Catalyst / Alternative Dielectric Exploration”, Daniel Yu, Senior MicroE ‘23

 

9:35 a.m.        "Gallium Oxide Nanobelt FET", Hashir Awan, Senior MicroE ‘23

 

9:55 a.m.         “SiC Schottky Diode Processing and Characterization”, Jared Gackenbach, Senior MicroE ‘23

 

10:15 a.m.     BREAK

 

Morning Session AM-2

 

Session Chair: Dr. Santosh Kurinec, Professor

 

10:30 a.m.     “Science of the SubFab”, Matthew Kowalski, Technical Program Manager, Edwards Vacuum

 

11:10 am       “Process Development for Fabricating Hi-k SOI FETs”, Ashleigh Hunt, Senior MicroE ‘23

 

11:30 a.m.     “Qualification of Etching Steps in Carbon Nanotube (CNT) Array Manufacturing Process”, 

                        Colleen Foley, Senior MicroE ‘23  

 

11:50 a.m.     “RIT Silicon Fin Process Development ”, Olivia Luetge, Senior MicroE ‘23

 

 

12:15 p.m.     LUNCH

 

Technical Program Agenda

 

Afternoon Session PM-1

Session Chair: Michael Jackson, Associate Professor

 

1:25 p.m.        Remarks, Doreen Edwards, Dean KGCOE

 

1:30 p.m.        “ONSEMI - Intelligent Technology. Better Future. ”, Scott Allen, ONSEMI V.P. of Human Resources, University Relations

 

2:00 p.m.         “Revival and Improvement of RIT Turnkey Solar Cell Fabrication Process”, Zach Flowers, Senior MicroE ‘23

 

2:20 p.m.         “External Radiative Efficiency (ERE) Setup”, Eli Rabadi, Senior MicroE ‘23

 

2:40 p.m.       BREAK

 

Afternoon Session PM-2

Session Chair: Sean Rommel, Professor

 

3:00 p.m.        “Silicon Carbide Technology: Enabling Rapid Growth of EV Infrastructure”,

                         Dr. Hermant Dixit, Research Scientist, Wolfspeed

 

3:30 p.m.         “PECVD of SiN Waveguides”, Alexander Yovanovich, Senior MicroE ‘23

 

3:50 p.m.        “Graphene in the BEOL for Better Thermal Performance”, Alexander Farichild, Senior MicroE ’23

 

4:10 p.m.        Technical Session Closing Remarks - Dr. Sean Rommel

 

 

Dinner Agenda

5:30 p.m.       Reception at the RIT Inn and Conference Center 

6:30 p.m.       Dinner Begins

 

7:00 p.m.       Opening Remarks, Dr. Karl Hirschman, Professor, Director Microelectronic Engineering Programs

 

                       Dinner Speaker, Chris Harris, Director of Community Relations, Government and Community Relations, RIT

 

                        Dr. Lynn Fuller Scholarship Award Announcement,

                                       Dr. Robert Pearson, Associate Professor

                        Dr. Renan Turkman Scholarship Award Announcement, 

                                       Dr. Robert Pearson, Associate Professor

                        Microelectronic Engineering – The Year in Review, 

                                       Dr. Robert Pearson, Associate Professor

 

                        Closing Remarks, Dr. Karl Hirschman, Professor, Director Microelectronic Engineering Programs

 

 

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