NIDHI

Objective
A research opportunity in the field of Semiconductor Device Processing and Technology that satiates my zeal to enrich my
theoretical knowledge, to enhance my experimental and research skills and to excel and make meaningful contribution to the research
in the field of my interest.

Research Interests
• Semiconductor Device Technology
• Design of novel structures and methods of fabrication to yield high performance devices

Education
Year Examination Institution Major Field Performance
2002-till Date Bachelor of Technology IIT Kanpur Electrical Engineering 9.9/10
2002 Class 12 (CBSE) Dayawati Modi Academy-1, Meerut Science with Math 95.2%
2000 Class 10 (CBSE) Dayawati Modi Academy-1, Meerut - 93%

Relevant Courses (*) will be completed by this winter

Semiconductor Device Technology* Analog/Digital VLSI Circuits (Design and Layout)*
Solid State Devices Digital Electronics and Microprocessors Technology
Microelectronics Devices and Circuits Nature and Properties of Materials
Principles of Communication Digital Signal Processing
Signals, Systems and Networks Electromagnetic Theory, Antenna, Waveguides, Transmission Lines
Control System Analysis Intelligent Instrumentation*
Power System Analysis Power Electronics
Fundamentals of Computing (Course on JAVA) Inorganic, Physical and Organic Chemistry, Polymers
Mathematics Courses on ODE, PDE, Linear Algebra, Vector Calculus, Real & Complex Analysis, Probability & Statistics
Physics Courses on Classical Mechanics, Electromagnetism, Relativity, Quantum Physics and Mechanics

Technical skills
Hardware: Agilent E8361A PNA Network Analyzer, Pulsed S-Parameter measurement setup, Agilent 4155 Semiconductor
Parameter Analyzer and DC, RF and Cryogenic RF Probe station.

Engineering Skills: TCP/IP related Programming, Serial/Parallel Port Interfacing, RS232 & GPIB interfacing using LabView,
applications of microcontrollers (89C51, 89C52, PIC16F877, Zilog Z8Encore MCU) and microprocessors (8085,8086).

Software: Advanced Design System (ADS), Atlas, Athena, DevEdit, Matlab, Microcap, PSpice, Magic, Tanner Tools, Cadence
Tools, LabView, AutoCAD, MOLED

Operating Systems: UNIX (Linux), DOS, Windows 98/NT/2000/XP

Languages: JAVA, C, C++, Visual C++, Visual Basic, VHDL, SDCC

Other Tools: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Visual Studio, HTML, LookRS232, Adobe Premier, Flash, 3DS Max, Adobe Photoshop.

Work Experience

“Study of Access Resistance Effects on High Frequency Performance of GaN HEMTs by low temperature measurements”
Summer Project (2005) under the guidance of Prof. Umesh Mishra, ECE Department, University of California at Santa Barbara

The access resistances are deterrents to high frequency performance of AlGaN/GaN HEMTs. Their effects were studied by
measurements at low temperature where parasitics can be decreased to very low values. Intrinsic properties of the device like
intrinsic delay, average velocity and drain delay remain unchanged while channel charging delay decreased as access resistances
decrease. As expected, at lower temperatures, when the access resistances are very low, fT, fMAX & saturation current were observed
to increase significantly. Pulsed s-parameter measurement setup which was devised during the internship eliminated device heating.
ADS was used to simulate device characteristics and model the capacitances in AlGaN/GaN HEMTs with field-plated gates.

“Modeling of Low Voltage I-V characteristics of Single and Multiple Layer OLEDs” (July’05-May’06)
B.Tech. Project under the guidance of Dr. Baquer Mazhari, Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering, IIT Kanpur
OLEDs are studied and their characteristics are simulated on Atlas, Athena, DevEdit and MOLED. DC simulations are used to
explain and give a closed form expression for the ohmic behavior of OLEDs at low voltages as compared to the square dependence
expected by space charge limited current theory. The simulated characteristics will be confirmed by experiments. Further extension
of the project is expected to study one particular aspect of the OLEDs.

“Digital Kathputli (Puppetry): Automated Puppet Control synchronized to music” (July’03- May’04)
Under the guidance of Dr. Amitabha Mukerjee, Head, Center of Mechatronics, IIT Kanpur
Credit– Selected among 25 finalists in ‘Endeavor- The Functional Model Contest’, Techkriti 2004, IIT Kanpur
– The business plan for selling the commercial product of Digital Kathputli called ‘Techputli’ was selected among the 12
finalists in Megabucks 2004 at IIT Kanpur- We were the youngest team, comprising of 2nd yearites only.

Digital Kathputli is an innovation to interface programming with script enacting. The concept uses automated puppets, using DC
servo motors, controlled through PWM using H-bridges. A Java GUI used as the story writing software takes inputs in the form of
“Move Hand” etc. to program the motion of puppets. The parallel port of the PC is used to communicate with the motors and run
them accordingly to get a puppet dance. This puppet kit is used as a tool to learn programming using story telling, in schools. Also,
by application of neural network, the puppets can dance synchronized to any music.

“Multi-Purpose OpAmp Design” (Summers 2004)

Under the guidance of Dr. Baquer Mazhari, Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering, IIT Kanpur

Designed a chip to be used by students all over the world to perform MOS experiments related to design of OpAmps. The selection
of the transistor set used to make OpAmp circuit modules is based on considerations like size, current carrying capacity, etc. By
applying high or low voltage on some pins, one can connect the modules to obtain an OpAmp which meets the desired specifications
of differential mode gain, 3dB cutoff frequency, unity crossover frequency, slew rate etc.

“WheelMate: Autonomous Wheelchair for locked-in patients” (September‘04 – July’05)

Under the guidance of Mr. Susmit Sen, Senior Research Engineer, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Kanpur
Credit – Awarded grant of Rs.1,00,000 by the IIT Kanpur Alumni Class of 1976.

The project involves design and implementation of an autonomous wheelchair, to be used by locked-in patients, and spastic patients
etc for safe navigation. The wheelchair is motor-driven and gets signals form the eye blinks of the patient. The eye-blink signals are
used to select controls on a Visual Basic generated Display Panel and thus converted to forward, backward, right turn, left turn and
stop commands. Other value-adding features include SONAR based anti-collision system, rear view, text-to-speech interface,
universal remote control etc.

“Automatic Characterization of a Differential Amplifier using LabView” (July’05-November’05)

Project in the course on Intelligent Instrumentation under the guidance of Prof. Joseph John, IIT Kanpur.

The project involves extraction of various parameters of a Differential Amplifier and plotting its transfer characteristics for different
values of IEE (current source current). Suitable measurements are performed so as to obtain AD and AC for a certain value of IEE and
estimate the CMRR. Other characteristics like the unity gain cutoff frequency, output resistance, slew rate etc. will also be measured
automatically using a LabView program. ELVIS will be used as the hardware for this project.

“Instrumentation: Microcontroller Applications and CRO Displays”

Programmed a Zilog Z8Encore MCU for A-to-D conversion, UART communication, IR communication and memory interfacing.
Programmed a 8051 microcontroller (using SDCC) to monitor the frequency of the voltage waveform. Designed a circuit to play the
Galaga game on the CRO Screen for the Electronic Circuit Design Contest in Techkriti 2004, IIT Kanpur. In the game, a space ship
(player) had to shoot randomly appearing enemies originating from the opposite end and moving towards it. The circuit was among
the best 10 circuits selected for the final round.

“Micromouse: Autonomous Maze Solving Robot”

To participate in the autonomous event in Yantriki in Techfest 2004, IIT Bombay

Micromouse is an electromechanical setup which is programmed to solve any given maze. An indigenous algorithm for maze-solving
was developed by us. Its motion was programmed using a PIC16F877 microcontroller getting feedback from Shaft Encoders (to
calculate the distance traveled) and Infrared Sensors (to detect the presence of the walls of the maze).

“Low Cost Wall Hugging Mobile Platform Construction kit”

Under the guidance of Dr. Amitabha Mukerjee, Head, Center for Mechatronics, IIT Kanpur

Wall Hugging Mobile Platform Construction kit is an electromechanical construction kit developed at the Centre for Mechatronics,
IIT Kanpur. It’s a step to develop low cost ‘Build it yourself’ construction kits for Indian market. This includes a mechanical
controller circuit for the small mobile platform with an outstretching arm to track the wall.
Papers/Presentations
• Nidhi, Amitabha Mukerjee, Riya Bhattacharya, Eakta Jain, Utsav Maitra, Gaurav Sharma, "Dancing Puppets- an Innovative
approach to Learning Programming", Proceedings of The International Conference on Engineering Education 2004.
• Lecture on “Wet & Dry Etching” as a member of the “Semiconductor Materials and Components Group” in the Indo
German Winter Academy 2004, organized by 3 IITs and University of Erlangen, Germany.
• Survey on the “Values towards the Institution of Marriage in India” as a part of the course on Environmental Design and
Ethics under the guidance of Dr. Amit Ray, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Kanpur.

Awards and Achievements

2005 Rank 2, Electrical Department, IIT Kanpur (Total strength-80 students)
2004/05 Academic Excellence Award for outstanding academic performance in year 2002-03 & 2003-04 (B.Tech -1st & 2nd yr).
2004 Selected among the 4 students selected for the Indo-German Winter Academy
2004 Selected among the 12 finalists in the National Entrepreneurship Competition, Megabucks, IIT Kanpur.
2002 Rank 177 (among top 0.071%) in IIT-JEE. Rank 1 in UPSEAT Engineering Entrance Examination 2002
2002 Awarded Certificate of Merit (given to top 0.01% students) for Maths and Chemistry in class XII.
2000 Awarded National Talent Search Scholarship by N.C.E.R.T.
2000 Awarded Certificate of Merit (given to top 0.01% students) for Maths and Science in class X.

Extra Curricular Activities

Counselling Service:
ƒ Student Guide (2003-04): Responsibility of guiding 4 first yearites during their stay at IIT Kanpur,
ƒ Link Student (2003-04): Duty to counsel the B. Tech students who are academically weak, and regularly monitor their condition
and provide necessary help by devising innovative methodologies for the same.
ƒ Senior Student Guide (2004-05): Member of the Core Team which organized the Orientation Programme for the 1st yearites.
ƒ Senior Link Student (2005-06): Responsibility to look into problems of academically weak B.Tech students and counsel them
accordingly so as to correct their problems and help them academically.

Management:
ƒ Secretary of the Student TV of IIT Kanpur
ƒ Coordinator in the Silver Jubilee Reunion of the Batch of 1979 held in January 2004.
ƒ Member of organizing team for the 35th year Reunion of the Batch of 1968 in January 2003 and Batch of 1970 in January 2005.
ƒ Member of organizing team for the Convocation Ceremony held in May 2003 and 2004
ƒ Member of organizing team for the Nostalgia 2005 (Institute Farewell Function for the Graduating Class of 2005)
ƒ Members of a voluntary organization, BRiCS and involved in organizing robotics workshops for school and college students using
LEGO kits and traditional Robotic tools like junk material, cardboards, syringes etc.

Sports: Member of the Institute Basketball and Athletics Team, Won Silver Medal in 4*100m Relay at Inter-IIT Sports Meet 2003
held at IIT Bombay

Culture: Won 2nd prize in ‘Groovin’2003’ (Group Dance Competition, IIT Kanpur), Won 1st prize in wax carving in Antaragni 2003.

Personal Information

Date of Birth: March 28, 1984

Sex/Nationality: Female/Indian
Contact Address: Room no. G203, Girls’ Hostel, IIT Kanpur, Kanpur – 208016, UP, INDIA
E-mail: nids@iitk.ac.in, nidhi.ee.iitk@gmail.com, nids_chapu@hotmail.com
Homepage: http://home.iitk.ac.in/student/nids

References: To be produced on request.

I hereby declare that all the information given above is correct to the best of my knowledge.
- Nidhi