PhD scholarship program
- Are you studying for a PhD in an eastern or southeastern European country?
- Do you want to work on solving the major challenges of Europe and the world?
- Would you like to contribute your knowledge and commitment to the development of tomorrow's technologies in close cooperation with Infineon Austria's experts as part of our PhD program?
- Would you like to shape the coming years with us and become part of our Mission Future, which we launched as part of IPCEI on microelectronics?
Then check if your fields of research match our requirements, follow the application process and come on board!
Benefits for Scholarship PhD's
Scholarships
As a PhD student, we at Infineon Austria will support you for three years with a monthly contribution. You can continue your studies at your place of study and at the same time benefit from experience in an international company. You will work closely with your Infineon supervisor.
Networking
We offer you the opportunity to intensify the relationship with your Infineon supervisor throughout research stay on-site twice a year within the duration of one month at Infineon Villach. You have access to training & events to exchange know-how & strengthen the connection directly to the industry.
Traveling & accommodation expenses
You will have the opportunity to come to Villach twice a year to conduct your research. We will cover your travel and accommodation expenses.
Access to laboratory & infrastructure
The opportunity will be given to you to access laboratories & use the most innovative equipment, Infineon's hardware, software and other infrastructure.
Trainings
Within the IPCEI PhD program, several customized trainings are offered to improve your personal and professional skills.
Fields of research
To meet our responsibility for a better world tomorrow, we research, develop and produce along a wide range of challenges. If you would like to conduct research on one of the following main topics, then get ready for our Mission Future and apply for admission to our PhD program.
We are looking for researchers in the fields of:
- Chemical analysis and elemental mapping
- Electrical failure localization methods
- Physical & optical surface characterization
- Quantitative imaging and computer vision
- MEMS & MOEMS (Technology & Application Development)
- Microcontroller (Technology & Application Development)
- Power Electronics (Technology & Application Development)
- RF & Wireless controll
- Security & Smart Card solutions
- Sensors (Technology & Application Development)
- Chip Design (Methodology & Application)
- Toplevellayout (RFGAN)
- Toplevellayout (Sensors, RF&Wireless controll)
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AI Algorithms (Development & Application)
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IT Methodology (Knowledge of how to build and operate IT Solutions)
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Simulation, Modelling and Digital Twins
- Application Technology Stack:
Knowledge about major IT enabling technology solutions, their underlying platforms and specific methodologies and standard. DB Technologies, Integration, UI, Enterprise Platform. SW Dev, Requ. Eng, Design, Test & Release - Business IT Solutions:
(Knowledge about Business Processes/Data and their implementation in the IT landscape and Business Domains. Supply Chain, Sales, Enterprise, R&D, Cost of Sales, General & Administration) - Information Engineering:
Knowledge about document, information & data management their underlying platforms and specific methodologies and standards. Information & Data Mgmt, BI, AI, Document Mgmt, Master Data - Infrastructure:
Knowledge about hard- network, -security and software which is mandatory for the IT Infrastructure providing Cloud Native Architectures - Knowledge and Application related to Natural Language Processing & Language Models
- Statistics, Stochastic
- Anomalie detection and failure prediction
- Automation & Digitisation in Production and Laboratory
- Control concepts & fast decision making & problem-solving
- Data Science & Big Data Analysis
- Development and optimization of chemical and physical processes for semiconductor production. (Litho/Etching/CVD/PVD/Implantation/Galvanic/Metrology)
- Electrical Test Engineering
- Heterogeneous Integration
- Laser Technology & Application in Semiconductor Manufacturing
- Pattern recognition and defect classifications
- Reliability Testing & Prediction
- Robotics, Handling Systems and Material
Transport for Production (HW/SW) - SOI and Carrier Technology
- Thin Wafer & Ultrathin Wafer Technology
- Corrosion and Material Degradation
- Material Science & Reliability
- Material Simulation and Prediction Modelling
- Metallurgy, Alloys and Multimetal sytems
- Nano- and 2D-Materials
- Porous Materials
- Surface and Interface Characterisation
- Wide Band Gap Materials (SiC & GaN)
- Applications for energy conversion chain
(from generation to consumption) - Autonomous Driving
- Battery management
- E-Mobility
- Energy harvesting / Sensors
- Energy Storage and Charging
- Gas Sensing Technology (Development & Application)
- Inductive Sensors: position, angle (Development & Application)
- Integrated Silicon Battery Technology (Development & Application)
- IoT Applications
- Laser Projection Technology, augmented reality,
head-up displays (Development & Application) - Magnetic sensors: speed, position, angle, current, switches (Development & Application)
- Medical/ Health/ Lifestyle applications
- Microphone Technology (Development & Application)
- Optical Time-of-flight sensing technology (Development & Application)
- Pressure Technology (Development & Application)
- Quantum Computing
- Quantum Networking
- Radar Technology (Development & Application)
- RFID/NFC-Technology (Development & Application)
This work is funded by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology and the Austrian Federal Ministry of Digital and Economic Affairs, and implemented by Austria Wirtschaftsservice (aws) and the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) in the frame of the Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) on Microelectronics. The IPCEI on Microelectronics is also funded by Public Authorities from Germany, France, Italy and U.K.