PhD scholarship program
- 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!
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:
- Power Electronics (Technology & Application Development)
- Microcontroller (Technology & Application Development)
- Sensors (Technology & Application Development)
- MEMS & MOEMS (Technology & Application Development)
- RF & Wireless controll
- Security & Smart Card solutions
- IoT Applications
- Energy harvesting / Sensors
- Optical Time-of-flight sensing technology (Development & Application)
- Microphone Technology (Development & Application)
- Integrated Silicon Battery Technology (Development & Application)
- Pressure Technology (Development & Application)
- Gas Sensing Technology (Development & Application)
- Laser Projection Technology, augmented reality,
head-up displays (Development & Application) - Radar Technology (Development & Application)
- RFID/NFC-Technology (Development & Application)
- Quantum Networking
- Quantum Computing
- Medical/ Health/ Lifestyle applications
- Applications for energy conversion chain
(from generation to consumption) - Energy Storage and Charging
- Battery management
- Autonomous Driving
- E-Mobility
- Chip Design (Methodology & Application)
- Toplevellayout (RFGAN)
- Toplevellayout (Sensors, RF&Wireless controll)
- Development and optimization of chemical and physical processes for semiconductor production. (Litho/Etching/CVD/PVD/Implantation/Galvanic/Metrology)
- Laser Technology & Application in Semiconductor Manufacturing
- Thin Wafer & Ultrathin Wafer Technology
- SOI and Carrier Technology
- Heterogeneous Integration
- Robotics, Handling Systems and Material
Transport for Production (HW/SW) - Automation & Digitisation in Production and Laboratory
- Control concepts & fast decision making & problem-solving
- Anomalie detection and failure prediction
- Data Science & Big Data Analysis
- Electrical Test Engineering
- Reliability Testing & Prediction
- Pattern recognition and defect classifications
- Physical & optical surface characterization
- Chemical analysis and elemental mapping
- Quantitative imaging and computer vision
- Electrical failure localization methods
- Wide Band Gap Materials (SiC & GaN)
- Material Science & Reliability
- Metallurgy, Alloys and Multimetal sytems
- Corrosion and Material Degradation
- Surface and Interface Characterisation
- Porous Materials
- Nano- and 2D-Materials
- Material Simulation and Prediction Modelling
- AI Algorithms (Development & Application)
- Simulation, Modelling and Digital Twins
- 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 - 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 - Infrastructure:
Knowledge about hard- network, -security and software which is mandatory for the IT Infrastructure providing Cloud Native Architectures
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 Wirschaftsservice (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.