Xueshan Zhang
Msc Nanoelectronic System
Dream to be a software developer who knows hardware the most as well as a hardware engineer who knows software the most;
Looking for position in the field of Electronics, Semicon, and CS disciplines.
Education
Master of Science, Nanoelectronics
Courses:
‘Semiconductor Devices’, ‘Semiconductor Physics’, ‘Mesoscopic Physics’， ‘Integrated Circuits Packaging’, and ‘Electrical Components, Circuits and Sensors’, ‘Nano Optics’ and etc.
| Time | University | Location | Rank | GPA | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.2018 ⬇ 02.2020 | Technische Universität Dresden | Dresden, Germany | Cum Laude | 13.67/20.0 | In-depth studies on electronics technology. |
| 09.2017 ⬇ 02.2020 | Katholieke Universiteit Leuven | Leuven, Belgium | Take in fundamental and also state-of-art knowledge in semiconductors field. |
Bachelor of Science, Material Science and Engineering
Courses:
‘Materials Physics’, ‘Quantum Physics’, and ‘Material Science Foundation’ and so on.
| Time | University | Location | Rank | GPA | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09.2013 ⬇ 07.2017 | University of Jinan | Jinan, China | Top 20 % | 3.35/4.0 | Enhanced understanding of material science and physics theories. |
Work Experience
Empyrean
| Time | Position | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 04.2023 ➡ Now | Software Engineer | Shanghai, China |
Tasks & Achievements :
- Design netlists out of specific purpose to validate the accuracy and performance of analog signal simulation;
- Design subckts to make sure rc reduction feature work properly;
- …
Learning Outcomes:
- Finite Element Method;
- Sub circuits, and netlists.
- …
Yangtze Memory Technologies
| Time | Position | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 01.2021 ➡ 03.2023 | Validation Engineer | Shanghai, China |
Tasks & Achievements :
- Build test bench for post-Silicon Nand Flash storage devices;
- Trouble shoot front-end and back-end function, and performance bugs by debugging with linux kernel, scripts and hardware tools (e.g protocol analyzer);
- Understand the operating principle of power management ICs through data sheets and its influence on the connected sub components via different channels;;
- Design algorithms and strategies to identify fundamental pattern, or trends in data by data analysis;
- Hands-on experience in setting up test platform;
Learning Outcomes :
- Experience with high-speed peripheral PCIe bus validation and debugging;
- Experience with protocols, e.g NVMe, ATA Security, and PCIe;
- Experience with general connectivity IPs (I2C and UART);
- Experience with test equipment and tool, e.g protocol analyzer and oscilloscope;
- Experience in multi-threaded and parallel programming;
- Experience with data analysis via Pandas, NumPy and etc.;
- Experience with git version control system, e.g. Bitbucket, Github;
- Program mainly with Python, and a few with C, html and shell scripts.
Process Support Engineer
| Time | Position | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 06.2020 ➡ 12.2020 | Process Support Engineer | Jinan, China |
Tasks & Achievements :
- Measure critical parameters on eBeam-source wafer images with knowledge on eBeam imaging and image segmentation;
- Distinguish the types of process defects based on a large quantity of eBeam images using binary search tree algorithm, and analyze which stage of process may cause such defects;
Learning Outcomes :
- Image processing;
- Soft binning and binary search tree algorithm.
Patents
| Date | Title | Author | Work Unit | Status | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03.2023 | An algorithm of SSD competitor analysis with PCMark10 Software | Xueshan Zhang et al. | Yangtze Memory Technologies | Submitted in 03.2023 and calling for internal specialists review; | An algorithm of analyzing PCMark10 test results and inferring where the weak points of performance are from the analysis. |
| 12.2022 | Automated deployment of software testing environment | Xueshan Zhang | Yangtze Memory Technologies | Submitted in 12.2022 and approved by internal specialists review; Authorized to patent agent to continue patent application. |
A program to quickly deploying software development environment on many servers and automated monitoring the deployment status. |
Projects
Investigating High-Performance Semiconductor Coating Recipes on a mechanically flexible, plastic substrate
| Time | Institute | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 04.2019 ➡ 10.2019 | Center for Advancing Electronics | Dresden, Germany |
Tasks & Achievements :
- Design the architecture of organic thin film transistor (OFET), manufacture it according to design flow;
- Evaluate comprehensively the process defects of thin film component, I-V performance of OFET as a whole and performance reliability of OFETs;
Learning Outcomes :
- Device failure analysis;
- Device Design.
Thermo-Optic Effect on Waveguide in Mach Zehnder Modulator
| Time | Institute | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11.2018 ➡ 04.2019 | TU Dresden | Dresden, Germany |
Tasks & Achievements :
- Design an integrated optics structure and simulate the thermo-optic influence on the output optical signals in simulation software ‘Lumerical’;
- Develop a method of achieving higher throughput of light modes and simulated signals with higher accuracy;
Learning Outcomes :
- Finite Element Method;
- Integrated optics design;
- Data visualization with Matlab.
Acoustic Characterization of PMUT for Gesture Recognization
| Time | Institute | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 03.2018 ➡ 05.2018 | IMEC | Leuven, Belgium |
Tasks & Achievements :
- Evaluate performance of designed PMUT arrays and analyze test results;
- Present test results based on existing PMUT structure and propose advice on changing PMUT’s design to improve single PMUT performance while avoiding cross-talk among neighboring PMUTs.
Learning Outcomes :
- Signal sensitivity analysis;
- Data visualization with MATLAB.
Certificates
| Date | Certificate | Authority |
|---|---|---|
| 07.2020 | Learning Data Analytics | |
| 07.2020 | PROVision Application Essentials | Applied Materials |
Skill Sets
| Category | item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Programming Language | Python | Pandas NumPy PyTorch matplot |
| C++ | Two Pointer Binary Search Bubble Sort |
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| shell | ||
| Linux | kernel | |
| Hardware | Protocol | Nvme PCIe ATA Security UART |
| PCIe | Link Management Power Management |
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| Text | Markdown | |
| LaTex | ||
| Vim |
Awards
| Date | Certificate | Authority |
|---|---|---|
| 02.2020 | Cum Laude | KU Leuven |
| 07.2020 | All-Round Development Scholarship 1st Prize (1 / 41) |
University of Jinan |
| 06.2017 | Bachelor Thesis Competition - 1st Prize (10%) | University of Jinan |
| 08.2015 | National English Competition for College Students (NECCS) - Type C - 1st Prize (5 ‰) | TEFL China |
Referee
| Institute | Title | People | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center for Advancing Electronics | Prof | Stefan Mannsfeld | stefan.mannsfeld@tu-dresden.de |
| KU Leuven | Prof | Steven De Feyter | steven.defeyter@kuleuven.be |
| Applied Materials | Manager | Yiau Yee Chia | yiau_yee_chia@amat.com |