Electrical engineering internship: Comprehensive Analysis of SPIP Analog Frontend designs

Internship Opportunity: Modeling and Analysis of Analog Signal Conditioning Circuits in Optical Measurement Systems

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Assignment Overview

In this assignment, you will work on the modeling and analysis of analog signal conditioning analog frontend and driver circuits currently used in an optical measurement system. A key part of the project will be the mathematical modeling and performance analysis of these circuits using Mathcad and MATLAB, enabling a deeper understanding of circuit behavior for further improvements and redesign.

This is a bachelor/master graduation project (thesis) or master internship (to gain work experience), with a duration of at least 5-6 months. The start date is as soon as possible, but flexible.

Your Profile

• Background in electrical engineering or applied physics or a related course (Bachelor’s or Master’s level)
• Familiarity with analog electronics and basic circuit theory
• Experience with modeling tools such as Mathcad and MATLAB
• Enthusiasm for hands-on experimentation and problem-solving in a lab setting

Key Responsibilities

• Study and analyze requirements for the circuits’ signal conditioning such as amplification, noise, stability, and filtering
• Use Mathcad to model the fundamental circuit behaviors analytically, including:
  • Frequency responses and transfer functions
  • Noise analysis and SNR calculations
  • Stability and signal balancing
• Analyze measurement data via MATLAB to validate the Mathcad models, for example, verifying if the noise models match reality
• Document findings and present results to the engineering team

Learning Objectives

• Gain deeper insights into analog frontend circuit modeling
• Develop a comprehensive understanding of amplifier noise and stability analysis
• Gain hands-on experience with analog circuit design and noise quantification
• Understand practical challenges in noise reduction and gain experience with analog frontend and laser driver designs
• Opportunity to improve theoretical modeling with hands-on analog design, preparing for advanced roles in analog and mixed-signal engineering

Other Requirements

• You are enrolled at an educational institute for the entire duration of the internship
• If you are a non-EU citizen studying in the Netherlands, your university must be willing to sign the documents relevant for doing an internship (i.e., Nuffic agreement)
• You need to be located in the Netherlands to perform your internship. If you are currently living or studying outside of the Netherlands, your CV/motivation letter should include your willingness to relocate

About the Company

ASML is a leading supplier of lithography equipment, used by the world’s top chipmakers to print microchips that are increasingly powerful, fast, and energy efficient. We are a global team of more than 32,000 people from 122 different nationalities, headquartered in the Brainport Eindhoven region in the Netherlands, with operations across Europe, Asia, and the US.