MSc thesis project proposals

Here is a list of possible MSc thesis projects. This is intended just to give an idea, actual projects are usually defined after discussion with the advisor. If you see a project of interest, you are interested in one of our research topics, or you have your own idea for a project please contact one of the staff members.

Biodegradable light emitting diode

Bioelectric interfacing with filamentous fungi

Cleanroom-based prototyping of actuators for Peripheral Nerve repair

Organ-on-Chip platform for Vascularized Brain Organoids: chip fabrication and transient membrane optimization

Stretchable Electrodes from Metallic- and Nanomaterials

Mechanical actuation of the heart using new composite materials

Microstructured-Enhanced Wireless Audio Sensor for Biodiversity Monitoring

Graphene-based memristors for gas sensing

Miniaturized pH sensing for organ-on-chip applications

Help us select the right approach to integrate pH sensing in imec’s organ-on-chip metabolic sensing platform.

Nanoparticle thin film-based strain sensor

Sub-mm Printing Process Evaluation of Copper Sinter Paste for Copper Pillars on All-Printed SMD Components

There is industrial interest to low the costs of current manufacturing process for printed SMD components. Resistive elements can be printed, but bumping remains challenging. Replacing metallization processes with printed copper pillars can potentially reduce product costs, processing steps, and facilitate flip-chip bonding.

Functionalization of Suspended Graphene-based gas sensors array for NO2 gas sensing applications

Functionalization of graphene-based gas sensors for agricultural applications

Development of a plasma etching process for the failure analysis of advanced semiconductor devices and packages

Low-power Class D audio amplifier

Self-calibrated precision amplifiers

High linearity OTA

Current sensing in power electronics

Development of a capacitance sensor with interdigitated electrodes to monitor the curing process of EMCs

Metal-oxide nanoparticles based gas sensor with integrated microheater

Perovskite-based MultiLED through band-gap modulation

Flip-chip interconnect by use of in-substrate embedded heaters

Multi-sensor integration for broadband dielectric spectroscopy of Organ-on-Chip devices

Optimizing the dielectric for superconducting THz detectors

Smart power package

Low-temperature interconnects: Soft-to-Hard device interconnection

Next-Generation Accelerated Reliability Test Method

Antenna-on-Package

48V to 1V power converters for data centers in monolithic GaN technology

Advanced nanosilver sintering technology for electric vehicle's power module

High-throughput assembly of mini/microLED display panels

Power module heat sink optimisation

Control electronics for soft actuator to stimulate cardiac cells in-vitro

Machine Learning-Based Analysis of Dynamic On-Resistance of GaN Power Semiconductors

Reliability tests and Failure mechanisms of SiC power devices

In situ sintering kinetics of nano/micro-scale particles

From Microstructure Image to Property: establish the process-structure-property relationship for a new interconnect material

A More Integrated Fabrication Flow for a Bio-inspired Hair-like Airflow Sensor on a Flapping Wing Micro Air Vehicle

Fabricating high-resolution flip-chip interconnects by step & stenc

Graphene-based gas sensor with integrated microheater

Wafer-level fabrication of transparent 3D microelectrode arrays

Optimization of a plasma etching machine for failure analysis of semiconductors

Structural Design and Fabrication of Stretchable Mini-LED Array

Characterization of 4H-SiC Piezoresistive/CMOS Stress Sensors

Characterization of Silicon Piezoresistive Stress Sensors for Thermal-Mechanical Test Chip

Online Thermal Reliability Monitoring During Power Cycling Test by SiC TTC

Resonant Lorentz Force MEMS Magnetometer with Picotesla Sensitivity

Fabrication of graphene-based optical modulator

Reliability of 3D integration flip-chip approach using nanometallic particles sintering

Design of SiC CMOS Integrated Circuit for High-temperature Applications

Actuation of graphene membranes through surface acoustic waves

In this project, you will explore new ways of exploiting the mechanical properties of graphene to build autonomous and compact sensors.

On Package Food Decay Indicator

Graphene-based sensors