Kai Ni
About Kai Ni
Kai Ni is a Graduate Research Assistant at Vanderbilt University and an intern at imec, with a background in Electrical and Electronics Engineering.
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Kai Ni currently holds the position of Graduate Research Assistant at Vanderbilt University and is also interning at imec in the Brussels Area, Belgium.
Education and Expertise
Kai Ni earned a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Vanderbilt University, where he also achieved a Master of Science (M.S.) in the same field. Additionally, he holds a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering from the University of Science and Technology of China. His expertise includes TCAD simulation of extended defects in transistors, specifically focusing on dislocations in Si and Ge 2D MOSFETs and FinFETs. He built and calibrated a TCAD model for dislocations using experimental data and simulated dislocation position induced variation in semiconductor devices.
Previous Positions at Vanderbilt University
Kai Ni has a history of involvement with Vanderbilt University, having served as a Graduate Research Assistant from 2012 to 2013. He currently holds the same position in the Greater Nashville Area, TN.
Internship at Microsemi Corporation
In 2014, Kai Ni completed a three-month internship at Microsemi Corporation located in San Jose.
Undergraduate Research at University of Science and Technology of China
Before his graduate studies, Kai Ni worked as an Undergraduate Research Assistant at the University of Science and Technology of China from 2009 to 2011 in Hefei, Anhui, China.