Nicholas Morgan Email & Phone Number

Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland

Engineer for Industry Applications of Cathodoluminescence (CL) Electron Microscopy for Semiconductors• Development of CL data acquisition and analysis methods for in-line process monitoring• Characterization of material properties, including defect density, doping, elemental composition• Advanced data analysis using python scripting

Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland

Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials, Professor Anna Fontcuberta i MorralThesis: Scalable Approaches to III-V Nanowires for Photodetection• Selective-area epitaxy of GaAs nanoridges + InAs nanowires by MBE and MOVPE• Operation and maintenance of III-V and II-V MBE systems, III-V MOVPE• Cleanroom fabrication of nanopatterned growth substrates (GaAs and Si) using e-beam lithography, photolithography, CVD, sputtering, evaporation, dry and wet etching• Nanostructure characterization using electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, spectroscopy• Supervision of master student research projects• Teaching assistant for master's courses on semiconductors and energy

Baden, Aargau, Switzerland

Materials, Design and Testing Group• Optimization of rare-earth sintered magnet fabrication for cost and efficiency• Responsibilities included mold design, compaction with isostatic pressing, furnace sintering, characterization by magnetometry, SEM, EDX, XRD

Austin, Texas

CVD Advanced Technology Team Member •Successful transfer and initial setup of several FEOL processes based on mother fab process flow for 20nm and 14nm technology nodes, including TEOS, SiCN, SiN, SiON CVD processes and a raised Source/Drain NFET epi process •Identified key process recipe and tool configuration weaknesses and tested improvements for defect, yield and throughput improvements •Performed rigorous tool-to-tool matching for tool spread during HVM ramps of 20nm and 14nm technologies •Evaluated high-risk integration changes for yield and performance improvements as well as cost reduction •Primary process owner for new spin-on dielectric process for first time application to logic devices, requiring extensive interaction with tool and chemical vendors, implementation of several equipment and process modifications and careful risk assessment via FMEA •Lead process engineer on key task force team for a static bottleneck process for 14nm production, with a focus on reducing tool interlocks and maximizing process throughput

Austin, Texas

Primary Engineering Intern •Performed plant-expansion support work, including P&ID checks and material needs forecasting •Researched and formally proposed changes to plant permits for waste water disposal •Performed mass chlorine gas release scenario analyses for safety/marketing purposes •Created company media presentations for marketing purposes •Constructed chemical inventory management tools

La Porte, Texas

Polypropylene Process Engineering Intern •Created a training overview of plant processes •Researched, compiled and summarized plant performance data •Identified process inefficiencies and bottlenecks and suggested ways to overcome these limitations

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Materials Science

Activities and Societies: PolyDoc - The EFPL PhD Student Association EDMX PhD Student Representative

Master’S Degree, Materials Science

Bs, Chemical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Omega Chi Epsilon, Tau Beta Pi, Engineers Without Borders, University Vegetarians, Spanish Club

Semester Abroad, Biochemical Engineering

Attended L'INSA Toulouse for one semester as part of chemical engineering foreign exchange program through the University of Texas.