The Mixed Signal Circuits and Systems Lab designs integrated circuits and systems and investigates efficient communication and harvesting systems. Our research focus is on wireline communication systems, energy harvesters, sensors for internet of things (IoT), and frequency synthesizers (PLLs, MDLLs, MILOs) with special emphasis on energy efficiency. This summer, the lab will transmit an image file between two communication nodes with a data rate of more than 1Gb/s with an aim to design and understand a wireline communication system, in addition to understanding the use of a microcontroller and development board in setting up 1Gb/s or higher speed communication between two computing platforms.
The intern can expect to learn and apply the basis of wired communication, program microcontroller and development board, transmit high speed data on different channels, and observe the data on an oscilloscope. By the end of the summer, the intern will gain an understanding of wired communication systems, a familiarity with microcontroller programming, experimental skills for observing data on an oscilloscope, and a proficiency in hardware debug skills. More information on the mentor and lab can be found on the following webpage: https://web.engr.oregonstate.edu/~anandt
The mentor's mentoring approach is to provide freedom and flexibility to students to learn and explore new concepts at their own speed.
We strongly encourage students to apply who are from one or more systemically and historically excluded group, including but not limited to, non-cis-gendered students, girls, BIPOC, first-generation college bound students, low-income/low-resourced students, students with disabilities, who are neurodivergent, and those who speak a primary language other than English.
This internship will be hybrid, with both virtual and in-person components as permitted by Federal/State/Local/OSU guidelines. To reduce the risks of coronavirus exposure, mentors and interns will act in accordance with applicable COVID guidelines and procedures. Selected applicants will be required to review and sign a waiver agreement.
If you have any questions about the application, website technical issues and/or this position description, please contact Saturday Academy at ase@saturdayacademy.org. Do not contact the mentor directly. Contacting the mentor directly is grounds for disqualification of your ASE application.