Internship : Programming under Python for soft electronics characterization – duration of 4 to 6 months

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🎯 What we expect from you :

As an intern, you will perform innovation and research activities in the field of soft. Within this centre of Microelectronics and the flexible electronics department, you will combine your passion for science and for societal impact.

The flexible electronics department develops technological and scientific knowledge in the field of soft electronics. The department has a strong knowledge in the field of material and interface electrical and mechanical characterization. The activities of the department are regrouped in the 660m2-area platform. This technological platform regroups facilities and technological equipment for R&D activities in Micropackaging, micro and nano-electronics, in a clean room of 220m² 1000-class and 400m² 10000-class.

The objective of this project is to update one of our measurement benches. It is primarily a test bench for flexible and stretchable applications, equipped with a translation table and electronic acquisition systems (Keithley). More specifically, it consists of an X–Y table with an integrated optical system: a side camera for bending analysis and a microscopic objective for damage or break analysis when the device is under mechanical constraint.

For this bench, the existing programs were developed in LabVIEW, but we now want to migrate them to Python, with particular attention to the user interface.

To carry out this work, it will be necessary to:

· Understand the current LabVIEW code and verify the proper functioning of the characterization system.

· Transfer the LabVIEW code to Python.

· Test all the functionalities of the characterization setup, including bending, stretching, electrical measurements (4-point resistance), and camera control.

Experimental work and programming knowledge are essential.