PostDoc Profile: Kushwaha's models are used around the world [WIE from Around the World]

Pragya Kushwaha is a postdoctoral researcher from India working at the Berkeley Short-Channel IGFET Model (BSIM) Group at the University of California, Berkeley. Working with Prof. Chenming Hu, Kushwaha develops compact models for emerging electronic devices. These industry standard models are used by circuit designers to predict device behavior (i.e., current, power, and noise) to simulate their circuits during design before fabrication. As a post-doc, her daily life involves continuously improving models, characterizing emerging devices in various operating regimes, and developing equations that fit device physics.