Çiğdem Çakırlar

Process Development Engineer and Physicist with more than 10 years of experience in semiconductor process development, cleanroom fabrication and device integration. Extensive expertise in SOI based CMOS-compatible processing, thin-film technologies, lithography, plasma etching, semiconductor characterization and process optimization. Experienced in transferring novel device concepts from research into fabrication through interdisciplinary collaboration, experimental planning and statistical data analysis.

Author of multiple peer-reviewed publications in semiconductor device technology. PhD candidate in Electrical Engineering at TU Dresden (expected December 2026).

Process Integration Engineer / Research Scientist at NaMLab gGmbH (2021-04 – 2026-04)

• Developed and optimized CMOS-compatible semiconductor fabrication processes for emerging transistor technologies.
• Designed and integrated complex thin-film and lithography process flows for nanostructures in a Class 100 cleanroom environment.
• Optimized plasma etching, lithography and process integration to improve process stability and reproducibility.
• Planned, executed and evaluated experimental process splits including electrical characterization and root-cause analysis.
• Performed semiconductor characterization using SEM, AFM and electrical measurements.
• Conducted TCAD simulations to evaluate device scaling and process interactions.
• Collaborated closely with process integration, device engineering and cleanroom manufacturing teams.
• Authored technical reports and contributed to peer-reviewed international publications.

Research Assistant at Gebze Technical University (2013-09 – 2021-01)

• Developed fabrication processes for OLED, OFET and OPV devices.
• Performed thin-film deposition including sputtering, thermal evaporation and ALD.
• Fabricated micro- and nano-scale structures using photolithography.
• Conducted electrical characterization and material analysis for process optimization.
• Supervised undergraduate and graduate laboratory projects.

PhD (Dr.-Ing.) in Electrical Engineering – TU Dresden (2026-12)

M.Sc. in Physics – Gebze Technical University

B.Sc. in Engineering Physics – Gaziantep University