[Oca]

I am designing a microchip for gravitational wave measurements, at the same time trying to understand and model the problems not showing in the simulations of the previously designed chips. We will soon begin with the design of new chips for the next generation Large Hadron Collider. In my opinion, in addition to what I am working on, the freedom in the working environment and colleagues' love for what they are doing is one of the main reasons I am having a lot of fun at work.

[markus_zhang]

This really sounds interesting. Just curious does this chip need super high precision? Do you have to get a hang of the physics behind gravitational wave? Thanks!

[Oca]

Yes, the required precision from the electronics is extremely high. I wasn't that much interested in the physics other than semiconductors before, but with the new job I began learning much more about the physics side of the things and it is very enjoyable. However, you don't need to know that much physics for designing the interface electronics as long as you know what you want to measure in terms of electrical parameters (like capacitance, inductance, charge, etc.) and you know the transfer functions of the system to be measured.