Semiconductor Electronics Design

About the course

In this course, the students will understand the design principles used in electronic systems. Students will acquire working knowledge of computer based modelling, simulation and testing tools used in electronics design and will understand manufacturing processes and supply chain of electronic components needed in design. Students will be taught properties of materials used in integrated systems and will understand building blocks of integrated electronic systems
The course will emphasize on problem definition, design conceptualization, modelling, approximation techniques, optimization and prototyping in the context in microelectronic systems

Curriculum

In this course, the students will be taught:
1.    Elementary design processes in the microelectronics industry are considered.
2.    Lecture based courses followed by advanced learning of software tools. It will consist of  
3.    Design approaches – top-down, bottom-up, divide and conquer, structured design, object oriented design
4.    Manufacturing process for VLSI
5.    Materials - Micro-electronic properties
6.    Analog and digital building blocks of integrated electronic systems
7.    Modelling and simulation methods including SPICE
8.    Practical skills in an advanced design tool leading to a full system design with communication, analogue and digital components
 

Credit hours

Presence study: 60 h, laboratory study: 75 h, Exam preparation: 30 h. The assessment will be through a written examination at the end of the semester.