This is a non-thesis degree offered ONLY in person.
Through study in the Master of Science in Microelectronics and Semiconductors program, students will learn knowledge on analog and mixed-signal integrated circuit design, digital integrated circuit design and verification, and semiconductor devices and manufacturing, and be prepared for careers in semiconductor design and manufacturing companies or related doctoral studies.
Students can take courses in one or across multiple areas. The degree requirement also includes a two-semester-long degree project, through which students will be trained with industry-strength design and development skills.
Students in this program need to take 30 credit hours, including 6 hours of degree project, 6 hours of elective courses and 18 hours of prescribed electives from the following lists:
Analog and Mixed Signal Integrated Circuit Design
ECEN 607 – Advanced Analog Circuit Design Techniques
ECEN 610 – Mixed-Signal Interfaces
ECEN 620 – Network Theory
ECEN 622 – Active Network Synthesis
ECEN 625 – Millimeter-Wave Integrated Circuits
ECEN 665 – Integrated CMOS RF Circuits and Systems
ECEN 704 – VLSI Circuit Design
ECEN 720 – High-Speed Links Circuits and Systems
ECEN 721 – Optical Interconnects Circuits and Systems
Digital Integrated Circuit Design and Verification
ECEN 651 – Microprogrammed Control of Digital Systems
ECEN 653 – Computer Arithmetic Unit Design
ECEN 676 – Advanced Computer Architecture
ECEN 680 – Testing and Diagnosis of Digital Systems
ECEN 714 – Digital Integrated Circuit Design
ECEN 719 – Advanced Digital System Design
ECEN 722 – FPGA Information Processing Systems
ECEN 749 – Microprocessor System Design
ECEN 752 – Advances in VLSI Circuit Design
CSCE 616 – Introduction to Hardware Design Verification
CSCE 714 – Advanced Hardware Design Functional Verification
Semiconductor Devices and Manufacturing
ECEN 640 – Thin Film Science and Technology
ECEN 671 – Solid State Devices
ECEN 688 – IC MEMS and Sensor Fabrication
ECEN 733 – Advanced Micromachining Technologies for the Informational Era
ECEN 772 – Introduction to Microelectromechanical Devices and Systems
CHEN 635 – Advanced Nanostructured Materials
CHEN 644 – Nanotechnology: The Physics, Chemistry, and Engineering of Nanotechnology
CHEN 650 – Introduction to Microfabrication and Microfluidics Technology
CHEN 675 – Microelectronics Process Engineering
MEEN 601 – Advanced Product Design
MEEN 680 – Optical Techniques for Engineers
ENTC 653 – Semiconductor Validation and Verification
