New Trends in Electronics

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Department of Microelectronics

Synopsis:

Technological trends in semiconductor structures fabrication. CAD for IC design. New results in area of superconducting structures. Microsystems - basic principles, design and technology. Biochemical and chemical sensors - principles and application. Microactuators - basic principles, design. Heterostructures - principles, technology, diagnostics and application. Design and application of QCD heterostructures. Optoelectronic structures - new technologies, integration methods.

Requirements:

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Technological trends in fabrication of semiconductor structures.

2. CAD for IC design.

3. Methods for fabrication of horizontal formed integrated structures

4. Technology and properties of superconducting structures.

5. Microsystems - basic principles.

6. Microsystems - technology, design and signal processing.

7. Biochemical and chemical sensors.

8. Microactuators.

9. Heterojuntions and heterostructures.

10. Heterostructures, technology.

11. Diagnostics and application of heterostructures.

12. QCD heterostructures - component and device applications.

13. Optoelectronic structures and devices, fabrication trends.

14. Methods of integration of electronic and optoelectronic structures.

Syllabus of tutorials:

1. New trends in electronics and laboratory practice.

2. Methodology of literature application - selections of student´s report topics.

3. Methodology of literature application - selections of student´s report topics.

4. Improving of the student´s skills in new semiconductor technologies.

5. Tutoring of the student´s reports.

6. Improving of the student´s skills in microsystems.

7. Tutoring of the student´s reports.

8. Improving of the student´s skills in heterojunctions and heterostructures.

9. Tutoring of the student´s reports.

10. Improving of the student´s skills in new optoelectronic technologies.

11. Tutoring of the student´s reports.

12. Reports presentation.

13. Reports presentation.

14. Reports presentation, account.

Study Objective:

Study materials:

1. Juin J. Liou: Advanced Semiconductor Device Physics and Modeling. Artech House, London,1994,

2. Massood Tabib-Azar: Microactuators. Kluwer Acad. Publ., Boston, London, 1998

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Further information:

No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans:

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