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On-Campus Electronic Materials and Devices Specialization Program

The Electronic Materials and Devices specialization prepares students for VLSI design or Materials and Processes Engineering. VLSI includes computer-aided design, modeling, simulation, and testing. Materials and Processes includes characterization and processing of electronic materials.

Additional topics include failure reliability and yield, assembly, and electronic packaging. Emphases within this specialization include Electronic Materials, Digital VLSI, and Analog VLSI.

(List of Current Project & Thesis Activity)

Electronic Materials and Devices Program of Study Form

Program of Study

Curriculum Component Dept Course Number Course Description (Units)
Thesis Sequence
Common Core Courses
Required for all Emphases		 ENGR 201 Engineering Analysis (3)
ENGR 203 Engineering Management (3)
ENGR 281 Project/Thesis Preparation (1)
ENGR 299 Master's Thesis - (2 2nd Sem) (3 3rd Sem)
Project Sequence
Common Core Courses
Required for all Emphases		 ENGR 201 Engineering Analysis (3)
ENGR 202 Systems Engineering (3)
ENGR 203 Engineering Management(3)
ENGR 281 Project/Thesis Preparation (1)
ENGR 298 Engineering Project (2)
Concentration Core
3 Required
All are 3 units		 EE/MATE 129 Intro IC Process Design
MATE 153 Electronic, Optical & Magnetic Properties of Materials
EE 221 Semiconductor Devices I
Emphases Electives
Choose 3		 Core and Elective Courses for each Emphasis Elective Course Description (All are 3 units)
Electronic Materials ENGR 202 Systems Engineering
ENGR 244 Thermal Requirements for Microelectronic Packaging
MATE 215 Solid State Materials Engineering
MATE 220 Applications of Electrochemistry
MATE 232 Plasma Processing of Materials
MATE 234 Microelectronic Packaging Materials Science
MATE 238 Magnetic Materials
MATE 260 Theory of Semiconductor Materials
MATE 270 Methods of Thin Film Deposition
Custom Digital VLSI EE 166 Design of CMOS Digital Integrated Circuits
EE 167 Microelectronics Manufacturing Methods
EE 169 Microelectromechanical Systems Fabrication and Design
EE 178 Digital Design with FPGAs
EE 179 Digital Design Using HDL
EE 189 Special Topics in Electrical Engineering
EE 224 High Speed CMOS Circuits
EE 227 Introduction to Large Scale MOS Design
EE 228 Design Projects in VLSI Systems
EE 270 Advanced Logic Design
EE 287 ASIC CMOS Design
ENGR 202 Systems Engineering
ENGR 236 Design for Manufacturability
Custom Analog VLSI EE 125 Analog CMOS Integrated Circuits
EE 167 Microelectronics Manufacturing Methods
EE 223 Analog Integrated Circuits
EE 226 VLSI Technologies
EE 270 Advanced Logic Design
EE 287 ASIC CMOS Design
ENGR 202 Systems Engineering
ENGR 236 Design for Manufacturability