Microelectronics

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Microelectronics
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about me

• Samuel Kuo
• Senior in Electrical Engineering
• Related coursework this semester
• 14332473 Intro to VLSI Design
• 14332468 Microelectronic Processing Design
• 14332464 Signal Integrity
• Related coursework in the past
• 14332465 Physical Electronics
• 14332366 Digital Electronics
• 14332362 Analog Electronics

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taxonomy of design

• Hardware or Software?
• Hardware, Digital or Analog?
• Digital Hardware, but at which level?
• Systems level interoperability, connection of
  black boxes
• Chip level interconnection of chips, PCB
  design
• Logic level gate logic, NANDs, NORs, MUXes
  etc.
• Transistor level realizing gate logic, logic
  families
• Layout creating circuitry on semiconductor
  material
• Physical level transistor types, semiconductor
  physics
• Microelectronics mostly involves the last three
  levels of design transistor, layout, and
  physical properties.

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taxonomy of design classes at Rutgers

• Hardware, but classes do I take?
• Systems level LSS, PCS, Telecom, Control
  Systems
• Chip level Signal Integrity
• Logic level DLD, Comp Arch, DSD
• Transistor level Digital, Analog, VLSI
• Layout VLSI, Microelectronics
• Physical level Physical Electronics, VLSI,
  Microelectronics
• Microelectronics mostly involves the last three
  levels of design transistor, layout, and
  physical properties.

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14332473 Introduction to VLSI

• What you learn
• Design procedures in transforming a logic
  schematic into physical layout.
• Class is a thorough extension of DLD, Computer
  Architecture
• A LOT of time spent in the CoRE VLSI Lab.

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14332464 Signal Integrity

• What you learn
• All about parasitic effects from a high speed
  circuit and PCB point of view
• Crosstalk, jitter, signal skew, skin effects,
  ISI
• All about the latest terminology in the
  technology
• A lot of time spend on research and reading
  technical papers

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14332468 Microelectronic Processing

• What you learn
• Steps involved in creating electronic devices
  MOSFETs, BJTs, diodes.
• PhotolithographyMasksEtching
• OxidationDiffusion
• Laboratories in MERL Clean Room

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14332465 Physical Electronics

• What you learn
• Semiconductor physics! How and why electronic
  devices work.
• A LOT of time spent on homework and calculations.

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Whats ahead

• Each one of the classes Ive talked about are
  actually very specific fields.
• Graduate School
• 16332574 Computer-Aided Digital VLSI Design
• 16332575 VLSI Array Processors
• 16332576 Testing of Ultra Large Scale
  Circuits
• 14332563 Computer Architecture
• 16332581 Intro to Solid-State Electronics
• 16332583584 - Semiconductor Devices I II
• 16332587 Transistor Circuit Design

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Whats ahead

• Related Jobs
• Digital Hardware
• Circuit Designer
• Digital Signal Processing Hardware
• Processing Engineer
• Signal Integrity Engineer
• Solid-State research
• Analog Hardware
• RF Hardware Development
• Communications Hardware