Microelectronics and Nanotechnology (MN) Plan of Study
About this Area
Needed Prior Knowledge
It is recommended that incoming MSECE students interested in taking graduate-level coursework in this area have taken coursework similar to the following:
Course Lists
Foundational courses:
| Course | Title | Offerings | Term(s) Offered | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECE 59500/ECE 55700 | Integrated Circuit/MEMS Fabrication Laboratory | On-campus & online | Fall and Spring | 3 |
| ECE 60600 |
Solid State Devices (core) |
On-campus & online | Fall | 3 |
| ECE 61200 |
|
On-campus | Fall | 3 |
| MA 51100 | Linear Algebra and Applications | On-campus & online | Fall (on-campus), Spring, Summer | 3 |
| MA 52700 | Advanced Math for Engineers and Physicists | On-campus & online | Fall, Spring, Summer | 3 |
Optional courses:
| Course | Title | Offerings | Term(s) Offered | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECE 52600 | Fundamental of BioMEMS and Micro-Integrated Systems | On-campus & online | Spring | 3 |
| ECE 50616 | Physics and Manufacturing of Solar Cells | On-campus | Fall - odd years | 3 |
| ECE 50631 | Fundamentals of Current Flow | On-campus & online | Fall, Spring, Summer | 1 |
| ECE 50632 | Introduction to Quantum Transport | On-campus & online | Fall, Spring, Summer | 1 |
| ECE 50633 | Boltzmann Law: Physics to Machine Learning | On-campus & online | Fall and Spring | 1 |
| ECE 55200 | Intro to Lasers | On-campus & online | Spring | 3 |
| ECE 59500 | Fundamentals of Transistors | On-campus & online | Spring | 1 |
| ECE 59500 | Introduction to Electronics Packaging and Heterogeneous Integration | On-campus & online | Fall | 3 |
| ECE 59500 | MEMS I: Microfabrication and Materials for MEMS | On-campus | Fall | 1 |
| ECE 59500 | MEMS II: Fundamentals of MEMS Design | On-campus | Fall | 1 |
| ECE 59500 | MEMS III: Applications in MEMS | On-campus | Fall | 1 |
| ECE 59500 | Semiconductor Fundamentals | On-campus & online | Spring | 1 |
| ECE 60420 | Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits | On-campus & online | Fall - odd years | 3 |
| ECE 60614 | Reliability Physics of Nanoelectronic Transistors | On-campus | Spring - odd years | 3 |
| ECE 60645 | High-speed Semiconductor Devices | On-campus | Spring - odd years | 3 |
| ECE 65400 | Solid-State Devices II | On-campus | Spring - odd years | 3 |
| ECE 65600 | Electronic Transport in Semiconductors | On-campus | Fall - odd years | 3 |
| ECE 65800 | Semiconductor Material and Device Characterization | On-campus | Spring - even years | 3 |
| ECE 69500 | Flexible and Stretchable Electronics | On-campus & online | Fall and spring | 3 |
Secondary interests:
- VLSI and Circuit Design: See the VLSI plan of study.
- Fields and Optics: See Fields and Optics plan of study (coming soon).