Microelectronics
The Institute offers the Microelectronics graduate program to develop capable semiconductor device and integrated circuit (IC) design engineers. The program is intended for:
- Engineers/scientists with very strong backgrounds in electronics, computers or communication systems who wish to go into the semiconductor device and IC research and design.
- Professionals in the semiconductor manufacturing, assembly and test industry who wish to expand their capabilities to include semiconductor device and circuit design.
- Faculty members who want to implement a microelectronics program in their respective institutions.
The program focuses on three main research areas, namely:
- radio-frequency (RF) IC design;
- reduced instruction set computer (RISC) core development and design, and
- semiconductor device research.
The Institute also has two research laboratories to support its microelectronics research and academic activities: the Microelectronics & Microprocessors Laboratory (MICROLAB) and the Intel Microprocessors Laboratory (IML). Both laboratories are fully equipped with industry standard design tools, wafer probe and test facilities. In addition, both laboratories currently enjoy the support of industry giants such as Intel, ON Semiconductor, Cadence Design Systems, Integrated Microelectronics Inc. and American Power Conversion, as well as government agencies like the Department of Science and Technology.