Semiconductor Engineering
for the Undergraduate minor in Semiconductor Engineering
Semiconductor engineering is a broad field which encompasses many areas of science and technology. The semiconductor industry relies on scientists and engineers having a broad swath of knowledge that spans multiple disciplines. Correspondingly, there are many possible directions in industry and research which share the same fundamentals but branch out into an extraordinarily diverse range of applications. The minor in Semiconductor Engineering brings together courses from across different academic departments to provide students with additional breadth and depth in the field that they would not be able to obtain through completion of their respective majors alone. Completion of the minor allows students to develop expertise in diverse areas of semiconductor design, manufacturing, and applications in order to meet the growing demands and expectations from the semiconductor industry.
for the Undergraduate minor in Semiconductor Engineering
Students may apply up to 3 credit hours of independent study towards the "semiconductor elective courses" requirement of the minor, to enable them to pursue advanced topics under the guidance of a faculty member. Topics for the independent study must be approved by the minor’s faculty oversight committee in order to apply towards the minor requirements. Students can contact the program advisor to learn how to get an independent study course approved.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Semiconductor Core Courses. Select 9 hours from list below. | 9 | |
| Semiconductor Electronics | ||
or MSE 304 | Electronic Properties of Matls | |
| Industrial Quality Control | ||
or IE 361 | Production Planning & Control | |
| IC Device Theory & Fabrication | ||
or ME 487 | MEMS-NEMS Theory & Fabrication | |
| Electronic Materials I | ||
| Plasma Engineering | ||
| Fundamentals of Photovoltaics | ||
or ECE 443 | LEDs and Solar Cells | |
| Semiconductor Elective courses. Select 7 hours from list below. | 7 | |
| Photonic Devices | ||
| Physcs & Modeling Semicond Dev | ||
| Silicon Photonics | ||
| Optical Imaging | ||
| Nanotechnology | ||
| Compound Semicond & Devices | ||
| Photonic Device Laboratory | ||
| Facilities Planning and Design | ||
| OR Models for Mfg Systems | ||
| Design for Six Sigma | ||
| Reliability Engineering | ||
| Electronic Materials II | ||
| Atomic Scale Simulations | ||
| Materials for Nanotechnology | ||
| Optical Materials | ||
| Data Science in Manufacturing Quality Control | ||
| Micromanufacturing Process & Automation | ||
| Introduction to Plasmas and Applications | ||
| Plasma Laboratory | ||
| Introduction to Quantum Information and Computing | ||
| Light | ||
| Electronic Circuits | ||
| Thermal & Statistical Physics | ||
| Condensed Matter Physics | ||
| Quantum Physics I | ||
| Quantum Physics II | ||
Independent Study - Students may apply up to 3 credit hours towards this requirement, once approved. | ||
| Total Hours | 16 | |
for the Undergraduate minor in Semiconductor Engineering
- A holistic view of the semiconductor industry from both a technical point of view and in the global societal context and how different engineering disciplines contribute to the field;
- A rigorous foundation and broad competency in the field of semiconductors based on an understanding of the underlying physics, material properties, and manufacturability of semiconductor devices; and
- A depth of knowledge in one area of semiconductor design, manufacturing, or applications to prepare them to meet the growing demands and expectations from the semiconductor industry.
for the Undergraduate minor in Semiconductor Engineering