EE 599 - TOPICS IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING (SUBTITLE REQUIRED)
CATALOG DATA:
EE 599: Topics in Electrical
Engineering (subtitle required): 2 - 3 Credits
A detailed investigation of a
topic of current significance in electrical engineering such as biomedical
instrumentation, digital filter design, active networks, advanced electrical
devices, digital communications, display of electronics. May be repeated to a
maximum of six credits, but only three credits can be earned under the same
title. A particular topic may be offered at most twice under the EE 599 number.
Prereq: Equivalent of two 400-level courses in
electrical engineering, consent of the instructor and engineering standing.
TEXTBOOK:
Any data or reference relating
to the design project
COORDINATOR:
Dr. Kevin Donohue, Associate
Professor of Electrical Engineering.
GOALS:
This course allows a professor
to offer a topic of current interest.
Often these topics are later developed into regular courses. With this
EE599 number, a course can be offered 1 to 2 years earlier than if it had to
wait for the regular approval process for a new course.
PREREQUISITES BY TOPIC:
Completion of
the required core of the electrical engineering program.
Specific prerequisites are
usually posted for each section of the course.
TOPICS:
Various. Some recent subtitles:
1.
VHDL for Programmable Logic
2.
Micro-mechanical Systems
3.
Computer Modeling of Integrated Circuits
4.
Computer Communication Networks
5.
Optical Electronics
6.
Numerical Electromechanics
7.
Electronic Packaging Systems and Manufacturing Processes
OUTCOMES:
The
student is introduced to an electrical engineering topic of current
interest. Specific outcomes will depend
on the subject matter.
1) Describe the process flow of
manufacturing integrated circuits.
2) Describe each of the various
process steps in the fabrication of semiconductor devices.
3) Operate various semiconductor
processing tools such as mask aligner, oxidation and diffusion furnace, thermal
evaporator, e-beam evaporator, sputtering machine, and a probe station.
4) Fabricate operating
microelectronic devices such as MOS capacitors, PN junction diodes, and MOS
transistors.
5) Characterize the semiconductor
devices using measurement instruments.
COMPUTER USAGE:
As appropriate.
LABORATORY:
As appropriate.
DESIGN PROJECTS:
Design
projects are variable, depending on the topic of the course.
ABET CATEGORY:
Variable,
depending on the course, but usually:
Engineering
Science: 1.5 credits or 50%
Engineering
Design: 1.5 credits or 50%
PREPARED BY: Kevin Donohue,