Microelectronicsplayacrucialroleinallfieldsofinnovation.

Diploma MasterofScienceElectricalEngineeringTrack:Microelectronics

Credits 120ECTS,24months

Startsin September

Languageofinstruction

English

%Internationalstudents

65%

Microelectronicsplayacrucialroleinallfieldsofinnovation.Theever-increasingdemandforprocessingpower,sensingcapabilitiesandminiaturisationmakesmicroelectronicsthemostinnovativefieldofall.

Forexample:

Chipmakersarepushedtodevelopnewandreliableprocessesthatallowtheintegrationofhundredsofmillionsoftransistorsontoasinglemicrochip.Analoguedesignersarechallengedtobuildaccuratecircuitsfromclearlynonidealtransistors.•Digitaldesignersfaceproblemswithregardtothedesign,layoutandtestingofhighlycomplexcircuits.Systemdesignersmustmeettherequirementsofapplicationenvironmentsthatareoftenmultidisciplinary.

TheMSctrackinMicroelectronicsprovideselectricalengineerswiththehighlyspecialisedknowledgeandexperiencetodesign,fabricateandtestdevices,

circuitsandsystems.Thedepartmentisinternationallyrenownedforitsresearchonsmartsensors,microsystems,semiconductorfabrication,solarcells,signalprocessing,RFtransceiversandRFcomponents.ThisMScprogrammeinMicroelectronicsprovidesyouwiththeopportunitytotransformyourownideasfromtheorytoapplicationinthedepartment’sowncleanroomand,quiteoften,givesyouaplatformtopresentyourworkatinternationalconferences.Therangeoffacilitiesalsoencouragesfruitfuldiscussionsbetweendesignorientedandtechnology-orientedstudents.

TheMasterofScienceprogrammeinElectricalEngineeringatTUDelftoffersthetrackMicroelectronics.ThistrackisdesignedforstudentswithaBachelor’sdegreeinElectricalEngineering.Theprogramme,coverstheentirespectrumofmicroelectronics,rangingfromtechnologyanddevicestoanalogueanddigitalcircuits,sensors,systemsandmicrosystems.

FacultyofElectricalEngineering,MathematicsandComputerScience

MScProgramme

MagdaUrsulean(Romania)

IamarecentgraduateoftheMicroelectronicstrackatTUDelft.WhendecidingtoattendTUDelft,Ihopedtodevelopmyprofessionalskillsinallareasofcircuitdesignandtolearnaboutthemostadvancedtechnologiesavailableintheindustrytoday.Thiswishhasbeencertainlyfulfilled,asthecurriculumatTUDelftisup-to-datewiththerecentdevelopmentsinthefieldandprovidesstudentswithseveralwaystodeepentheirknowledgeofelectronics.Ithinkthebestpartaboutthistrackisthefactthatstudentsareencouragedtopursuearesearchdirectionfromthebeginningoftheprogram;thecoursestheychoosehavetobealignedwiththetopicofthethesisprojecttheywilleventuallychoose,whichensuresthattheresearchworkissupportedbyadequatepriorknowledge.IparticularlyenjoyedmyownthesisprojectatNXPSemiconductors,whereIwas

responsiblefordesigningahigh-speedanalog-to-digitalconverter(ADC)fromarchitecturestudydowntothetransistor-levelimplementation.Thethesiswasagreatopportunityformetoexperiencethesemiconductorindustryfirst-handandtobetterunderstandthebusinessworldIwasenteringupongraduation.Owingtothelengthoftheproject,Iwasexposedtomultiplepartsofthedesignflowandthisallowedmetobetteridentifymypreferences,aswellasthepointswhereIneededtoimprove.ThefactthatupongraduationIwouldhaveayearofworkexperienceundermybeltisjustanaddedbenefit.AfterbeingexposedtovariousdisciplineswithinthefieldofMicroelectronics,Ibelieveajobinanalog/mixed-signalcircuitdesignwouldmakemethehappiestandallowmetousealltheknowledgeIhavegainedatTUDelft.

Formoreinformationonallcourses,pleasevisit:www.studyguide.tudelft.nl

Theprogrammewillprovideyouwithacademicskills,broadfundamentalcourses,microelectronickeycourses.Thewidearrayofspecialisationcoursesallowyoutodeepenyourknowledgeandskillsinthedirectionofyourchoice.Thefreeelectivespaceallowsyoutobroadenyourscopetootherareas.Asaresultyouwillbeabroadlyeducatedprofessional,abletodevelopinnovativesolutionstoawiderangeoftechnicalandsocietalproblems.

Microsystems&Technologyfocussesonallaspectsofintegratedmicrosystemdevelopment.Itcomprisesdesignandtechnologyforsensors,actuators,MEMScomponentsandaddressesdeviceandsystemintegrationandapplicationspecificpackaging.

RFCircuitDesignpreparesyoutobecomeaskilledRFdesigner.Focusisplacedontheanalogue,microwave,digitalandmixed-signaltechniquesthatcharacterizetheRF/wirelesssystemsoftodayandtomorrow.AnalogCircuitDesignfocusesonthedesignofprecisionanalogandmixedsignalcircuits.Itconcentratesonlow-power,lowvoltageamplifierandADconverterdesignforsensorinterfaceelectronics.BiomedicalElectronicsconcentratesonthedesignanddevelopmentofcircuitsand(micro-)systemsforbiomedicalapplications.DigitalSystemscoverstheoryanddesignmethodologiesfordigitalcircuitsandsystems,withapplicationareasinwirelesscommunication,biomedicalimaging,quantumcomputingand3DICdesign.

AnalysisandDesignofMHz-rangeWirelessPowerTransferSystemsforImplantableDevicesThedesignofa16*16pixelsCMOSimagesensorwith0.5e-RMSnoiseMonolithicIntegrationofLEDsandSPADsinStandardCMOSTechnologyforOpticalJoystickApplication

ProfessorG.Q.Zhang

IamaprofessorofMicro/nanoelectronics,SystemIntegrationandReliability(MSI&R).Mymainresearchinterestsincludeheterogeneous,multi-levelandmulti-functionalmicro/nanoelectronics,systemintegrationandreliability.ThefieldofMSI&Risinteresting,becauseofitseconomicandsocialimportanceandthescientificchallengesthatitpresents.Throughtechnology,wecreatehigh-value,industrialisedandreliablesmartsystems,includingwafer,packagingandassemblyprocesses.Intermsofscience,wedevelopcross-disciplinaryknowledgeaimedatexplainingandpredictingthebehaviourof

micro/nanoelectronicssystems,includingmaterialscience,electronicengineeringandmechanics.TakingMSI&Rasourcorevaluetree,ourmulti-levelstudentsworkinvariousbranches,tailoredtotheirpersonalinterests.Someworkwithnovel3D-interconnectingtechnology(e.g.nano-CuandTxVinterconnections),whilstothersworkwiththewafer-levelintegrationofLEDdeviceswithsensorsandelectronics,andyetothersareinvolvedwiththereliabilityofcomponentsandsystems.Inadditiontoourownworld-classresearchinfrastructure(e.g.DIMEScleanrooms),wehavedirectaccesstothetop-rankinginfrastructureoftheChineseStateKeyLabandtheTUDelft-BeijingResearchCentre.WeactivelyparticipateinrelevantEU-fundedresearchprogrammes,aswellasinDutchandChinesenationalR&Dprogrammes.Ourstudentsbenefitfromourexcellentresearchfacilities,stronginternationalnetworksandclosecooperationwiththeleadingindustriesandresearchinstitutionsaroundtheworld.OurobjectivesaretoprovideanexcellentdevelopmentalplatformforhighlytalentedstudentsandtodevelopfutureleadersintheareaofR&D.Byjoiningus,youwilllearnasmuchasyoucan–asquicklyaspossible–whilstenjoyingyourlife,togetherwithanenthusiastic,ambitious,committedandpleasantteam!

Thejobprospectsformicroelectronicsgraduatesareexcellent,andtheyhaveawidechoiceofcareerpaths.ThereisacloseconnectionbetweenTUDelftandtheIndustry.Duringyourstudiesyouwillgettheopportunitytogetincontactwithhightechcompaniesviainternshipsandthesisprojects,butalsoviatheEEMCSrecruitmentdaysandthetechnicalcareerfairwhereyoucangetyourfirstjobinterviews.ManyofourgraduatesareworkingasManagersoftechnologicalinnovationprocesses,Entrepreneurs,ITStrategyConsultants,Projectmanagers,(IT)Consultants,BusinessProcessDevelopers,FinancialAnalysts,Servicemanagersetc.OuralumniworkinleadingelectronicscompaniesincludingPhilips,NXP,Broadcom,ASML,Nokia,NationalSemiconductor,Maxim,AnalogueDevices,PhilipsHealthcareandBioMetrix.Thecombinationofasolidengineeringbackgroundandthewideapplicationfieldofmicroelectronicsmakesmanyothercareerperspectivespossibleaswell.Graduatescanalsochooseanacademiccareer,continuingtheireducationandpursuingaPhD.

IfyouholdaDutchBScdegreecloselyrelatedtotheMaster’sprogramme,youwillbeadmitteddirectly.However,ifyourundergraduateprogrammeisnotcloselyrelatedtotheMaster’sprogrammeyouwillberequiredtotakeadditionalcoursesinwhatiscalledabridgingprogramme.Thismaybeastandardprogrammeoritmaybetailoredtoyourspecificsituation.

ToseewhichMaster’sprogrammesareopentoyouoncompletionofyourbachelor’sdegreefromanon-technicalDutchuniversitygotowww.studychoice.nlIfyoucompletedyourbachelor’satatechnicaluniversity,gotowww.doorstroommatrix.nl

AnHBOBachelor’sdegreedoesnotqualifyyoufordirectadmissiontoaTUDelftMaster’sprogramme.Youwillfirstneedtocompleteasupplementaryprogrammeinordertobringyourknowledgetotherequiredlevel.YoucandothisduringyourHBOprogrammebymeansofabridgingprogrammeaftercompletingyourHBOdiploma.EntrancerequirementsformathematicsandEnglish(someexceptions)applyforthebridgingprogramme.Seewww.hbodoorstroom.tudelft.nlfordetailedinformation.ApplicationsthroughStudielink:www.tudelft.studielink.nl

TobeconsideredforadmissiontoanMScprogrammeyouwillneedtomeetTUDelft’sgeneraladmissionrequirements.

1. AUniversityBachelor’sdegree(orproofthatyouhavenearlycompletedaBachelor’sprogramme)inamainsubjectcloselyrelatedtotheMScprogrammetowhichyouareapplying,withgoodgradesonthekeycourses.

2. ABScCumulativeGradePointAverage(CGPA)ofatleast75%ofthescalemaximum

3. ProofofEnglishlanguageproficiency.ATOEFL(TestofEnglishasaForeignLanguage)withanoverallBandscoreofatleast90andaminimumscoreof21foreachsection.PleasenotethatweonlyaccepttheTOEFLinternet-basedtest.AnIELTS(academicversion)withanoverallBandscoreofatleast6.5andaminimumof6.0foreachsection.OrproofthatyouhavepassedtheUniversityofCambridge'CertificateofProficiencyinEnglish'withaminimumgradeBortheUniversityofCambridge'CertificateinAdvancedEnglish'

Forinternationalstudents,theapplicationperiodstartsOctober1andclosesatApril1.TostartanMScapplication,pleasecompletetheonlineapplicationandpaytherefundableapplicationfeeof€100.Next,youwillreceiveanemailwiththelinktouploadtherequireddocuments.

FormoreinformationabouttheapplicationprocedureandstudyingatTUDelftingeneral,gotowww.admissions.tudelft.nl

IntroductionweekAllinternationalstudentswillbewelcomedwiththeaward-winningintroductionprogramme.Theintroductionconsistsofavarietyofworkshopsandprojects,duringwhichyouwillgettoknowotherinternationalstudents,visitthehighlightsofDelftandlearntheinsandoutsoftheTUDelftcampus.

Afterthisveryinterestingandfunweek,youwillbeintroducedtotheEEMCSfaculty.DuringtheMasterKickOff,youwillreceivehelpfulinformationabouttheDutcheducationsystemandmeetthefellowstudentsfromyourprogrammeinavarietyofsocialandeducationalactivities.

Pleasevisitthewebpageforalldetails,completerequirements,deadlinesandcontactinformation,pleasevisit:

Dr.ir.A.Bossche,Master’sCoordinatorT+31(0)152786049E

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