Electronic Materials and Processing Engineering

Materials Engineering is the key to the continuing development of the semiconductors and the integrated-circuits global market. This industry represents a multi-billion-dollar annual business that can provide very challenging and lucrative jobs for Southern University Electrical Engineering graduates.

Materials properties, device physics, integrated-circuit processes, and chips and module testing are emphasized in this option. Initially integrated-circuit layout and simulation for mask design are emphasized with chips being fabricated by outside vendors. Later in the program, some in-house chip fabrication capabilities will be formulated and developed.

This option begins with semi-conductor materials properties and device physics. Device physics continue to be developed as integrated-circuit processes and fabrication are covered. In addition, emphasis is placed on integrated-circuit design for analog applications.

Technical Elective Courses for Electronic Materials and Processing Engineering

Course Number	Subject
Option Courses
ELEN 536	Physics of Semiconductor Devices
ELEN 541	Integrated Circuit Processing & Fabrication and Lab
ELEN 544	Integrated and Fiber Optics
ELEN 546	VLSI Technology
ELEN 589	Topics in Electronic Materials and Processing Engineering
ELEN 599	Engineering project
ELEN 600	Thesis
Technical Elective Courses From other Units
PHYS 542	Computational Physics
PHYS 543	Physics and Technology of Thin Films
PHYS 565	Optical and Electronic Materials
PHYS 570	Electro-Optics
CHEM 517	Advanced Physical Chemistry

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