The aim of this course is to introduce you to the modern signal processing devices and systems with applications in automotive electronic industry. The underlying physics of devices, their functional characteristics, fabrication technologies, design, and simulation aspects of the devices will be covered.
The objective of the course is to equip you with fundamentals, prepare you for real world applications, and empower you to design electronics devices and systems in automotive electronics. The course encourages hands-on practice by incorporating a course project and laboratory activities that will enable you to practice the learned technologies on a real world automotive system application via the platform of MATLAB and SIMULINK.
The course includes the following key topics:
* Advanced Semiconductor Fundamentals
* Microelectronics Fabrication
* Fundamentals of Carrier Transport, PN-Junction Diodes, Schottky Diodes, Bipolar Junction Transistors, Field Effect Devices, Advanced MOS Devices, Thyristors, Optoelectronic Devices, Sensor and Actuators
* Surface Acoustic Wave Devices, Bulk Acoustic Wave Devices
* Micro-electromechanical Systems
* Nano-electromechanical Devices
* Microelectronic Circuit Design
* Analysis and Design of Analog Integrated Circuits.
* Fundamentals of Signal Processing Devices including Delay Lines, Filters, Oscillators, Switches.