Semiconductor Materials & Devices Certificate
The Certificate will consist of 20 credit hours of which 12 credit hours will be required courses. Students taking solid state/material science minor cannot take this certificate.
Required Courses
Courses below may have additional prerequisites.
- PH 405 Semiconductor Materials & Applications or PH 505 Semiconductor Materials & Devices I
- NE 406 Semiconductor Devices & Fabrication or NE 506 Semiconductor Devices & Fabrication
- MDS 437
or MDS 537 or CHE 540 Advanced Process Control
Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| OE 450 | Laser Systems & Applications | 4 |
| OE 585 | Electro Optics & Applications | 4 |
| NE 330 | Material Failure | 4 |
| PH 401 | Introduction to Quantum Mechanics | 4 |
| PH 440 | X-rays & Crystalline Materials | 4 |
| NE 408 | Microsensors and Actuators | 4 |
| or NE 508 | Microsensors and Actuators | |
| MDS 439 | Advanced topics in MEMS | 4 |
| or MDS 539 | Advanced topics in MEMs | |
| ECE 351 | Analog Electronics | 4 |
| ECE 551 | Digital Integrated Circuit Design | 4 |
| ECE 552 | Analog Integrated Circuit Design | 4 |
| ME 302 | Heat Transfer | 4 |
| ME 328 | Materials Engineering | 4 |
| ME 424 | Mechanics of Composites | 4 |
| or ME 524 | Mechanics of Composites | |
| CHE 315 | Materials Science and Engineering | 4 |
| CHE 320 | Fundamentals of Heat & Mass Transfer | 4 |
| CHE 340 | Process Control | 4 |
| CHE 441 | Polymer Engineering | 4 |
| CHEM 441 | Inorganic Chemistry I | 4 |
| CHEM 451 | Organic Structure Determination | 4 |
| MA 381 | Introduction to Probability with Applications to Statistics | 4 |
| MA 487 | Design of Experiments | 4 |
| EMGT E445 | Quality Methods | 4 |
Overall aim of the Certificate
A certificate holder will understand how semiconductor devices work, have practical experience in the main stages of device production, have practical experience in the more common forms of device testing and characterization, and have broad understanding of the mechanical and chemical properties of the material used.
A Certificate holder will be well suited for jobs requiring an understanding of semiconductor devices and their production. These jobs include not only those directly related to device fabrication, but also those involved with testing and trouble-shooting electronic equipment and the design of machines that contain electronic equipment. The experience in simple device fabrication that the Certificate provides is particularly useful for future engineers in “process” industries.