CourseInforma-onfor

August2019

Prof.JamieTeheraniElectricalEngineering,ColumbiaUniversityj.teherani@columbia.edu

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MicroelectronicDevices,Electromagne3cs,PlasmaPhysics,&Photonics

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Circuitdesign

Abilliondevices

Onedevice

Materials/oneatom

Physics+math

HierarchyofTechnology

Realmof

Microelectronics,Electromagne-cs,PlasmaPhysics,&Photonics

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FromSandtoDevices

AppleA11(iPhone8+X)FabricatedbyTSMC10nm4,300,000,000(4.3B)transistors

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LinkstoCourseOfferings2017-2018SEASCourseBulle-n(PDFofallengineeringclasses)DirectoryofClasses(searchforclassesbyname,-me,etc.)______OnlineCourseBulle-ns–current!(classlis-ngs,descrip-ons,&prerequisites)ELEN—ElectricalEngineeringAPPH,APAM—AppliedPhysics/AppliedMathBMEN—BiomedicalEngineeringCOMS—ComputerScienceMSAE—MaterialsScience&EngineeringMECE—MechanicalEngineering

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MicroelectronicdevicesTopics:

• Fabrica-ngdevicesstar-ngfromrawmaterials• Modeling,andunderstandingtheiropera-on(especiallythephysicsofopera-on)

• Designofsuperiordevices• Opera-onatthesingledevicelevel(circuitdesignisatthemul--devicelevel)

Usefulforcareersinsiliconmicroelectronics,MEMS,devicemodeling,solarenergy,anddevice/materialfabrica-on

Devicephysicsisfounda3onalforcircuitdesign6

Microelectronics—FallELEN4944PrinciplesofMicrofabrica-onELEN6333SemiconductorDevicePhysicsELEN6903NanoelectronicDeviceSimula-onsELEN6907EmergingNanoelectronicDevicesEEBM6901DevicesandAnalysisforNeuralCircuitsMECE4212MicroelectromechanicalSystemsCoursesinsolidstatephysics/materialscience:APPH4100QuantumPhysicsofMagerAPPH6081SolidStatePhysicsI(notofferedFall2019)CHAP4120Sta-s-calMechanicsMSAE4206ElectronicandMagne-cProper-esofSolids7

Microelectronics—Spring

ELEN6331PrinciplesofSemiconductorPhysicsAPPH6082SolidStatePhysicsIIMECE4212MicroelectromechanicalSystemsMECE4213Bio-microelectromechanicalSystems(BioMEMS):Design,Fabrica-onandAnalysis

+more…

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Op-csandElectromagne-cs

– Makingdevicesthatgenerate,measure,ormanipulatelightandradiowaves

– Usingthemtodousefulthings(e.g.buildinghighspeednetworks)

– Usefulformanycareersinscienceandengineering.Topicsincludenetworking,surfacescience,optoelectronicsdevicefabrica-on,displays,datastorage,andlasertechnology.

– Alsorelevantforop-calandRFcircuitdesign

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Op-csFall:ELEN4193ModernDisplayScienceandTechnologyELEN4411FundamentalsofPhotonicsELEN4488Op-calSystemsELEN6413LightwaveSystems(notofferedFall2019)APPH4110ModernOp-cs

Spring:ELEN6412LightwaveDevicesELEN6488Op-calInterconnects+

Interconnec-onNetworks 10

Electromagne-csFall:ELEN4411FundamentalsofPhotonicsAPPH4300AppliedElectrodynamicsBMEN4430PrinciplesofMagne-cResonance

imaging

Spring:ELEN4703WirelessCommunica-ons

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Plasmaphysics(APAM)– Howtounderstand,make,andcontrolplasmas(overlapswithelectromagne-smandotherEEareas)

–  Extensivelyusedinsomeareasofligh-ng,fusion,materialconversion,materialanalysis,plasmafusion,astrophysics,etc.

Fall:APPH6101PlasmaPhysicsISpring:

APPH4301Introduc-onToPlasmaPhysics(prereqforsomecoursesinthearea)APPH6102PlasmaPhysicsII

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Otherrelevantclasses

APPH4130PhysicsofSolarEnergyMECE4210EnergyInfrastructurePlanningClassesinbiomedicalandnuclearphysics

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Finaladvice•  Thedevices/op-cs/electromag.offersavarietyofchoices

forconcentra-onortoenrichaprograminanotherarea(e.g.circuits)

•  Assessyourmasteryoftheprerequisitesforeachtrackyou’reinterestedinandmakesuretotakeacoursethat’sattherightlevelforyou

•  Besuretokeepcoursesinotherrelateddepartmentsinmindwhenmappingoutyourschedule

•  Yourcareergoalswillhelpguideyourfocusareas•  Ifyouareinterestedinresearch,lookforprojects!Upto6

unitsofprojectcanbeappliedtowardyourdegree.

•  Thinkaboutwhatyouwilldooverthesummerandaneryougraduate—getresearchexperience! 14