Semiconductor and Sensor Technologies
The Semiconductor and Sensor Technologies research prepares you for jobs in the semiconductor industry for integrated circuit chips and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), as well as companies producing sensors of various types for a large variety of applications such as healthcare, environmental monitoring, automobiles, military, and more.
Programs
Research Topics
Sensors, MEMS and BioMEMS, Microfluidics, Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Biomedical Devices and Systems, IoT, Nanoelectronics, Solid-State Materials and Devices, RF and Wireless Device
Sensors are a big deal here. It’s something we’ve had historical strength in with pioneers in the field.
Jason Heikenfeld, director of UC's Novel Devices Lab
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Andrew Steckl,
Distinguished University Research Professor; Gieringer Professor and Ohio Eminent Scholar
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Professor and Ohio Eminent Scholar, Unit Head - Chemistry
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Courses
You can select courses from a core set that covers semiconductor microfabrication theory and cleanroom hands-on skills, fundamentals on MEMS and sensors, advanced semiconductor physics, and advanced nanoelectronics. A broad collection of elective courses is also available to supplement the core set in areas such as advanced topics on MEMS/biosensors/biochips, RF and wireless communication, quantum computing, thermoelectric systems, biomedical devices/systems for healthcare, etc.
Core Courses
Minimum 3 courses required for MS/PhD students)
- EECE 6007 Biomedical Microsystems
- EECE 6008 Fundamentals of MEMS
- EECE 6018 Microfabrication of Semiconductor Devices
- EECE 6041C Microfabrication Lab for Semiconductor Devices and MEMS
- EECE 6050 Compound and Organic Semiconductor Physics
- EECE 6051 Introduction to Sensors
- EECE 6088 Nanoelectronic Devices for VLSI Technologies
Elective Courses
- EECE 6011 RF and Microwave Wireless Communications
- EECE 6045 Intro to Quantum Computing
- EECE 6048C Optics for Engineers
- EECE 6078C Biomicrofluidic Systems
- EECE 7011 Electromagnetic Systems
- EECE 7023 Thermoelectric Energy
- EECE 7026 Biochips and Lab on a Chips
- EECE 7031 Advanced MEMS Technologies
- EECE 7032 BioSensors and Bioelectronics
- EECE 7036 Neuromorphic Computing for AI
- EECE 8025 Electrical Engineering of the Human Body